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The Awakening is a novel by Kate Chopin, first published in 1899. Set in New Orleans and the Southern Louisiana coast at the end of the nineteenth century, the plot centers around Edna Pontellier and her struggle to reconcile her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherhood with the prevailing social attitudes of the turn-of-the-century South. It is one of the earliest American novels that focuses on women's issues without condescension. It is also widely seen as a landmark work of early feminism.
"A Creole Bovary is this little novel of Miss Chopin's."--Willa Cather

Join us for an introduction to Tango with Walter and Marilynne Kane. No experience necessary!

The Library will be closed all day for staff training. No fines will accrue. The outside drop-box will be open and available for patrons to return materials.

Meet author Rebecca Van Der Jagt, author and 2008 graduate of Warwick Valley High School. Her book Sold Everywhere But Borders details the liquidation of one Borders store located in Ramsey, New Jersey. The story is told through the creative efforts of over ten employees and compiled by the unlikely narrator, Becca, who had only been working there for a little over a month before they heard the news. As the staff of Ramsey Borders trudge through the liquidation process with confidence and humor they learn that there is one thing that keeps them coming into work everyday: each other.

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