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What’s Your (life) Story?
I’m sure you’ve heard at least one variation of the saying: if you want to understand someone you should walk a mile in their shoes, right? And I agree! But if you’re a little tired and you still want...
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Top Reads of 2014
Here are my top ten of 2014 – I can’t wait for the new reading year to begin! The Goldfinch by Donna Tart: I loved this coming-of-age epic novel about Theodore, who, after his mother dies in a bombing...
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Your Book Your Brew
Both the brews and the books were flowing when the Your Book Your Brew group met Friday, October 23 at Tommy’s Summer Place. We each shared 2 to 3 books that we’d enjoyed and then the discussion took...
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Dori’s Top Books of 2015
Every year I say this and every year it’s true: I did not read nearly enough this year! I’ve been perusing all the lists of Best Books including my RRPL coworkers’ lists and realized that I’ve missed...
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Top Ten 2015
I hope you enjoy(ed) these as much as I did. Merry Christmas! The Last Love Song: A Biography of Joan Didion by Tracy Daugherty Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf See How Small by Scott Blackwood...
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From the Page to the Silver Screen
Did you watch the Oscars on Sunday night? The Academy Awards are hands-down my favorite awards show. In the months leading up to the big night I get out and see as many of the nominated films as...
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First comes a Debate, Second comes a book!
Like many Americans, you may be planning to watch the first Presidential Debate tonight at 9pm between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. After all the dust has cleared, come check out the Biography...
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Gina’s 2016 Top 10 Books!
I’m still trying to find my reading style. This past year it has been a mix of nonfiction and fiction. I generally enjoy reading books before it is adapted into a movie, that way I can see the...
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What We’re Reading Now…
Here’s a look at some of the books the Adult Services department is reading now: A Rage in Harlem by Chester Himes Hapless Jackson begins his foray into crime by investing every penny he has in a...
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Audio Books Galore
If you are looking for ways to fit more books into your life, audio books is a great way to do it. You can listen anywhere. Many prefer to listen while driving or exercising. I prefer to listen...
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How Do You Listen to Audio Books
Are you seeing a pattern here? My third post about audio books. I will admit that this year I am committing myself to more books, and audio books have helped me inch toward my goal. Did you know that...
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Reading With My Boys
One of my favorite things to do with my boys is read together. We are well beyond the picture books, but my boys & I enjoyed reading together until they hit their teens. Summer vacation is right...
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Get ’em while they’re hot!
Here are some titles that will be coming to the library in July. Place a hold on them now so you can be one of the first people to check them out!
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Here’s What We’re Reading in July…
Hide By Matthew Griffin Dealing with the failing health of a partner/spouse is an incredibly difficult and personal experience for anyone, one that can be only compounded by having to keep the true...
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In case you missed the BookTalk for Adults program today at the library, here is what we talked about…. The Best Books of 2018 So Far. While there are many excellent books that have been penned thus...
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2018 Great Reads
Fredrick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom by David W. Blight Florida by Lauren Groff An American Marriage: a Novel by Tayari Jones The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai Becoming by Michelle Obama The...
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Winter Reading BINGO: Spotlight on Books Set in Another Country
Do you need a suggestion for reading a book set in another country or written by an author from another country? Well you are in luck – there are a wide range of books, both fiction and nonfiction,...
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Winter Book BINGO: Spotlight on Audiobooks
Some of my Favorites LISTS TO GET YOU STARTED The 10 Best Audiobooks of 201824 Audiobooks You Won’t Be Able To Stop Listening ToThe top 10 audiobooks on Audible.comThe Best Audiobooks of 20182018...
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Winter Reading Bingo
Memoirs Below are some of my favorite Memoirs to encourage you to check off that Memoir box on your bingo card. I hope you enjoy my picks! Educated A Memoir by Tara Westover Just Kids by Patti Smith A...
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Below are some suggestions of movies based on a book to encourage you to check off that box on your Winter Reading Bingo card. Ready Player One is a science fiction film based on the 2011 dystopian...
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