The Iliad at Memphis Public Library

New York’s acclaimed Aquila Theatre is coming to the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library on Thursday, April 30 to perfrom The Iliad (at 4pm). Members of the Aquila Theatre will also provide an acting workshop before the performance (at 2pm).
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National Library Week Haikus

Check out these haikus in honor of National Library Week -- April 12-18th.

How Many Pages Do You Give a Book to Impress You?

The Wall Street Journal's Cynthia Crossen recently tackled this question

I for one like Nancy Pearl's rule of 50:

If you are 50 years old or younger = give a book 50 pages
If you are over 50, subtract your age from 100 and give a book that many pages.

Library Display

Come check out the book display near the Weir Study to see the results of our Twilight Wordle. While you're there, see if any of these books look good:

A Great and Terrible Beauty
Companions of the Night
Hawksong
Midnight Predator
Masquerade
Blue Bloods
Armageddon Summer
Feed
Abarat
Cirque Du Freak
Allies in the Night
The Vampire's Assistant
Witch Child