A Glance at a Book Cart

A patron once told me that she never goes upstairs to look for books. She picks all her reading material from the return carts near the circulation desk. I told her that would never have occurred to me. She said, “Well, it lets me know what other people are interested in. It’s like anonymous book…

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Citizen Somerville

There’s no doubt about it: we’re fascinated by organized crime. Whether it’s The Godfather, Goodfellas or The Sopranos, we can’t get enough of books and dramas that claim to show us the mob from the inside, an alternative underground world with its own laws and loyalties. Citizen Somerville is the genuine article: the memoir of…

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Introducing Somerville, MA: A Brief History

Enter Somerville, a city packed with stories larger than itself, to salute a heritage that justifies the fierce pride of its citizens. Share a perch on one of Somerville's celebrated hills with Dee Morris and Dora St. Martin and watch the raising of America's first flag and the stringing of its first telephone line. Strolling…