Reading and Roaming
THE LIBRARY’S MISSION BEYOND ITS WALLS The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles This mostly gentle novel is for my librarian friends—and for other lovers of libraries. When I was in high school, I was a page at my local public library. I worked in the children’s room checking out books and doings lots of re-shelving. The library used …
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ADVENTURE IN NEW CALDONIA Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce This novel about female friendship is a joyful romp of a book. Thanks to my sister Ann for recommending it. It’s funny, painful, poignant, and just plain good! The setting is London, 1950, and Margery Benson and others are still dealing with the losses and shortages of the Second …
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SPECIFICS Galway in County Galway is on Ireland’s west coast and sits on the River Corrib. With a population of around 83,000, it is the fourth largest city in the Republic of Ireland. It is a city of bridges and canals and strong breezes off the bay. One is never far from the honk of …
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After our tour of the Dingle Peninsula, we moved on to less dramatic sights. We had a short stop in Adare and then drove on to Galway (mostly divided highway) where we are for two nights. Friday was the first really rain day we have experienced on this trip. It was hard rain some of …
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