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Community Archives Public Tour: October 16 & 23

Tour the archives and view newly acquired historic documents

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Taking it Personally: National Coming Out Day

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2019 Hispanic Heritage Month at the Library

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Transfer of Historic Arlington Materials from the Library of Virginia

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Staff Picks

The Turner House

Get lost in this multi-generational story about a family in Detroit and the house that ties them all together. Each member of the Turner family is interesting in their own way and this book tells their stories engagingly.

Michelle, Materials Management

2019-08-26T15:34:29-04:00

Michelle, Materials Management

Get lost in this multi-generational story about a family in Detroit and the house that ties them all together. Each member of the Turner family is interesting in their own way and this book tells their stories engagingly.

Pretty Face

Lily has made a name for herself on TV in one of the UK's long-running soaps, but she wants to move to a more serious career on the stage. Standing between her & her dreams are her voice & Luc, the (also serious) director. Romantic, smart & the chemistry is off the charts.

Nico, Young Adult Librarian

2019-08-26T15:38:50-04:00

Nico, Young Adult Librarian

Lily has made a name for herself on TV in one of the UK's long-running soaps, but she wants to move to a more serious career on the stage. Standing between her & her dreams are her voice & Luc, the (also serious) director. Romantic, smart & the chemistry is off the charts.

City of Thieves

A bleak, yet darkly funny WWII coming-of-age adventure. After being arrested, a young man is reprieved from a death sentence on one impossible condition: travel across Nazi-ravaged Russia and return with a dozen eggs.

Tracy, Westover Branch Manager

2019-08-26T15:47:30-04:00

Tracy, Westover Branch Manager

A bleak, yet darkly funny WWII coming-of-age adventure. After being arrested, a young man is reprieved from a death sentence on one impossible condition: travel across Nazi-ravaged Russia and return with a dozen eggs.

The Perfect Nanny

The way the author contrasts the sweet and happy moments of child care with perverse and pervasive violent thoughts, makes this book excellent. Very tense and sinister, with dry language and descriptions; you can feel Louise's angst under your skin.

Janelle, Shirlington Branch Librarian

2019-08-26T15:50:24-04:00

Janelle, Shirlington Branch Librarian

The way the author contrasts the sweet and happy moments of child care with perverse and pervasive violent thoughts, makes this book excellent. Very tense and sinister, with dry language and descriptions; you can feel Louise's angst under your skin.

Ask a Manager: How to Navigate Clueless Colleagues, Lunch-Stealing Bosses, and the Rest of Your Life at Work

Long-time workplace advice columnist Allison Green will help you navigate and solve workplace challenges. With clear and useful scripts you can master awkward conversations with colleagues, managers, or employees. This should be required reading for anyone who works!

Alexandra, Business Librarian

2019-08-26T15:52:21-04:00

Alexandra, Business Librarian

Long-time workplace advice columnist Allison Green will help you navigate and solve workplace challenges. With clear and useful scripts you can master awkward conversations with colleagues, managers, or employees. This should be required reading for anyone who works!

Ninety Percent of Everything

A fascinating look into the little-known world of freight shipping, without which international commerce would grind to a halt. Amazon drones, move aside.

Kathy, Cherrydale Branch Librarian

2019-08-26T16:01:17-04:00

Kathy, Cherrydale Branch Librarian

A fascinating look into the little-known world of freight shipping, without which international commerce would grind to a halt. Amazon drones, move aside.

That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week

With a son heading to middle school, I have found this book helpful with providing my child the tools to succeed. I also now have more patience after learning how a boy's brain develops. This is a great resource for parents!

Connie, Business Systems Analyst III

2019-08-26T16:03:43-04:00

Connie, Business Systems Analyst III

With a son heading to middle school, I have found this book helpful with providing my child the tools to succeed. I also now have more patience after learning how a boy's brain develops. This is a great resource for parents!

Avid Reader: A Life

Gottlieb, a long time editor and publisher (Knopf, The New Yorker, etc.) has written a memoir of his life in books, full of anecdotal fun stuff. AT 88 years old, Gottlieb knows everyone and has ready everything and this is the book to prove it. A must for bibliophiles.

Diane, Library Director

2019-08-26T16:06:20-04:00

Diane, Library Director

Gottlieb, a long time editor and publisher (Knopf, The New Yorker, etc.) has written a memoir of his life in books, full of anecdotal fun stuff. AT 88 years old, Gottlieb knows everyone and has ready everything and this is the book to prove it. A must for bibliophiles.

How to Find Love in a Bookshop

Peasebrook is a quaint, English town with just enough interesting characters to make you wish you could move there & become friends with all of them! It's the story of Emilia, a young woman who returns to her childhood home to rescue the family business. A heartwarming gem!

Peg, Library Associate

 

2019-08-26T16:09:10-04:00

Peg, Library Associate

 

Peasebrook is a quaint, English town with just enough interesting characters to make you wish you could move there & become friends with all of them! It's the story of Emilia, a young woman who returns to her childhood home to rescue the family business. A heartwarming gem!

Boy, Snow, Bird: A Novel

Boy Novak, a young white girl traumatized by her home life, runs away from New York to Flax Hill on her twentieth birthday, an attempt to escape the clutches of her abusive father. This reimaging of Snow White is a wild ride of a page turner.

Michael, Shirlington Branch Manager

2019-08-26T16:11:54-04:00

Michael, Shirlington Branch Manager

Boy Novak, a young white girl traumatized by her home life, runs away from New York to Flax Hill on her twentieth birthday, an attempt to escape the clutches of her abusive father. This reimaging of Snow White is a wild ride of a page turner.

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