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  • International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026

    I recently read a fascinating article about how almost every farmer who grows chile peppers in the rural southern state of Tamil Nadu in India is a woman. In fact, Vallal Kannan, a program coordinator for the local government-run agricultural center Krishi Vigyan Kendra, maintains that women farmers have always handled over 70% of agricultural … Read more

  • Brianna’s Books: May Favorites 2026

    Are you ready for an adventure? I could make this a longer intro, but why not just dive in and see what I mean? Picture Books “Find the Sun” written and illustrated by Andy Harkness  Eddie hates Mondays. And this Monday sweeps in with a raging thunderstorm, which is enough to drive Eddie back to … Read more

  • June’s First Thursday Book Discussion: “Empire of AI”

    AI is simultaneously scary, exciting, confusing, ever-changing, and, however we approach it, an opened Pandora’s box. To summarize, a 2025 Pew Research Center poll breaks down Americans’ conflicting attitudes toward AI: People feel more concern than excitement about the increased uncontrollable use of AI in their lives; More people believe that AI will degrade people’s … Read more

  • DIY Candied Citrus Peel🍊✨

    I’ve always had a HUGE sweet tooth and have my mother to thank for this: as the family lore goes, when carrying me to term in the summer of my birth, she devoured an entire peach pie by herself. #GoodForHer #HappyBelatedMothersDay 💖🍑💖 But a very unwelcome bodily change hit me around my early twenties: though … Read more

  • New DVD List: May 2026

    Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection. “Send Help” – Website / Reviews  A survival horror thriller about a woman and her CEO who become stranded on a deserted island and their darkly humorous battle of wills and wits to make it out alive. “Good Luck, Have … Read more

  • Literary Links: Summer Reading: Unearth a Story™

    Grab your shovels! For Summer Reading at the Daniel Boone Regional Library we are going to Unearth a Story.™ We will be digging into stories of dinosaurs, archaeology and everything else under our feet. As you go deeper, you will notice changes in the soil and treasures buried in it. These are strata, the distinct … Read more

  • Nonfiction Roundup: May 2026

    Below I’m highlighting some nonfiction books coming out in May. 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

  • Books by Snail 2026

    Summer is just around the corner, which means we’re gearing up for another season of Books by Snail! Even if you don’t live close to a library, the Books by Snail team is here to make sure you reach your summer reading goals. Students entering kindergarten* through 12th grade who attend school (or are homeschooled) in … Read more

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