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Sheryn Morris, Librarian, Literature & Fiction
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Get in the Game - Make a Reading Plan
When you can’t find something to read, who do you ask? Librarians, of course, who have access to more books, old and new, than anyone else. Sorry to disappoint many of you, but we have not read all the books in the library.
LGBTQIA Pride in Films
Over the years there have been many LGBTQIA feature films, such as My Beautiful Laundrette,
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month - Food and Cooking
Asia is the largest continent in the world, with over 40 sovereign states and territories. The boundaries between the European and Asian continents are not so easily defined. Many countries have cuisines and methods of cooking that go back centuries.
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month which was officially designated and signed into law in 1992.
Library of Congress defines the geographic areas of the world as the following:
Flash Fiction: Telling the Whole Story in 1500 Words or Less
If you are having trouble staying focused these days, you’re not alone. Your concentration may not be what it was, so this is a good time for flash fiction, a genre of very, very, very short stories.
Grow Something: Gardening Indoors or Outdoors
You do not need a “green thumb” to be a successful gardener. Start small, with one plant. Pick the most forgiving plants; ones that take a lot of water (such as pothos, ivy, spider plant), or ones that need hardly any water (such as a cactus or succulent).
Daring Women: On Foot, on a Camel, in the Sky, on a Bicycle...
As Women’s History Month ends, we would like to offer you a few e-books and e-audiobooks about intrepid, adventurous women who traveled for the sheer joy of doing something different, to escape from others, to see the world, or to take on a challenge.
Tortured, Jailed, Exiled, Censored, But Not Silenced
Over the centuries, various forms of expression have been banned or destroyed, and their creators have been censored, imprisoned, tortured, killed, exiled.
Good Gals Gone Bad, Gone Good...Maybe
The TV serialization of two novels, Sharp Objects and Big Little Lies, has brought attention to a new crop of novels. They are edgy, psychological, thriller, suspense stories with distinct characteristics.
Save the Books!
In retrospect, it is ironic that the fire took place when it did: April 29, 1986. On that day, progress was quietly continuing with plans for a renovation of the original Central Library and a new multi-level addition.
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