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Winter Games Include New Fiction From JCPL!

 It’s February 6; let the games begin! In Sochi, we’re gearing up for competition in some slippery sports, such as figure skating, ice hockey, speed skating and ski jumping. These winter sports are designed for those who are highly skilled and trained to compete with one another and Mother Nature.

  • Posted: Sunday, February 9, 2014 - 6:10pm

Cabin Fever? We Have the Cure!
Photo of a tiny cabin on a tiny island. Photo by schmilblick via flickr.

The grocery stores, once chock-full of bread and milk, now have shelves empty as the pockets of a bride’s father after the wedding. Why?

  • Posted: Saturday, January 11, 2014 - 12:04pm

The Best in New Fiction From JCPL: ASAP!

"Give me the abbreviated version.” Make it short; we do, after all, live in an abbreviated USA, don’t we? I vowed I’d never text and would never do the “LOL,” etc. thing.

Now, I’ve gotten so used to sending messages via text that when I write I have a hard time remembering to form complete words and sentences.

  • Posted: Friday, December 6, 2013 - 6:58am

The Beat Goes On at JCPL With These New Adult Titles!

“I think it’s so groovy now, that people are finally getting together; I think it’s wonderful now, that people are finally getting together…” That song has been going through my head all morning; to the point that every once in awhile, I have to belt it out just to relieve the pressure.

  • Posted: Friday, October 25, 2013 - 8:13am

These New Fiction Titles at JCPL Are the Perfect Fit!

Today’s technology allows us to perform lots of tasks with ease, more than I realized until a recent issue of Reader’s Digest listed some products that I never knew existed.

  • Posted: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 3:43pm

Free Time? Check Out These New Fiction Titles from JCPL!

 “You’re so lucky; you have lots of free time. I wish I had all that extra time, like you do.” This statement came from my seven year old granddaughter, one of four grandchildren that I babysit on a regular basis. She is one of four children, all ranging in age from 2 to 10.

  • Posted: Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 12:52pm

Too Much Stuff? Borrow, Read and Return These New Books From JCPL!

Stuff, stuff and more stuff. You can never have enough stuff. My motorcycle-parts-collecting husband is proof of that.

  • Posted: Sunday, September 8, 2013 - 2:06pm

New Adult Fiction @ JCPL: Priceless!

“You can please some of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time,” was a favorite saying of my Mom’s. One thing that I think we can all agree on, though, is that the price of gas these days is intimidating.

  • Posted: Sunday, August 11, 2013 - 8:19am

On With the Story! Check Out These New Fiction Titles From JCPL!

I take books along with me everywhere I go; in fact, on a recent visit to the dentist, I took a book along for company, because "I've been to the dentist before, so I know the drill."

  • Posted: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - 3:22pm

Busy Summer Days Call Some Great New Fiction From JCPL!

Moms are spot-on. With eyes in the back of their heads, 365 days a year, they are all-seeing, all-knowing beings whose sixth sense keeps children (and grandchildren) on the straight and narrow (for the most part).

  • Posted: Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 7:13pm