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eNewsletter: November 24, 2020 |
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Thanksgiving Holiday Closures The library will be closed on Thursday, November 26, and Friday, November 27 for the Thanksgiving Holiday. There will be no curbside pickup service those days; but items can still be returned using the book drop at 601 S. Oak Street. The library will be open for curbside pickup service on Saturday, November 28, from 10 am - 5 pm. Library Services During COVID-19 Keep up to date about what programs and services we are offering while the library building is closed to the public.
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In This Issue Watch Recording of Recent Affordable Housing in FC Panel Discussion Renovation & Expansion Project Update Spotlight: Native American & Indigenous Authors Gingerbread House Grab & Go Craft Book Discussion: Eat the Buddha by Barbara Demick Library Events Calendar: November 23 - December 6
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Have you used our contactless curbside pickup service yet? Learn more about how you can borrow books, DVDs, audiobooks, and more from our temporary location at 601 S. Oak Street during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Join us on December 17 at 7 pm via Zoom as we discuss what many consider Jane Austen's masterpiece, Emma. To request an invite to this program, please email Marshall Webster at mwebster@fallschurchva.gov.
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"Storyteller is a collection of short stories and poetry inspired by traditional Laguna Pueblo storytelling. The short story Storyteller is one of my favorite 20th century pieces of short fiction. Silko is an amazing writer who crafts beautiful prose and spins powerful narratives that speak to struggle, pain, and perseverance."
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"This novel is a drama centering on two families whose fates become intertwined after a tragic accident. Ojibwe culture plays a large role in the tension and attempts at reconciliation between the families. Erdrich occasionally departs from the narrative to tell Ojibwe stories, including the rolling head tale, which I loved. This is a nice mix of tense emotionally fraught drama and magical realism." View ebook in Overdrive...
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Thursday Evening Book Group December 10 @ 7 pm (via Zoom) Eat the Buddha by Barbara Demick "Set in Aba, a town perched at 12,000 feet on the Tibetan plateau in the far western reaches of China that has been the engine of Tibetan resistance for decades, Eat the Buddha tells the story of a nation through the lives of ordinary people living in the throes of this conflict. Award-winning journalist Barbara Demick illuminates a part of China and the aggressions of this superpower that have been largely off limits to Westerners who have long romanticized Tibetans as a deeply spiritual, peaceful people. She tells a sweeping story that spans decades through the lives of her subjects, among them a princess whose family lost everything in the Cultural Revolution; a young student from a nomadic family who becomes radicalized in the storied monastery of Kirta; an upwardly mobile shopkeeper who falls in love with a Chinese woman; a poet and intellectual who risks everything to voice his resistance. Demick paints a broad canvas through an intimate view of these lives, depicting the tradition of resistance that results in the shocking acts of self-immolation, the vibrant, enduring power of Tibetan Buddhism, and the clash of modernity with ancient ways of life. Her depiction is nuanced, unvarnished, and at times shocking"
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Monday, November 23 Tuesday, November 24 Thursday, November 26 - CLOSED | Thanksgiving Holiday
Friday, November 27 - CLOSED | Thanksgiving Holiday
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Preschool StorytimeLive storytime will be on hiatus this week for the Thanksgiving Holiday, but will resume Monday, November 30. You can still watch recordings of previous storytimes on the MRSPL Facebook page!
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Mary Riley Styles Public Library 601 S. Oak St. [Temporary Location] Falls Church, Virginia 22046 703-248-5030 (TTY 711)www.fallschurchva.gov/library |
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