The War Memorial Library in Hudson is a non-profit registered charity providing a subscription library of printed and digital materials, primarily in the English language, to the residents of Hudson, Quebec and surrounding communities.Operated by volunteers, the Library is self-financing through membership fees, donations and fund raising activities. The Library in turn donates, to local charities, funds in excess of its own needs.The building and the Library serve as a memorial to those in Hudson who served in the Canadian Armed Forces.

Monday, September 16, 2019

The Write Stuff - Kate Walbert

Kate Walbert was born in New York City and attained a Master's degree in English from NYU. She has published a short story collection and four award winning novels.The library has just acquired her 2009 novel, A Short History of Women, which was named in the top ten books of that year by The New York Times Book Review. Described as luminous, the novel weaves strands of five lives into a tapestry made from key moments in modern history. The Library also has one of her other novels, His Favorites. To visit Walbert online click here.

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