Accessibility
The North Quincy Branch has designated handicapped parking spaces in the library parking lot and automatic door openers. The building is accessible to users with mobility impairments and has an accessible bathroom. Some areas of the building are not accessible and require staff assistance.
Accessibility
The Adams Shore Branch has designated handicapped parking spaces in the library parking lot and automatic door openers. The building is accessible to users with mobility impairments but has no accessible bathrooms.
Accessibility
The Wollaston Branch is not accessible to users with mobility impairments. If mobility impairment prevents use of any service at Wollaston Branch, users may request service at the Main Library, which is fully accessible.
The winners of this year's National Book Awards were announced on Wednesday night. Local poet, David Ferry of Brookline won this year's award for Poetry with his collection 'Bewilderment: New Poems and Translations'. Louise Erdrich's 'The Round House' won for best novel. This story of racial injustice that takes place on a reservation in North Dakota beat out some stiff competition.
Have you read all of our suggestions? Maybe it is time to try one of the 'Best Books of 2011.' The New York Times, always an arbiter of taste, has released it annual list of Best Books. Whether you are looking for some good fiction or nonfiction, this is always an interesting and enticing list. If you don't find anything you like, you can always turn to the Times' 100
London-based author Julian Barnes has won this year's Man Booker Prize for his novel The Sense of an Ending. The book is a story of a seemingly ordinary man who, when revisiting his past in later life, discovers that the memories he holds are less than perfect. This was Barnes' eleventh novel. Check Our Catalog
The National Book Foundation today announced the finalists for the 2011 National Book Awards. Awards are given in the following categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Young People's Literature, and Poetry. There are some great titles on the list. Check it out on the NBF website.
Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer won the Nobel Prize for literature today. Transtromer has published more than fifteen poetry collections, which have been published in over 60 languages.
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