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VACCINE from page 1A
Parents and guardians
can schedule appoint-
ments at lanecounty.org/
vaxclinics or by calling
541-682-1380.
Effective Nov. 9, all
LCPH clinics will be by
appointment only and
the scheduling tool will
be live by the morning of
Friday, Nov. 5.
LCPH Pediatric
Clinic Schedule
Lane County Public
Health is planning the
following clinics for chil-
dren ages 5 years-11 years
for vaccination upon
approval of the Pfizer
pediatric
COVID-19
Vaccination. All clinics
for children ages 5-11
years are scheduled ap-
pointments only. There
are not walk-in appoint-
ments at this time.
Clinics will open for
scheduling the Friday
before each week. Addi-
tional community-based
and school clinics will
announced on an on-
going basis; people can
continue to check lane-
county.org/vaxclinics for
the latest clinic schedule.
• West Lane: Saturday,
Nov. 20, at Siuslaw Mid-
dle School, 2525 Oak St.
in Florence, time to be
announced
Many more dates are
available through Eu-
gene and Springfield lo-
cations, as well as drive-
through clinics held at
the Lane Event Center in
Eugene.
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Library Tidings
Book Review
“In the Shadow of
the Empress”
by Nancy Goldstone
Out of the thrilling and
tempestuous 18th century
comes the sweeping fami-
ly saga of beautiful Maria
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uncommon strength and
vision, the only woman
ever to inherit and rule
the vast Habsburg Em-
pire in her own name, and
three of her remarkable
daughters: lovely talented
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nor-general of the Austri-
an Netherlands; spirited
Maria Carolina, the reso-
lute queen of Naples; and
the younger, Marie Antoi-
nette, the glamorous, trag-
ic queen of France, and
perhaps the most famous
princess in history.
Unfolding against an ir-
resistible backdrop of bril-
liant courts from Vienna
to Versailles, embracing
the exotic lure of Naples
and Sicily, this epic histo-
ry of Maria Theresa and
her daughters is a tour de
force of desire, adventure,
ambition, treachery, sor-
row and glory.
Each of these women’s
lives was packed with pas-
sion and heart-stopping
suspense. Maria There-
sa inherited her father’s
thrones at the age of 23
and was immediately at-
tacked on all sides by for-
eign powers confident that
a woman would be too
weak to defend herself.
Maria Christina, a gift-
ed artist who alone among
her sisters succeeded in
marrying for love, would
face the same dangers that
destroyed the monarchy
in France.
Resourceful Maria Car-
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golden age of Naples only
to face the deadly whirl-
wind of Napoleon.
And, finally, Marie
Antoinette, the doomed
queen whose stylish ex-
cesses and captivating no-
toriety have masked the
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Vividly written and
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Shadow of the Empress” is
the riveting story of four
exceptional women who
changed the course of his-
tory.
you would like to join the
discussion, please send
an email to ref@siuslawli-
brary.org and we will send
you the Zoom meeting
link and information.
Friends Bookstore
Opens!
The Friends of the Li-
brary’s bookstore at the
library has just re-opened.
You can find books, maga-
zines, DVDs, CDs, home-
made greeting cards and
other items for purchase.
Be sure to check it out. All
proceeds go to support the
Book Brunch to talk library.
“Dune” Tomorrow
We are not accepting
The library virtual book donations quite yet but
club, Book Brunch, will be that too will come in time.
discussing Frank Herbert’s
classic “Dune” on Thurs-
Holiday Closure
day, Nov. 4, at 10:30 a.m.
In honor of Veterans
The book “Dune” is the Day, the Siuslaw Public
subject of renewed interest Library will be closed on
because of this month’s re- Thursday, Nov. 11, in both
lease of the latest “Dune” Florence and Mapleton.
film, starring Timothée Regular hours resume on
Chalamet, Zendaya, Oscar Friday, Nov. 12, at 11 a.m.
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many others.
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