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Unearth a Story™ Teen Books
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Tune into Independent Music: May 23-25
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School’s Out For Summer Chapter Books
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Radioactive Reading
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Community Garden Coalition: A CommunityMade List
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YA Books: Arab-American Heritage Month
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Unbound Book Festival
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Literary Hub’s Film & TV to Stream in April
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We are now about halfway through 2026. The newness of the new year has completely worn off but maybe you are craving some newness in your life. With the coming of summertime, I often get the urge to head out on an adventure but, without the means for a big adventure, even a day trip … Read more
AdultsPosted June 4
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Below I’m highlighting some nonfiction books coming out in June. 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 June 1
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With school winding down and summer ramping up, there are a lot of opportunities for mindfulness amongst the chaos this change of season brings. One of the easiest ways (in theory) to welcome more moments of mindfulness into this time of year is by making a conscious effort to notice all the shifts happening around … Read more
KidsPosted June 1
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It’s time for summer reading and at the Daniel Boone Regional Library, we’re going to Unearth a Story.™ Whether you love dinosaurs and history, gardening or genealogy, there’s definitely a way for everyone to dig into the fun this summer. For teens, the Summer Reading Challenge will consist of reading 15 hours, sharing three … Read more
TeensPosted May 27
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All along its 2448 miles, US Route 66 communities are celebrating its 100th anniversary with a summer of festivals — from Chicago to California. For example — Springfield held a kick-off celebration from April 30-May 3. Watch part of the parade here. Springfield is considered the Birthplace of Route 66 because in April of 1926, … Read more
AdultsPosted May 22
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I recently read a fascinating article about how almost every farmer who grows chile peppers in the rural southern state of Tamil Nadu in India is a woman. In fact, Vallal Kannan, a program coordinator for the local government-run agricultural center Krishi Vigyan Kendra, maintains that women farmers have always handled over 70% of agricultural … Read more
AdultsPosted May 18
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Are you ready for an adventure? I could make this a longer intro, but why not just dive in and see what I mean? Picture Books “Find the Sun” written and illustrated by Andy Harkness Eddie hates Mondays. And this Monday sweeps in with a raging thunderstorm, which is enough to drive Eddie back to … Read more
KidsPosted May 18
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AI is simultaneously scary, exciting, confusing, ever-changing, and, however we approach it, an opened Pandora’s box. To summarize, a 2025 Pew Research Center poll breaks down Americans’ conflicting attitudes toward AI: People feel more concern than excitement about the increased uncontrollable use of AI in their lives; More people believe that AI will degrade people’s … Read more
AdultsPosted May 13
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