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Memorial Day 2008

Posted in book reviews, general library info and errata, local news and events, Neat - New - Interesting on May 30, 2008 |

Flags at Festival Park, Fayetteville, NC Thank you to all the men and women who have served or are currently serving in the armed forces. I have lived in Fayetteville, NC for four years now, and I have had the honor to become friends with soldiers, I am concerned about the ones currently in war zones, [...]

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The written word as witness…

Posted in 2008 Big Read - Fahrenheit 451, censorship, writing and/or drawing on May 12, 2008 |

Congratulations to the winners of the Cumberland County Public Library &Information Center’s Big Read 2008 teen and adult essay contests mentioned in an earlier post. The winning entries: A World Without Words By Julia Evans R. Max Abbott Middle School “Between the Covers” Maegen Rogers Gray’s Creek High School The Demise [...]

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“Cry ‘Havoc!’ and let slip the dogs of war…”

Posted in Big Read 2008, crafts, general library info and errata, snark and sarcasm (consider it creative writing) on May 6, 2008 |

…or simply fine tune the sensitivity on your shiny new, 7th Generation Mechanical Hound and send it after those radicals in that pesky underground book club. I’ll tell ya’ll right up front that I’m more of a cat person, however, as I was rereading Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury earlier this month, I got [...]

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