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Mexican American baseball on the Westside of Los Angeles

Santillan, Richard,

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The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

Richardson, Kim Michele

Kim Michelle Richardson tells two stories that have, until now, been overlooked in most fiction and history: the story of the blue people

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Feels Like Home: Reflections on Central Library

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The Ruby Slippers of Oz: Thirty Years Later

Thomas, Rhys

In 1989, journalist and documentary filmmaker Rhys Thomas told the fascinating, and mostly unknown history of the world’s most famous sho

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The Lost History of Dreams: A Novel

Waldherr, Kris

When a famous, and some would claim infamous, poet dies, his final request is to be laid to rest next to his wife in a chapel of stained

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Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients Into Foods & Remedies That Heal

Foret, Rosalee de la

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Magic for Liars: A Novel

Gailey, Sarah

When the Health instructor at Osthorne Academy for Young Mages is found in the school library bisected from head to toe cleanly down the

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Happiness is Baking: Cakes, Pies, Tarts, Muffins, Brownies, Cookies: Favorite Desserts From the Queen of Cake

Heatter, Maida

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Red, White & Royal Blue

McQuiston, Casey

Alex Claremont-Diaz is the 21-year-old First Son Of The United States (FSOTUS).

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What moves at the margin : selected nonfiction

Morrison, Toni.

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Laura Nyro was born on October 18, 1947. Nyro was a singer-songwriter whose critically acclaimed...

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Interview With an Author: Jennifer Giesbrecht

Daryl M., Librarian

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Spooky Old Books of Hallowe’en

Daniel Tures, Adult Librarian

Tis the season for spooky old books, and one of my very favorites is a hidden gem—Ruth Edna...

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A Week to Remember: P. G. Wodehouse

Keith Chaffee, Librarian

P. G. Wodehouse was born on October 15, 1881. The English humorist had an unusually long and...

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Music Memories: Bert Kaempfert

Keith Chaffee, Librarian

Bert Kaempfert was born on October 16, 1923. In the 1960s, Kaempfert was one of the last great...

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What We Are Reading

Mexican American baseball on the Westside of Los Angeles

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

Feels Like Home: Reflections on Central Library

The Ruby Slippers of Oz: Thirty Years Later

The Lost History of Dreams: A Novel

Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients Into Foods & Remedies That Heal

Magic for Liars: A Novel

Happiness is Baking: Cakes, Pies, Tarts, Muffins, Brownies, Cookies: Favorite Desserts From the Queen of Cake

Red, White & Royal Blue

What moves at the margin : selected nonfiction

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