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Nostalgia, or, whatever happened to Beany and Cecil?

I don’t know if it’s a common progression in the first-world aging process, but I seem to have…

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Spot-Lit for February 2014

Lots of good fiction is coming out this February, including many strong debuts. Click the titles below and…

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Everett reads Where’d You Go, Bernadette

February is the Everett Public Library’s 4th annual, month-long Everett Reads! celebration. All of Everett is invited to…

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Movie’s Better VII: The 39 Steps

On Wednesday, January 29th, we screen and discuss Alfred Hitchcock’s terrific thriller The 39 Steps here at the…

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The quest

With the holiday season already far in the rear-view mirror, and the joys of summer still months off,…

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Did you know? honey edition

Honey made from rhododendron flowers is toxic?

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15 books to read before the movie premieres

I’d like to augment Alan’s series on books which have been made into movies with this list of…

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Command and Control

Is it possible to be nostalgic about the threat of global thermonuclear war? I found myself asking that…

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Ten books that impacted my life

Lately there’s been a post bouncing around Facebook asking people to list 10 favorite books. As an avid…

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Spot-Lit for January 2014

The books listed below are some of the most buzzed and highly anticipated fiction of the month. Click…

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Fitness for a New Year

Fear not it’s not too late! If you didn’t get a jumpstart on that diet or workout plan…

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Reading resolutions

Back in the day I was a mess. I made resolutions each New Year’s Eve and promptly broke…

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The IT Academy arrives in Everett

Great news for those wanting to improve their job skills and learn basic or advanced computer skills. The…

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Family albums

January 25th marks one year since we unexpectedly lost Mom to a heart attack. The news of her…

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The best music of 2013

Looking for the best music of 2013? Look no further than these staff recommendations!

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The time between

The brief interregnum between the mega holidays of Christmas and New Year’s has always seemed like a strange…

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American Horror Story

I’m in charge of finding things for my mom and me to watch. Sometimes I panic. What if…

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Make this a book Christmas

I think you’d agree that this 1927 poster from the National Association of Booksellers has a great message.…

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Best of 2013: audiovisual

We end our best of 2013 list with our picks for the best films, television series and music.…

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Best of 2013: young adult

There is no denying that young adult books are one of the most popular genres in publishing today.…