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The Healing of America
8 Feb 2010 | 7:37 pm
Twice Toward Justice
5 Feb 2010 | 6:00 am
Daughters of the North
4 Feb 2010 | 6:00 am
The Other Boleyn Girl
2 Feb 2010 | 6:00 am
Wicked Plants:
27 Jan 2010 | 9:55 am

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Ghosts & Lightning

Although gothic tropes pervade Byrne’s strong debut novel, they’re doused—or soused, rather—with vibrant Dublin brogue and streetwise wit. On the death of his mother, 26-year-old Denny Cullen comes home to Dublin’s sprawl, where dwells his quite alive and quite drunken lesbian sister, Paula. She claims there’s a gender-bending ghost hiding under the bed, so...

Open

A candid memoir by the tennis champion includes coverage of his Grand Slam wins, establishment of a charitable foundation for underprivileged children and marriage to Stefanie Graf.

With its breakneck tempo and raw candor, Open will be read and cherished for years. A treat for ardent fans, it will also captivate readers who...

Rock of Ages

Offers a rich treasury of the great hymns of the church sung by gospel music's most influential voices such as Mark Lowry, Sue Dodge, and a chior of gospel's finest voices and pioneers.

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Dog Days of Winter: A Series of Free Programs for Dog Lovers

Thursday, 28 January 2010 16:18

DogCoverweb The Dayton Metro Library is going to the dogs! The Main Library will host four programs of special interest to dog lovers each Tuesday evening in February, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Topics include canine health issues, training and grooming, and an entertaining feature film. All programs are free and take place in the Main Library Auditorium, 215 E. Third Street, downtown. For more information, contact the library’s Community Relations Department at 496-8901.

Celebrate Black History Month

Friday, 22 January 2010 15:43
The Dayton Metro Library invites you to celebrate Black History Month with programs at various branches covering topics from the history of Negro Spirituals to the Harlem Renaissance. All programs are free and open to the public. Read more...

2009's Most Popular Reads

Wednesday, 30 December 2009 16:16

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What do a New York detective, a picky shopper, some lovelorn vampires and a wimpy kid have in common? They were all among the most popular books of 2009 at the Dayton Metro Library. The top books in the Adult Fiction, Adult Non-Fiction, Teen Fiction and Children’s categories represent the eclectic tastes of library users, based on circulation statistics for the year. Check out our full list of titles ranked by category at the end of the article.

Author James Patterson once again dominated the Adult Fiction category, with

Decade's best! Tell us which books, movies & music of the last 10 years you loved the most.

Tuesday, 15 December 2009 14:40

It’s the end of the decade and while we still don’t know what to call these last ten years (the aughts? the double 0s, the zeros?), we all have some books, movies and music that we really enjoyed. So how about sharing your favorites? Email us a book, movie or CD from the last ten years that you would really like to recommend and we will share it with the world! Please be sure to include a sentence or two about your notable title and why you like it.

We won’t use your name but you can include your initials or a nickname. Please tell us where you are from as well. Feel free to send more than one title but we can’t guarantee we will be able to put them all on our web page.

And try our optional bonus question: what should we call this decade?

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Check our webpage for updates frequently to see what people are voting for. Here's what we've heard so far about your favorite books, movies and music of the last decade.