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“Second Time Around” is about Malloy Farrell, an interior designer, who inherits her grandmother’s run-down tourist shop in Seaport, Oregon. Her plan is to sell the shop. However, she quickly finds out her old childhood crush, Grayson Matthews, wants to buy the shop and redevelop the area into an outdoor mall. So Mallory changes her … Read more
AdultsPosted October 14
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Food truly serves as a living window into culture, history and societal values. It’s fascinating how food culture can reflect everything from historical trends to social stratification. Food culture includes the way food is prepared, presented, eaten and shared. Food often reflects current trends in society, such as the plethora of cookbooks related to current … Read more
AdultsPosted October 13
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Anne Perry, famous for her Victorian-era mysteries, begins a new series set in 1930s Europe, with a great new heroine, young photographer Elena Standish. Elena is drawn into the hidden world of espionage through a nipped-in-the-bud love affair, which in turn pulls her grandfather to reconnect with his past in the secret service from the … Read more
AdultsPosted October 11
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Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection. “Elsbeth” – Season 1 – Website / Reviews A spinoff of “The Good Wife” & “The Good Fight,” this series follows unconventional attorney Elsbeth Tascioni who utilizes her unique point of view to corner criminals alongside the NYPD. “Going to … Read more
AdultsPosted October 9
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I love a cemetery. The older, the better. I am definitely the girl who yells, “Skeleton holes!” and pulls the car over to investigate a good cemetery. I have planned vacations around what graveyards I can visit. I have a bucket list of cemeteries I still need to see. And I realize that a lot … Read more
TeensPosted October 9
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Below I’m highlighting some nonfiction books coming out in October. All of the mentioned titles are available to put on hold in our catalog and will also be made available via the library’s Overdrive website on the day of publication in eBook and downloadable audiobook format (as available). For a more extensive list of new nonfiction books coming out this … Read more
AdultsPosted October 7
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And by “they,” I mean the aliens. Obviously. Feats of engineering and buildings on a grand scale have long captured the minds and imaginations of futurists. The Eiffel Tower, originally planned to be a somewhat temporary structure for the 1889 World’s Faire, a marvel of being the first man-made structure to surpass both 200 and … Read more
AdultsPosted October 4
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Sean Spence is a Columbia, MO author whose latest book is “Breaking Barriers: Disability History in the United States.” The book covers key individuals, events and concepts that have affected the history of disability rights in the United States. Spence’s interest in disability starts primarily with his personal experience as someone with multiple sclerosis, combined … Read more
AdultsPosted October 2
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