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Older Adults

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Jan 04, 2013

Murder Will Out January 2013

Oscar Wilde and the Vatican murders by Gyles Brandreth

Kill my darling: a Bill Slider mystery by Cynthia Harrod -Eagles

Back in the habit: a Falcone & Driscoll investigation by Alice Loweecey

The last minute by Jeff Abbott

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Jan 02, 2013

Canton Seniors Book Discussion Group 2012 Picks

The Canton Seniors Book Discussion Group meets the fourth Thursday of the month from 2:00-3:00 PM in Group Study Room A. In December we talked about our favorite reads:

The dry grass of August by Anna Jean Mayhew

Walking Across Egypt by Clyde Edgerton

The passage of power by Robert A.

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Dec 27, 2012

Canton Seniors Book Discussion Group: January-June 2013

The Canton Seniors Book Group meets on the fourth Thursday of the month from 2:00-3:00 PM in Group Study Room A. We meet every month except December. Adult Services librarians, Elaine Skrzynski and Joyce Simowski, alternate leading the discussion. Copies of the discussion book are distributed at the monthly meeting or ask for a copy at the Adult Services Help Desk.

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Dec 27, 2012

Canton Seniors Book Group January 24, 2013

Canton Seniors Book Group meets on Thursday, January 24 at 2:00-3:00 PM in Canton Public Library's Group Study Room A. Copies of this month's book will be available after December 27. We will be discussing:

Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay

Dec 26, 2012

Year 2012 Top Non-Fiction Books Picks

Our favorite reads this year from the Adult and Children/Tweens/Teens Librarians:

Behind the beautiful forevers by Katherine Boo

We've got a job: the 1963 Birmingham Children's March by Cynthia Levinson

The righteous mind: why good people are divided by politics and religion by Jonathan Haidt

Quiet: the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking by Susan Cain

Paris: a love story: a memoir by Kati Marton

Mortality by Christopher Hitchens ; foreword by Graydon Carter ; afterword by Carol Blue

Hitlerland: American eyewitnesses to the Nazis

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Dec 21, 2012

A Jazzy Christmas 2012

I love Christmas music, but this year it's the melodies I want to hear. If you need more, CPL's Jazz Music Library database has over 200 Christmas albums available to CPL cardholders. Some of my favorite CDs are:

Peace by Jim Brickman

Homecoming by Jim Brickman

December by George Winston

A Winter's solstice

Celtic Christmas II: a Windham Hill collection

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Dec 20, 2012

Year 2012 Top Fiction Picks

Our favorite reads this year from the Adult and Children/Tweens/Teens Librarians:

The age of miracles: a novel by Karen Thompson Walker

The art forger: a novel by B.A. Shapiro

The dog stars by Peter Heller

Before I go to sleep: a novel by S.J.

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Dec 20, 2012

Low Vision Reader

Canton Public Library maintains an Optelec ClearView Low Vision Reader for library users. The 18" Widescreen monitor has a fully adjustable monitor arm, adjustable brightness, and Photo Mode for viewing pictures. The LV Reader is located in Adult Services near the Library's fireplace. Assistance is available at the Adult Services Help Desk.

Dec 16, 2012

Canton Seniors December, 2012

Have you checked out what's happening at the Canton Senior Center? For more information call 734-394-5485 or cantonfun.org. All Canton residents, 55 and older are welcome.

Upcoming road trips:

Thursday, December 27 — Jersey Boys at the Fischer Theater
December 30-January 1 — New Year's Eve in Traverse City
January 22 — Greektown

Dec 13, 2012

Murder Will Out, December 2012

If you like police procedurals…

Blood country: a Claire Watkins mystery by Mary Logue

Untraceable by Laura Griffin

A reason to kill by Jane Adams

A perfect evil by Alex Kava

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Dec 05, 2012

Book Club Choices December 2012

How about discussing a book by a Michigan author and/or story-based in Michigan?

Shadow of a doubt by William J. Coughlin

The complete short stories of Ernest Hemingway by Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961

Legends of the fall by Jim Harrison

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Dec 02, 2012

Happy Birthday, Jamie Lee Burke

The Neon Rain by James L. Burke — James Lee Burke, author of the award-winning Dave Ribocheaux series and a series featuring Billy Bob Holland, Texas attorney and his cousin, Texas sheriff Hackberry Holland, was born this month on December 5, 1936.

Dec 01, 2012

Helen Milliken Former Michigan First Lady Dies

Former First Lady of Michigan, Helen Wallbank Milliken died today. Wife of Michigan's longest-serving governor, William Milliken, Helen Milliken was a strong advocate of women's rights and environmental issues. In a 2006 interview by the Associated Press she said, "Nobody ever saw anybody burn a bra; they're too expensive, but the myth has survived. There have been excesses, but the goal has always remained the same: equal opportunity for women." Ms. Milliken is survived by her husband, William and son, William, Jr.

Nov 16, 2012