Friends of the Jones Library System News

have more users than its major professional sports, performing arts, museums, gardens, and zoos -- combined. But their funding? Not so much .

while they're waiting in line ...?

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... The Sammys . (It's even better than Löwenbrau.) Tickets will still be available at the door for you last-minute-ers. Come celebrate and enjoy a special bespoke beverage created Just For The Sammys!  Plus? There will be chocolate.  Oh. And famous people.

Check out these 25 excellent vintage covers of some of her books.

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Want to know what the new Harper Lee book cover will look like? We did, too. Go Set a Watchman, the sequel to Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird has two versions: the UK one and the US one . Which do you prefer? This is our favorite:

The Friends are all about the libraries and the community and books and reading but you know what? We can't resist letting you know about this little grammar kerfuffle between Taylor Swift and the Princeton Review . 

Today is International Children's Book Day. Here are  some ideas  for you to read to with a little person in your life.

... but we sure can read like 'em. Check out this list of the 13 best science books for general readers . Then, go out and impress everyone at your next cocktail party, Einstein.

The Sammys are almost here! Get your tickets! Premium tickets are $100 and include an autographed giclée (the image here) by author/illustrator Diane deGroat, as well as a tax deductible donation to the Jones Library. General admission tickets are $50. For more information or to order your tickets, click here .

Now here's an idea whose time has come . Someone put together a list of different hotels around the world featuring books or literature in one way or another. One of these hotels has a Book Butler on call who will deliver books to your room if you need something to read. The Friends envision a lot of travel in our future...

They're just accessories for posers .