by Christine Peace | Apr 23, 2020 | Book Reviews, Club Ink, Reader's Advisory, Staff Book Reviews
This Staff Book Review was written by Chris, Adult Services Assistant at the Chardon Branch. The Romanov dynasty that ruled Russia for over three hundred years came to an abrupt end in 1917 when Tsar Nicholas II abdicated the throne as a result of the Russian...
by Christine Peace | Apr 4, 2020 | Book Reviews, Club Ink, Reader's Advisory, Staff Book Reviews
Chris Peace, Adult Services Assistant at Chardon, wrote the following review of Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk By Kathleen Rooney A walk is just a walk, isn’t it? On New Year’s Eve 1984, Lillian Boxfish sets out along the streets of Manhattan alone, wearing...
by Christine Peace | Oct 3, 2018 | Book Reviews, Club Ink, Staff Book Reviews
When the English Fall, by David Williams I loved this book. It is dystopian fiction written as a series of diary entries by an Amish farmer named Jacob who lives in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. A catastrophic solar storm brings the collapse of modern civilization...
by Christine Peace | Jun 27, 2018 | Club Ink, Large Print, Reader's Advisory
Summer is here in Northeast Ohio. It is the time of year to kick back and relax with a good book from Geauga County Public Library, large print of course. One of my favorite things to do on a summer day is read on the deck chaise lounge with a large print book propped...
by Christine Peace | Dec 14, 2017 | Club Ink, Large Print, Reader's Advisory
The holiday season is upon us here in Northeast Ohio and the Geauga County Public Library is ready with a wide selection of books. New titles have been added to the collection for 2017 such as The Dog who Came for Christmas, by Sue Pethick, Christmas at Little Beach...