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Teen Graphic Novels for Pride 🌈
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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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Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection. “Sentimental value” – Website / Reviews An Oscar winning family drama about a once-celebrated filmmaker who seeks to cast his semi-estranged daughter in the lead role of his most personal project to date. “Dust Bunny” – Website / Reviews A … Read more
AdultsPosted June 15
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Welcome to summer! I have no theme this month, since summer is a time to read whatever you want. Just remember to join Summer Reading and log it! Not only will you receive a free book when you finish, but you can also enter the drawing for other fabulous prizes. As someone who gets to … Read more
KidsPosted June 15
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Written by Kat Stone Underwood and Lauren Williams, One Read co-chairs This year’s One Read selection, Shelby Van Pelt’s “Remarkably Bright Creatures,” tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a grieving widow and a giant Pacific octopus and the subsequent surfacing of family secrets. This heart-warming novel beat out “Playground” by Richard Powers, an … Read more
AdultsPosted June 14
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This summer I have been thinking about what it takes to unearth a story — tenacity, self-belief, a furious compassion for the dead. So I looked to Anil Tissera, who returns to Sri Lanka after a long absence to excavate a truth so elusive and so charged that she can hardly trust anyone to help … Read more
AdultsPosted June 12
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Grace Lahmeyer is a Mid-Missouri author whose debut book is “Dirty Sneakers and a Rifle.” The book starts months after a post-apocalyptic event, when an orphaned young woman surviving the wilderness in her camper meets an armed stranger who will either bring safety or calamity to her life. When not writing, Lahmeyer is studying for a … Read more
AdultsPosted June 10
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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
by Liz -
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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