For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net. The Big New Yorker Book Of Dogs2012, 395 pagesNonfiction Calling all dog lovers!  Here’s a great collection of dog-themed covers, cartoons, poems and stories by the likes of James Thurber, Malcolm Gladwell,  Donald Hall, Jeffrey Toobin, Roald Dahl and TC Boyle published over 80 years (from 1932-2012) in the New Yorker.  Broken into four parts – Good Dogs, Bad Dogs, Top Dogs, and Under Dogs – all dog lovers will find something to love.

The Concord Public Library held a book discussion last week centered on Julie Otsuka’s novel Buddha in the Attic. The novel documents the journey of young Japenese picture brides of the 1920s, similar to the mail-order brides of the current day. The discussion was led by Robbin Bailey, one of the reference librarians. In attendance were Pat McClintock and Judy Eliasberg of the Concord…