Mystery Book Club

Thursday, March 11, 6:45 p.m.

This month we will discuss mysteries by Louise Penny. Copies are available on display in the library. Please contact June at 643-8318 with questions. New members are always welcome!

Book of the Month

We're going back to the classics for our March Book(s) of the Month. The display in the library will feature the top 10 from Madison's Best 100 Novels, a list created in 1998. You may also be interested in the Modern Library's 100 Best Novels (1998) or Time Magazine's All-Time 100 Novels (2005).

Madison's Top 10

1. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee (1960)

2. The Catcher in the Rye - J. D. Salinger (1951)

3. 1984 - George Orwell (1949)

4. The Color Purple - Alice Walker (1982)

5. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925)

6. On the Road - Jack Kerouac (1957)

7. Beloved - Toni Morrison (1987)

8. The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck (1939)

9. Gone with the Wind - Margaret Mitchell (1936)

10. Brave New World - Aldous Huxley (1932)

Knitting Group

Wednesday, March 3, 6:00 p.m.

All interested adults are invited to join the Knitting Group at the Library. All levels of knitters and pre-knitters welcome! Please bring your own needles and yarn. Contact Meagan at 643-8318 with questions.

MADreads Blog

Looking for a good book? Check out the MADreads blog! Librarians from the Madison Public Libraries share book news and review a new book each day.

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For Mystery Lovers!

If you love mystery novels, check out reviewingtheevidence.com. This site boasts thousands of reviews of mysteries and thrillers of all categories, and has more than 30 reviewers from the US, the UK, and Australia.

The Cozy Library

Are you looking for a good book? One with kind-hearted characters, a terrific story and a happy ending? Then visit The Cozy Library for reviews, news, links, and more put together by the "Cozy" Librarians.