THIS WEEK IN JULY

  1. Saturday Feb 20 CROWNS HAT SHOW SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20;3 PM @ The Greene It’s our ninth annual Crowns Hat Show! In observance of Black History Month and inspired by the African-American tradition of wearing extraordinary hats to church services, we have invited members of black churches...
  2. Sunday Feb 21 THE BIG READ BEGINS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21  Today is the official beginning of  THE BIG READ, sponsored by The Dayton Daily News, Books & Co and other community sponsors.  We encourage you to read this year’s selection, Dreamers of the Day by Mary Doria...
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HOT BOOKS

  • THE SHALLOWS: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr

    In The Shallows, the author of The Big Switch brings us a fascinating look at how technology is changing our brains. We are surrounded with the wonders of technology, and while we delight in it, is it good for us? Can we get too much of a good thing? Are our brains being “taught” to scan and skim rather than delve deeply into a matter? Are we losing the ability to think for ourselves? Is our attention span dangerously short? Are we losing our capacity for “concentration, contemplation, and reflection?” These and many other topics are addressed in this thought-provoking book.

  • THE POPULARITY PAPERS by Amy Ignatow

    Kids who love the Wimpy Kids books will enjoy this one. It is funny illustrated journal covering a year in the life of 5th graders Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang who are bemoaning the fact that they don’t think they are popular. They develop a research project to try to figure out what makes a kid popular. They want to crack that code before they start middle school, and that’s when the fun starts. Their quest to gain popularity may not turn out the way they planned, but it surely keeps the reader in stitches.

  • SEAWORTHY: A Swordboat Captain Returns to the Sea by Linda Greenlaw

    The author shared her deep-sea fishing experiences with us in The Hungry Ocean and The Lobster Chronicles. Now, after a 10-year hiatus, she returns to captain a swordboat, and once again captures for us the thrill of pursuing and capturing the majestic and elusive swordfish. Besides following her thrilling adventures on the water, the reader walks with her as she unexpectedly sits in a jail in Canada jail, accused of trespassing into Canadian waters. Written in a conversational style, you’ll feel that Linda is having a chat with you about her seafaring adventures, and you’re sure to enjoy it.

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CROWNS HAT SHOW

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20;3 PM @ The Greene

It’s our ninth annual Crowns Hat Show! In observance of Black History Month and inspired by the African-American tradition of wearing extraordinary hats to church services, we have invited members of black churches in the Dayton area and other dignitaries to model their “Crowns.”  The event will be emceed by SHARON HOWARD and WDTN-TV2’s JIM BUCHER. You won’t want to miss it. The hats are gorgeous! 

The Crown Jewels of Dayton 2010 Calendar will also be featured, and the models pictured in it will be happy to sign your copies at this event.   All profits from the calendar go to the Kettering Medical Center Foundation Women’s Wellness Fund, which pays for mammograms for women who can’t afford to have them.