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Impossible To Ignore

“A Hundred Summers” byBeatriz Williams. Returning to an idyllic Rhode Island oceanfront community for the summer of 1938, New York socialite Lily is devastated by the appearances of her newly married ex-fiance and former best friend, who reintroduce her to an alluring acquaintance from her college years.

FAQs about Spencer Library

Total budget: $521,716 for 2016-17 Total items owned: 58,533 Total yearly circulation: 107,044 items Average number of people visiting/day: 231 History The birth of the Spencer Public Library began when several ladies from the Spencer Woman's Club were organized into the Ladies Library Association of Spencer in 1883. They were entrusted with the care, use and growth of a circulating library in the community. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union contributed a number of books to begin the library's first collection. In 1892, after several moves, the city levied its first tax for maintenance and support of the library with the Ladies Library Association still in charge of daily operation. Grant monies of $10,000.00 were received from Andrew Carnegie for the erection of a new library building in 1902. The conditions set forth by the grant were that the city was to provide a suitable site and provide maintenance. The city complied with the first conditio

When All Seems Lost...A Miracle

“ One Summer ” by David Baldacci. It's almost Christmas, but there is no joy in the house of terminally ill Jack and his family. Then, unthinkably, tragedy strikes again: his devoted wife, Lizzie, is killed in a car accident. Over one unforgettable summer, Jack and his children will learn how to become a family once more

How About Some Fantasy/Sci Fi?

“The Sword of Bedwyr” by R.A. Salvatore. Bk. 1. What a refreshing book! The basic story is that an evil wizard-king, Greensparrow, has taken the Kingdoms of Avon & Eriador by force through his five wizard-dukes. A young man from the Isle of Bedwydrin flees from his home. he meets a wizard, given a cloak. All is not what it seems... (Three stars on a scale from 1 to 5.)

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