Authors and illustrators were on a roll with awesome children’s books in 2018. I asked the youth services staff at DBRL to brainstorm their top picks of 2018, and here’s a great list of favorites that they have put together just for you. So before you move ahead to books published in 2019, make sure…
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Babies are enchanted by the sound of the human voice, the feeling of being held close and seeing new and interesting things. So, it’s no surprise that babies love to be read to! The more a baby is exposed to books in the first few months of life, the more likely they are to enjoy…
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Here’s a look at some of the most exciting books being published by first-time authors in November. “The Last Mrs. Parrish” by Liv Constantine Philanthropist Daphne Parrish and her husband Jackson live a life of wealth and power — the life that invisible Amber Patterson craves. Her envy of Daphne drives her determination to manipulate…
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2020 Teens’ Top Ten Nominees (PDF) The Teens’ Top Ten is a “teen choice” list of recommended reading sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Fifteen young adult book clubs from libraries across the country are responsible for determining this list of 25 nominees. Teens nationwide have nearly six months to read as many…
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By Svetlana Grobman, Public Services Librarian There are topics many of us avoid discussing, and the end of life is one of them. We know that our time on earth is finite, but most of the time we push that thought away. Recently, though, I came across a book that reminded me that it’s about…
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I’m baaaack! I missed writing for you all! I’ve recently returned from maternity leave, so I’ve got so many fun books from January and February to share with you. I promise that next month we’ll be back to our regular brand new releases, but in the meantime please enjoy these titles from the beginning of…
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The time is right to find a long book and a cozy spot: it’s dark and cold outside, it’s unsafe to congregate inside and, if we all stay home and read, we’ll slow the viral spread while transporting and soothing (or at least distracting) our overworked brains. Here are a few doozies to help you…
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It’s been nearly a month since library staff have been in their library, and the main thing we all agree on is that WE MISS YOU! To pass the time away from our favorite library patrons, we’ve been doing a lot of cool stuff behind the scenes like online training, Summer Reading preparations and getting…
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In our
recently concluded community survey, 83% of respondents said they used the library at least once in the past year. We also asked "Why haven't you used any library services during the past year?" and 27% cited "I don't have time/too busy." We can assume that this applies to many who only used the library a few times in the past year, too.
"With busier family schedules and growing numbers of senior citizens, there is an increased need for the library to expand what we're already doing to take library materials and services out to where our patrons are," said Margaret Conroy, Daniel Boone Regional Library executive director. "It's our next big initiative."
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Dorothy Canote is a Mid-Missouri author whose latest book is “Reflections From A Restless Mind.” The book is a series of illustrated essays sharing her love of science, travel, history and nature. Her essay subjects range the full gamut — reminiscing about her hometown of Avalon, MO, traveling to various places in the country of…
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