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All Library locations will be closed on the following days for the Winter Holiday:
Wednesday, December 24
Thursday, December 25
Friday, December 26
Wednesday, December 31
Thursday, January 1

Mr. & Mrs. F.L. Schlagle, Turner and Mobile Libraries will be closed on:
Wednesday December 24, 2025 through Wednesday January 1, 2026. 

Main, West & South library locations will be open on December 29 and 30 but will close early at 5:00 pm.

All library locations will reopen for normal operating hours on Friday, January 2, 2026. 

Digestible Classics Book Club: The Crying of Lot 49

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Digestible Classics dives into the best books that are short enough for a busy schedule. Everyone is welcome, no matter your experience with classic literature. If you're new to it, this is a great place to start. This month we'll be reading The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon. 

 

In The Crying of Lot 49, Pynchon's symbolism and commentary on the United States and human isolation have been praised as intricate and masterly, though some reviewers found it to be maddeningly dense. One day, Mrs. Edipa Maas finds out that she has been named executor of an immense fortune by her former lover Pierce, a Californian millionaire. A series of amazing coincidences will put her on the trail of a delirious mystery in which outlandish characters such as her husband will appear.

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