June Theme Day: The Beauty of Decay

It's the first of the month in the City Daily Photo community.  These antediluvian volumes show their age so beautifully.  I'm sure there's more beauty to be found in the words contained within.  Please visit other interpretations of today's theme by clicking HERE.

Twas The Week Before Christmas

I like to go and support my local bookstore this time every year. Quincy doesn't have a general bookstore and it concerns me that Barnes & Noble is the only remaining bookstore close by.

Author Visit

After reading the novel,"The Good Thief", English classes at North Quincy High School were treated to a visit from the award-winning author, Hannah Tinti. What a great opportunity for students to meet an emerging new American author. Even the mayor found time to stop by for this special event.

Best Sellers

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President Obama and the "Twilight" book series are some of the best selling books in Quincy at this time. I bought the first "Twilight" book to see what the great attraction is all about. What books are selling well in your part of the world? What are you reading, beside blogs ;)?

You've Got To Have Friends

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Twice a year the Friends of the Thomas Crane Library sell used books. It's the best book sale in town. The money they make from these events goes towards some excellent programs held at the library for both children and adults.

"The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,
And all the sweet serenity of books." -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Writers of Note

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These books reside in the Quincy Room at the Thomas Crane Library because noteworthy authors like John Cheever, Robert Rimmer and Elisabeth Ogilvie, to name a few, resided in Quincy. Do you have any noteworthy authors from your city or town?

November Theme Day Is "Books"

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Thomas Crane was a wealthy stone contractor who got his start in the Quincy quarries. This portrait of him is hanging in the Quincy Room of my favorite library that not only bears his name, Thomas Crane Public Library, but was funded by his family as a lasting memorial to him. This architectural gem is also my favorite book source!
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