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  • Pumpkin Crafts for All Ages!

    Carving pumpkins is an autumnal tradition for a reason. It’s fun, it’s pretty, and the tools are very sharp and not at all favorable to use around small children. However, one’s cunning can be used to enjoy pumpkin crafts without any sharp objects or carving needed! Pumpkin Paintin’ Painting and/or coloring is a great way … Read more

  • Reader Review: Different, Not Less

    What I liked about “Different, Not Less”: Personal Stories: The book is filled with real-life stories that are both inspiring and relatable, offering a deep understanding of neurodiversity. Empowerment: It provides a positive and affirming perspective, encouraging readers to embrace their differences as strengths. Educational: The book is informative, helping to break down misconceptions about … Read more

  • Spooky, Not Scary™ Watch-List: Volume Threeeeeek 🦇

    Is there something strange in your neighborhood? 🤔 Or something weird and it don’t look good? 😳 That might be because it’s *checks watch phone* spooky season, y’all!!! Many sinister salutations for this most ghastly of times, when all of the delightful frights come out to haunt the moonlit, fog-filled corners of the night with … Read more

  • Reader Review: Second Time Around

    “Second Time Around” is about Malloy Farrell, an interior designer, who inherits her grandmother’s run-down tourist shop in Seaport, Oregon. Her plan is to sell the shop. However, she quickly finds out her old childhood crush, Grayson Matthews, wants to buy the shop and redevelop the area into an outdoor mall. So Mallory changes her … Read more

  • Literary Links: Learning Our World Through Food

    Food truly serves as a living window into culture, history and societal values. It’s fascinating how food culture can reflect everything from historical trends to social stratification. Food culture includes the way food is prepared, presented, eaten and shared. Food often reflects current trends in society, such as the plethora of cookbooks related to current … Read more

  • Reader Review: Death in Focus

    Anne Perry, famous for her Victorian-era mysteries, begins a new series set in 1930s Europe, with a great new heroine, young photographer Elena Standish. Elena is drawn into the hidden world of espionage through a nipped-in-the-bud love affair, which in turn pulls her grandfather to reconnect with his past in the secret service from the … Read more

  • New DVD List: October 2024

    Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection. “Elsbeth” – Season 1 – Website / Reviews  A spinoff of “The Good Wife” & “The Good Fight,” this series follows unconventional attorney Elsbeth Tascioni who utilizes her unique point of view to corner criminals alongside the NYPD. “Going to … Read more

  • Celebrate Spooky Season With a Cemetery Tour!

    I love a cemetery. The older, the better. I am definitely the girl who yells, “Skeleton holes!” and pulls the car over to investigate a good cemetery. I have planned vacations around what graveyards I can visit. I have a bucket list of cemeteries I still need to see. And I realize that a lot … Read more

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