A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
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Jack by Marilynne Robinson
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Just Like You by Nick Hornby
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Maggie O’Farrell Wins the 2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction
Author Maggie O’Farrell has won the 2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction for her novel Hamnet.
About Hamnet, Martha Lane Fox, Chair of Judges, said: “The euphoria of being in the same room for the final judging meeting was …
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Brian Washington Wins 2020 Young Lions Fiction Award
Debuting in 2001, the Young Lions Fiction Award is given each year to an American writer age 35 or younger for either a novel or a collection of short stories. A panel of award judges selected Brian Washington’s Lot from …
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Stay-at-Home Movie Party: Häxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages
Monday, October 26, 7:00 PM.
We may not be able to watch movies together right now but that doesn't mean we can't keep the screenings going. Join us on our Facebook page at 7:00 PM for an online screening of Häxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages.
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October 2020 LibraryReads Hall of Fame
Every month at libraryreads.org, librarians across the county nominate their favorite upcoming books. Any writers who appear on the list three times are moved into the Hall of Fame to recognize their new books while making room on the main list for less well known authors.
October 2020 LibraryReads List
Every month at libraryreads.org, librarians across the county nominate their favorite books. Whichever books get the most nominations go onto the monthly list. Place holds now to get these sure-to-be popular books as soon as possible after they're released ...
Movie in the Parking Lot: Coco
Saturday, October 24, 5:30 PM.
Our Fall Family Fun Fest concludes as our parking lot is transformed for an in-car screening of Disney/Pixar's Coco.
Please register to reserve a parking spot for your vehicle, not for the number of passengers.
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Books for Fans of Unsolved Mysteries
Unsolved Mysteries, the classic, long-running documentary series exploring unsolved crimes, missing persons cases, and paranormal phenomena is back. It’s been reported that almost 15% of Netflix’s 180 million subscribers have watched the reboot’s first six episodes since they started …
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2020 Christopher Award Winners
First presented in 1949, the Christopher Awards were established by Father James Keller to salute media that “affirm the highest values of the human spirit.” Their goal is to encourage men, women and children to pursue excellence in creative arenas …
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New Books: 09/22/2020
The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult
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And Now She's Gone by Rachel Howzell Hall
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The Virginia Dynasty by Lynne Cheney
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2020 Harriet Tubman Prize Finalists
The Harriet Tubman Prize is awarded annually to a distinguished nonfiction book published in the United States on the slave trade, slavery, and anti-slavery in the Atlantic World. A Readers’ Committee of scholars and librarians selects a short list of …
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James Patterson’s 2020 Reading Picks
At the Amazon Book Review Blog, author James Patterson offers a few reading suggestions. Surely you know James Patterson. He has sold hundreds of millions of books. He is probably best known for his Alex Cross series of thrillers.…
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Stay-at-Home Movie Party: Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Monday, October 19, 7:00 PM.
We may not be able to watch movies together right now but that doesn't mean we can't keep the screenings going. Join us on our Facebook page at 7:00 PM for an online screening of Beneath the 12-Mile Reef.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, champion of gender equality, has died at age 87.
“Our nation has lost a justice of historic stature. We at the Supreme Court have lost a cherished colleague. Today we mourn but with confidence …
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David M. Glantz Receives Pritzker Museum Award for Lifetime Achievement
Military Historian, writer, educator and Retired United States Army Colonel, David M. Glantz is the 14th recipient of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.
From the award announcement, “Glantz is the …
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Rocket Says Look Up! Wins 2020 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize
The Waterstones Children’s Book Prize is an annual award given to a work of children’s literature voted on by the booksellers of Waterstones the biggest book retailer. First awarded in 2005, the purpose of the prize is “to uncover hidden …
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Stay-at-Home Movie Party: A Farewell To Arms
Monday, October 12, 7:00 PM.
We may not be able to watch movies together right now but that doesn't mean we can't keep the screenings going. Join us on our Facebook page at 7:00 PM for an online screening of A Farewell To Arms.
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I’m Thinking of Ending Things
I only gave Iain Reid’s novel, I’m Thinking of Ending Things one star on Goodreads when I read it in 2016, but the fact that Charlie Kaufman, writer of Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, …
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New Books: 09/08/2020
One by One by Ruth Ware
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Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
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The Invention of Sound by Chuck Palahniuk
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Catfishing on CatNet Wins Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book
The Lodestar Award is an award given annually to a book published for young adult readers in the field of science fiction or fantasy. The name of the award was chosen because a lodestar is “a star that guides or …
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2020 Hugo Award Winners
In a streaming ceremony, the 78th World Science Fiction Convention announced the winners of the 2020 Hugo Awards. The Hugos, presented annually since 1955, are science fiction’s most prestigious award. The Hugo Awards are voted on by members of …
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Stay-at-Home Movie Party: The Internet’s Own Boy
Monday, October 05, 7:00 PM.
We may not be able to watch movies together right now but that doesn't mean we can't keep the screenings going. Join us on our Facebook page at 7:00 PM for an online screening of The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz.
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Bom Boy by Yewande Omotoso
Yewande Omotoso’s 2017 novel, The Woman Next Door, was a far-reaching examination of difficult personalities, and her debut, Bom Boy shares a lot of the same DNA.
Bom Boy follows the South African life of Leke, a young man …
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2020 GLAAD Media Awards
The 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards honor media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues. Since its inception in 1990, the GLAAD Media Awards have grown to be the most visible annual LGBTQ awards show in …
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