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ADULT FICTION

"Under the Dome" by Stephen King - "The frequent accusation that King writes too long is sometimes deserved. However, when he works in an epic mode, depicting dozens of characters and all their interrelationships, he can produce great work. He did it with The Stand and with It, and he has done it again here. A small Maine town is enclosed one October morning by an impermeable bell jar of unknown origin. Within this pressure cooker, the petty differences and power struggles of village life are magnified and accelerated. Opposing camps develop, one headed by Big Jim Rennie, the Second Selectman, and the other by Dale Barbara, a drifting Iraq vet who was nearly out of town when the Dome fell. The characters are well rounded and interesting while retaining the familiar appeal that has drawn and kept King fans for decades. Verdict Regular King readers will rejoice at his return to his strengths. Some will balk at the page count, but a fast pace and compelling narrative make the reader's time fly."--Karl G. Siewert, Library Journal

Listen Up! Vermont

76 new titles have been added. Everything from current best-sellers to classics. Log into Listen Up! Vermont choose your book and download to your iPod, MP3 player or computer. You can do this from anywhere in the world you have internet access with your Greensboro Free Library card number. Over 1,000 titles are available.