Red Bags are Back!
The Red Bag program is back! Look around the library and bookmobile for red bags filled with similarly-themed titles, check the items out, return them when you're finished, and keep the bag!
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Lynnanne Pearson
Patron Engagement ManagerPatron Engagement
Lynnanne manages the Patron Engagement department and loves to be on desk helping people in the library. She has presented at several library conferences on readers advisory, genres, and eBooks, among other topics. When she is not at the library, she loves reading, baking, a good road trip, and archery.
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2016 Staff Picks
It's been a great year for books, movies, and music. Our expert staff recommend their favorites.
Keep readingIt's Time to Read to the Rhythm This Summer
We're celebrating reading, rhythm, and rewards this summer.
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It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's...Not Your Ordinary Superheroes
We all know the origins and adventures of Superman, Wonder Woman and the Avengers. But the Marvel Cinematic Universe has nothing on female cyborg Fatale and The Actionary. Read about these literary superheroes who need their own big screen adaptions (or at the very least their own graphic novel).
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Affable Trash
Who says you always have to read for elevation and refinement? These titles may not be intellectual, but they sure are fun.
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Good Girls Gone Bad
You go, girl! No, seriously. Go away, girl, you're giving me the creeps. Check out these unreliable girls.
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Canceled Too Soon
Television is a numbers game. Some shows are allowed time to grow their audiences and become successful while some, like the awesome TV shows on this list, are canceled after the first season. Some of these shows were canceled during their first season and never even aired all their episodes.
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Summer Beach Reads 2017
If you hear summer reading and immediately think beach reading then we have a list for you. Grab your beach chair, some SPF sunscreen, and one of these books then turn off your brain for a couple of hours.
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Laugh Until You Die
Horror and comedy mix well in these cheeky horror films. You'll be laughing one minute and scared the next.
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