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It’s all about that death
Oh, Jesus. Not another girl dying from cancer book. It seems like I just got over John Green’s…
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Crazy fall publishing part 5: September 29th
Hey there. What’s up with me? I’m drowning in new books. NBD! The things I do for you,…
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Crazy fall publishing part 4: September 22nd
What time is it? New book time! Despite the fact that I usually blog about books that are…
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Best music of 2015 … so far
While it might seem to some, myself included, that I’ve embarked upon my dotage, I do try to…
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Fictional non-fiction
One of the more frequent questions we get here at the library is: What is the difference between…
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End of summer new music arrivals
Summer was a busy time for new releases and filling some gaps in our collection in regards to…
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Crazy fall publishing part 3: September 15th
Hey, hey! We are halfway through the month of September and, incidentally, halfway through the absolute busiest time…
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Crazy fall publishing part 2: September 8th
Welcome to part 2 in the Crazy Fall Publishing series! If you’re just joining us, here’s the skinny:…
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Same, same, but different
I traveled to Thailand a few years back to visit my daughter who was taking a “Gap year”…
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Spot-Lit for September 2015
Love-him-or-love-to-hate-him, the “Great American Novelist,” Jonathan Franzen is back with Purity, a novel of family secrets, complex characters…
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Crazy fall publishing part 1: September 1st
Question: when is the busiest time of the year at the library?
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Did you eat your bowl of darkness today?
Sometimes I dream about traveling to far off countries, seeing historic sites, meeting new people. And then I…
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Heartwood 5:4 – Journey by Moonlight
With the encroaching demands of respectability hovering over his life as a lawyer and confirmed bourgeoisie, Mihály leaves…
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Did You Know? (Tooth Edition)
That George Washington’s teeth were carved from hippopotamus tusks?
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Music for a lifetime
The year: Nineteen-eighty-something. The place: Bellingham. Our protagonist is a handsome young man finishing his studies in music…
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I used to be cool
It’s official. I’m no longer cool. Admittedly, my coolness peaked a long time ago (we are talking the…
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Staff picks: the music edition
One of the best things about working in a library is that you can never complain about the…
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Arts and Crafts at the Library
Did you know that the library offers many wonderful programs for children and adults? Well, if you missed…
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Spot-Lit for August 2015
An embarrassment of riches is coming your way in August (and it’s a shame that many worthy contenders…
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Fear the Banana Man
We didn’t have any urban legends in the neighborhood I grew up in. Not unless you count the…