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Guest Opinion: Library efficiency is improved, but we truly need better buildings
Is it good policy to continue to maintain five libraries in Palo Alto? The recent decision by the City Council to place a library-construction bond measure on the Nov. 4 ballo... |
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on Sep 10, 2008 at 5:58 am by Bill, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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BEECH STREET...The Summer of 59'
Read about the Palo Alto community in 1959....This book has been reviewed as an enchanting and charming novel AND it takes place in Palo Alto, California.The author Paula Siro... |
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on Oct 12, 2006 at 6:12 pm by April, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood |
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Join Palo Alto Reads -- "Funny in Farsi"
"Funny in Farsi" by Firoozeh Dumas is a humorous and lighthearted memoir about the author leaving Iran at the age of 7 and coming to live in Whittier, California. Told in sho... |
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on Nov 20, 2006 at 3:51 pm by Marianne, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
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Palo Alto Libraries vs. Borders
A few months ago my mother visited for an extended period and asked about going to the local library. I flippantly replied "yeah, it's called Borders - just up the road".
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on May 30, 2007 at 4:29 pm by Questions & Comments, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Book Discussion Group for Diana Gabaldon Outlander Novels
I've been reading and enjoying very much the "Outlander" Novels. I know that there are many online discussion groups for these books but I was hoping to meet some area fans fo... |
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on Mar 19, 2008 at 1:56 pm by Paly reporter, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Guest Opinion: 21st century libraries are good investment
In an earlier opinion piece on the November library bond, Diana Diamond argued that we should cut the proposed bond measure by as much as one-third in the hope that the lower ... |
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on Jun 23, 2008 at 7:28 pm by libraryfan, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Is someone trying to tell us something?
I have just noticed some nonsence postings on the books postings and wonder if someone is trying to make a point.
OK I like to read. I enjoy a good mystery whodunit along... |
Carol |
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on Dec 5, 2006 at 3:16 pm by Amy, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Fantastic New Utopian Fiction Novel
Check out HERA or EMPATHY, a work of utopian fiction by William Leiss. This meaty novel explores all kinds of issues-- religion, philosophy, bioethics and more.
Hera is on... |
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on Sep 27, 2006 at 2:06 pm by Thomas Sigel, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Distant Land of My Father by Bo Caldwell
This book is the 2008 Silcon Valley Reads selection.
It is available now at the Palo Alto City Library. People all over Santa Clara County will be reading it and going to e... |
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on Mar 19, 2008 at 2:00 pm by Paly reporter, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Harry Potter Book 7: All-most here!
Our family is anxiously awaiting the 7th installment of Harry Potter. We have pre-paid for our copies at Kelper's (of course) and look forward to the party.
Any other fans... |
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on Jul 21, 2007 at 10:21 am by HP Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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CSPAN2 goes missing from cable TV
Subscribers to Comcast cable television in Palo Alto and neighboring cities have lost CSPAN2 from their channel offerings, unless they have digital cable service.
Read the fu... |
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on Nov 11, 2009 at 5:07 pm by What a company!, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Dynasty-scale dining
With more than 200 dishes covering nearly every permutation of meat, seafood, vegetables, rice and noodles, Ming's aims to please even the finickiest of appetites. There are s... |
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on Sep 7, 2012 at 12:40 pm by Betty Dunworth, a resident of Los Altos |
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Thank You Harry Potter!
We have been reading and reading....And we have finished the saga.
Thank you Harry Potter! |
Family of Fans |
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on Sep 28, 2007 at 1:48 pm by Nat, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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650 horses competing in Charity Horse Show
More that 650 riders and horses are pulling into the Midpeninsula to compete for $100,000 in prizes at the Menlo Charity Horse Show, a nationally ranked equestrian event that ... |
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on Aug 1, 2007 at 9:34 pm by Carole Kealy, a resident of Portola Valley |
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San Mateo County is Reading Daughter of Fortune this Fall
Welcome to our second fall community read! Our first community reading event was launched last year with The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini. The libraries of San Mateo County... |
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on Sep 19, 2007 at 5:57 pm by Kathleen Beasley, a resident of Atherton |
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Bike Connection wins PA Little League title
Bike Connection was the top seed in the Palo Alto Little League City Tournament for good reason, battling its way through the consolation bracket to claim the championship Sun... |
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on Jun 26, 2007 at 4:46 pm by MovieLover2, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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The Road by Cormac McCarthy
I loved this book even though at one point I put it down and just thought I couldn't go on. Maybe at the baby's cracked head (not to give anything away). But I continued becau... |
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on Apr 10, 2007 at 12:53 pm by abbyboyd, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
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Hundreds line up for former president Jimmy Carter
Hundreds of people lined up Tuesday night (Oct. 26) at Kepler's bookstore in Menlo Park to exchange a quick smile with former president Jimmy Carter and have him sign their co... |
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on Oct 29, 2010 at 7:21 pm by Which Carter?, a resident of Menlo Park |
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When the "staff of life" makes you sick
Bread is called the "staff of life," but for two million Americans with celiac disease (CD), bread is what makes them sick.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Jul 6, 2007 at 6:18 am by colette, a resident of another community |
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More dead bodies, please
What's wrong with Silicon Valley as a setting for a mystery?
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, October 3... |
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on Oct 10, 2007 at 1:16 pm by DotDead Is Good, a resident of another community |
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Chef shows he has no reservations
He's a celebrity chef who is famous for traveling around the world, eating in the back alleys where most tourists fear to tread, writing books about his culinary and worldly e... |
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on Dec 2, 2007 at 3:39 pm by Like to cook, a resident of Los Altos |
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New Book Review Offering from the Library
Attention Palo Alto Book Lovers! Would you like to read reviews by others in your community? Or have you wondered what the librarians are reading? You can now find out by s... |
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on Aug 3, 2009 at 12:55 pm by Reader, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Library Hosts Teen Video Or Comic Contest
The Palo Alto City Library is celebrating Teen Read Week 2007 from October 14-19. The theme this year is "LOL@YourLibrary" and the Library is sponsoring a "TEEN VIDEO OR COMI... |
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on Sep 12, 2007 at 12:29 pm by Laurie, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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Great book for aspiring novelists
One of my favorite books -- and a tremendous tool for any aspiring novelists out there -- is "On Writing" by Stephen King. The literary legend not only offers a fascina... |
Danny |
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on Apr 10, 2007 at 5:01 pm by Danny, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Goodbye Harry Potter
I have reread all of the Harry Potter books and have just finished rereading "The Deathly Hallows". On my second reading of book 7 I have changed my opinion of it. At first, ... |
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on Oct 13, 2007 at 6:30 pm by natasha, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
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