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After a community vote, the Salem Public Library has announced the new Salem Reads book: “The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina” by Zoraida Córdova.
According to the library’s Aug. 22 announcement, the 2021 novel is an “epic tale of a family impacted by a dramatic matriarch, called together to attend her funeral and to collect their inheritance. Seven years later, the gifts bestowed by Orquídea Divina begin to tear the family apart.”
The annual reading program from the Salem Public Library Foundation starts in February, and encourages Salemites to share their thoughts on a book through discussion and community events. The 2023 pick was “Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood” from comedian Trevor Noah.
“The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina” is available to read or listen to at the library, with copies in print, large print, CD audiobook, and in Spanish. There area also eBooks and eAudiobooks available through the apps cloudLibrary and Libby.
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Salemite Jim Arnold remains in intensive care with life threatening injuries after an oak tree branch fell on a food truck parked in the Grant area.
4 Sep 2023
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Salemite Jim Arnold remains in intensive care with life threatening injuries after an oak tree branch fell on a food truck parked in the Grant area.
4 Sep 2023
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On Wednesday, Sept. 6, the Oregon State Capitol steps will be lit by hundreds of lights, each honoring a cancer survivor or a person who died from it. It’s part…
4 Sep 2023
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On Wednesday, Sept. 6, the Oregon State Capitol steps will be lit by hundreds of lights, each honoring a cancer survivor or a person who died from it. It’s part…
4 Sep 2023
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As the city of Salem goes through its historic Ben Maxwell photo collection, Kimberli Fitzgerald, Salem’s historic preservation officer, is reviewing the text accompanying photos and sharing her findings with…
2 Sep 2023
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As the city of Salem goes through its historic Ben Maxwell photo collection, Kimberli Fitzgerald, Salem’s historic preservation officer, is reviewing the text accompanying photos and sharing her findings with…
2 Sep 2023
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Newly released records show spokespeople for Salem police kept in much closer contact with the DEA than previously disclosed in the days following its agent colliding with a cyclist. The…
28 Aug 2023
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Newly released records show spokespeople for Salem police kept in much closer contact with the DEA than previously disclosed in the days following its agent colliding with a cyclist. The…
28 Aug 2023
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After an early morning five-alarm fire extensively damaged the St. Joseph church sanctuary, parishioners gathered in the rain outside for a noon mass Thursday. Police arrested a man on suspicion…
31 Aug 2023
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After an early morning five-alarm fire extensively damaged the St. Joseph church sanctuary, parishioners gathered in the rain outside for a noon mass Thursday. Police arrested a man on suspicion…
31 Aug 2023
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Prosecutors on Wednesday, Aug. 30, charged Raymond K. Rau, the former Nyssa police chief, with theft related to evidence missing from a Tillamook Police Department evidence locker. Rau is chief…
1 Sep 2023
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Prosecutors on Wednesday, Aug. 30, charged Raymond K. Rau, the former Nyssa police chief, with theft related to evidence missing from a Tillamook Police Department evidence locker. Rau is chief…
1 Sep 2023
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