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New Nonfiction – January 2025
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Make the Most of Winter
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Heart of Missouri CASA: A CommunityMade List
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Fat Is Not a Four-Letter Word
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Wicked for Kids 💚🎀
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New Nonfiction – December 2024
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Shortlist Highlights – Booker Prize
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Thankful for Our Native American Heritage
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I’m in my Medicare Era. Dealing with signing up for the programs, researching what I need and how it affects my current group coverages. Open season. Social security. What if I get it wrong? Will I screw up the rest of my life? Then there is the inner voice that was cracking jokes at my age … Read more
AdultsPosted January 17
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At the Daniel Boone Regional Library, preparation for March Madness begins in the early winter months when we announce our 16 of our most popular young adult books. This gives you several weeks to read as many of these titles as possible. Vote NOW through March 1 for your favorite eight books. Then, the tournament … Read more
TeensPosted January 15
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After playing the video game “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt” and discovering that it originated from a book series, I’ve wanted to read them ever since — I’m glad I finally did! “The Last Wish” is a collection of short stories that follow the Witcher Geralt, who travels around fighting evil and helping people. I … Read more
AdultsPosted January 15
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Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection. “Severance” – Season 1 – Website / Reviews This psychological thriller series follows Mark Scout as he leads a team of employees who have undergone a surgical procedure to separate their work and personal memories. “Conclave” – Website / Reviews … Read more
AdultsPosted January 13
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Looking at how Americans use alcohol, it’s hard to pick a statistic. The data can be as specific and sensational as you want. Americans who reported increased drinking during COVID-19 lockdowns: 60%. The percentage of driving fatalities attributable to alcohol impairment in 2022: 32% or 13,524 deaths. But there are softer numbers, too: 41% of … Read more
AdultsPosted January 12
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For the First Thursday Book Discussion this February, climb aboard a research vessel and head to the Antarctic in “The Quickening: Antarctica, Motherhood and Cultivating Hope in a Warming World” by Elizabeth Rush. We only have 200 years of human history in Antarctica, and most of it has been written by men and about men. … Read more
AdultsPosted January 10
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No, you aren’t seeing double! We are highlighting books that were so nice our readers reviewed them twice. It looks like our readers agree about these faves this time, but we’d love to hear your thoughts! Don’t forget you can fill out our review form any time for a chance to be featured on our … Read more
TeensPosted January 8
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Below I’m highlighting some nonfiction books coming out in January. All of the mentioned titles are available to put on hold in our catalog and will also be made available via the library’s Overdrive website on the day of publication in eBook and downloadable audiobook format (as available). For a more extensive list of new nonfiction books coming out this … Read more
AdultsPosted January 8
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