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Elder CareWritten by JanetD on 09/29/2010
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Harvest CookingWritten by JanetD on 09/28/2010
We have a great collection...
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Space OdysseyWritten by JanetD on 09/22/2010Earlier this month, physicist Stephen Hawking made headlines when some of the theories from his new book, The Grand Design, were made public. Hawking has tackled one of the most basic questions in human history: How did we get here? He presents the argument that the universe began more or less spontaneously, without...
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Banned Book Week :September 25th- October 2ndWritten by EricaG on 09/21/2010In honor of American Library Associations's Banned Book Week, I have put together a list of Young Adult titles that have either been banned or challenged in their lifetime. Take a look at some of the titles, many of them are life changing and fasicinating reads that should never be kept out of the hands of readers. The sad truth is, at some point someone somwhere took...
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Fashion WeekWritten by Erin S on 09/19/2010
Carrie Bradshaw has nothing on us! Fashion Week came to a close on September 16th, but you can still strut your stuff on the catwalk with these ready-to-wear reads:
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To Your Health!Written by hmartyn on 09/19/2010H |
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Mother May I?Written by Sally on 09/19/2010
According to Deborah Tannen, "they can be the best of conversations, they can be the worst of conversations." She is referring of course to mother-daughter relationships. Whether it is a new mother and baby, hip mom and teenager, or aging mother and...
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Food for ThoughtWritten by hmartyn on 09/18/2010
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What's New?Written by Barbara T. on 09/15/2010"What's new?" you ask? Plenty! It's a busy week for incoming books and movies, which means it will be a busy week with our members coming in to check things out. Welcome! The powerful new novel Room, by Emma Donoghue, was published this week. "Finally!" you might say. I know. I know. We've been talking about it and...
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Kick-off Time!Written by JanetD on 09/10/2010
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The cycle goes around and around...each generation has to eventually assume the role of caregiver for the one before. For many of us, that means watching out for aging parents (and even grandparents), often while raising our own families. Health and housing, money, transportation,...
Autumn officially began last week on our calendars, but crunchy apples, colorful squash, and beautiful, shiny pumpkins have been tempting us at local farmers' markets and food stores for a while...what to do with all of that delicious fall bounty?
ealth and wellness are some of the most important things in life. This list of books, featured in a book display this week, contains resources for maintaining healthy bodies, minds and lives, and for coping when illness strikes or life changes. In addition to our...
Featured as one of our recent book displays in the second floor non-fiction area, "Food for Thoght" provides both intellectual nourishment and, in this case, inspiration for a literal feast. Food is so much a...
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