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In this month's Community Library Notes, MCL Board member and volunteer Adron Harris shares his thoughts about the promises and perils of new technologies, particularly Artificial Intelligence (AI). After reading several books on the subject, Harris notes that with the possible exception of Elon Musk and a couple other villains, we don’t hear much about the fascinating individuals who are creating these innovations. Biographies are an approachable and even entertaining window onto new technologies, and the Mendocino Community Library has a nice collection of them. Many of the people are actually pleasant to read about. To read his insightful article click the button below.
Our new summer newsletter is now available to read online.
This fascinating article into the history of the mystery story was researched and written by Board Chair Sarah Nathe. To read the full article as published by Fort Bragg Advocate News, please click the link below:
This monthly article by Board Chair Sarah Nathe provides insights into the library's new acquisitions during March. To read the full article as published in the Mendocino Beacon, please click the link below:
By: Severine V. T. Welcome.
The Mendocino Community Library has received donation of a complete set of the “New Farmers Almanac,” Volumes 1-7. The almanac is a literary miscellany in the form of a monthly calendar, written by farmers across the U.S. Published since 2019, the almanacs are the work of Greenhorns, a young farmers organization based in Maine and led since 2008 by me, a relatively new Mendocino resident. Each 300 page volume contains essays, creative nonfiction, poems, archival material, and contemporary artwork that take us through the year. To read the full article about this calendar, click the link below. Book Selection Committee January/February /March 2024
FICTION Akbar, Kaveh The Martyr Banks, Russell American Spirits Beaird, Rowan The Divorcees Chan, Vanessa The Storm We Made Fawcett, Heather Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Fairies Goodwin, Daisy Diva Hannah, Kristin The Women Howes, Emily The Painter’s Daughters Keegan, Clare So Late in the Day Lapena, Shari Everyone Here is Lying Michaels, Anne Held Michaelides, Alex The Fury Muaddi Darraj, Susan Behind You is the Sea Murry, Paul The Bee Sting Orange, Tommy Wandering Stars Peters, Amanda The Berry Pickers Quindlen, Anna After Annie Robb, J.D, Payback in Death Robinson, Roxana Leaving Theroux, Paul Burma Sahib Torres, Justin Blackouts Williams, Pip The Bookbinder MYSTERIES Baragwanath,Tom The Paper Cage Box, C. J. Three Inch Teeth Burke, James Lee Harbor Lights Casey, Jane The Close Delamotte, Anders The Mountain King Donovan, Kemper. The Busy Body French, Tana The Hunter Herron, Mick The Secret Hours Mina, Denise. The Second Murderer O'Connor, Carlene No Strangers Here Perry, Thomas Hero* Plantinga, Adam The Ascent Shelton, Paige The Lost Hours Spotswood, Stephen Fortune Favors the Dead Swindler, Olivia Break the Glass NON-FICTION Beard, Mary Emperor of Rome Li, Fei-Fei The Worlds I See Maddow, Rachel Prequel DONATIONS Blackhawk, Ned The Rediscovery of America (NF) Brookmyre, Chris The Cliff House (M) Cooper, Anderson Astors (NF) Cornwell, Patricia Autopsy (M) Cheney, Liz Oath and Honor (NF) Coppins, McKay Romney: A Reckoning (NF) Glasgow, Kathleen The Agathas (M) Herron, Mick The Secret Hours (M) Krueger, William Kent Iron Lake (M) Kuang, R. F. Yellowface Lynch, Paul Prophet Song (Booker Prize Winner) McCall Smith, Alexander The Forgotten Affairs of Youth (M) McDermid, Val A Darker Domain (M) Nicolson, Adam How to Be: Life Lessons from the Early Greeks (NF) Robb, J. D. Payback in Death Power, Mona Susan A Council of Dolls Ronstadt, Linda Feels Like Home (NF) Scottoline, Lisa Someone Knows Slimak, Ludovic The Naked Neanderthal (NF) Slimani, Leiia The Perfect Nanny Wallach, Janet Flirting with Danger: The Mysterious Life of Marguerite. . . (NF) |