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    Change Sings

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    Synopsis: “’I can hear change hummingIn its loudest, proudest song.I don’t fear change coming,And so I sing along.‘ In this stirring, much-anticipated picture book by presidential inaugural poet and activist Amanda Gorman, anything is possible when our voices join together. As a young girl leads a cast of characters on a…

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    Melville

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    Synopsis: Meet Melville, a purple, softly round, beyond-adorable sea creature who is off to “find a place for just me.” Leaving his warm and loving mama behind, Melville the sea creature sets off for an adventure, and he knows just the kind of place he’s looking for. Along the way,…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/27/2021

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    What I Read I finished up Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore and read Fix Her Up by Tess Bailey and I might be getting to end of my romance reading phase. I also re-read The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen. I like that I don’t have to…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/20/2021

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    What I Read I finally read Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo and I honestly don’t know why it took me so long! It’s currently on the long list for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. I loved how the story moved between characters and…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/13/2021

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    What I Read In the past two weeks, I’ve only read two books. It’s been super busy at work. Our ILS had an upgrade and data migration going on for about a week and that wasn’t too bad. But, coming out of that, there were so many issues with data…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/30/2021

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    What I Read Well, an unplanned power outage that lasted almost an entire 24 hours led me to do A LOT of reading. It’s amazing what you can read when conserving your cell phone battery, without wi-fi and many of the modern luxuries needed to clean the house! I finished…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/23/2021

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    What I Read Although I tried to take a little time off this past week, it wasn’t as successful as I had hoped! With limited staff and a lot going on at work, I still had to answer emails, phone calls, and more. Plus, both my partner and I were…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/16/2021

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    What I Read I’m in the middle of Siege & Storm by Leigh Bardugo and really liking it. I haven’t had a lot of time to read (again) this week, but I’m squeezing in a few minutes here and there. I’m excited because I’ve got a few days off this…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/9/2021

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    What I Read I finished Shadow and Bone this weekend! I’m in the middle of the Netflix series and it’s very different from the book, but I like both of them. I put the sequel on hold, so I can’t wait to read the next one. I may have read…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/2/2021

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    What I Read It has been another busy week and at this point, I shouldn’t be surprised. I think every week is a busy week! I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before, but we’re short-staffed at the library which has left me working many Saturdays which has definitely cut into my…