Happy belated holidays and Happy almost New Year! The Free Library Blog is back in action, having taken a very relaxing vacation and eating far too much candy. Is it possible for a blog to join a gym?

The Lecture's Office is presenting a great lineup of author events in January . Check out Barbara Ehrenreich, Michael Vitez and Tom Gralish, Neal Pollack, Richard Clarke, Walter Mosley, and Alice Hoffman at the Central Library's Montgomery Auditorium and get 2007 off to a scintillating start!