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The Olympics are Coming!

Growing up with one television and 3 main channels, I learned to enjoy watching sports programs with my father.  He always tuned in to the Olympics and we cheered on the medalists from the USA. 

I remember amazing athletic skills and record-breaking performances. I especially enjoyed watching gymnastics, synchronized swimming, and horse jumping and dressage.

Posted: Friday, July 9, 2021 - 2:24pm

Time Flies! Spend it With These New Titles From JCPL!

Twenty years is a long time, but the older I get the faster time goes. Time flies; that is the phrase used when we can’t fathom how quickly the days have passed. For example, I remember when the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling was introduced, and became such a hot item that the reserve list was as long as my arm. Well, I’m short, but the list was really LONG.

Posted: Monday, July 2, 2018 - 1:30pm
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Be a Book Lover This Summer With These New Adult Fiction Titles!

We waited and waited; sometimes patiently, sometimes not so much. All that waiting has paid off, however, because summer is finally here!

The month of June is just the beginning, and then it will be July 4th and then the month of August, which heralds the end of all we waited for.

Posted: Friday, June 1, 2018 - 4:47am
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The Month of May: So Much to Celebrate, Including These Great, New Adult Fiction Titles!

The month of April honors the poet in all of us, and so we celebrate with National Poetry Month all month long.

The month of May has many holidays and specially designated days to its credit, not the least of which is ‘National Lost Sock Day Memorial Day’ on May 9th.

Posted: Wednesday, May 2, 2018 - 1:36pm
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Libraries Lead! Celebrate Your Local Branch of JCPL With These New Adult Fiction Titles!

Libraries Lead; that is the theme for this year’s National Library Week, celebrated April 8-14.

Posted: Friday, April 6, 2018 - 12:19pm
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Time Marches On! Celebrate the Month of March With These New Fiction Titles @ JCPL!

It’s March, and there is so much to celebrate! As Dr. Seuss, one of my most favorite of authors would say, “You’re off to great places, today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way!”

Posted: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 - 1:31pm
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What's In Your Wallet? If It's Your JCPL Card, Check Out These New Adult Fiction Titles!

What’s in YOUR wallet? This is a question asked by a popular celebrity on a current TV commercial advertisement. In our house the question happens to have more to do with what’s in your pocket than what’s in your wallet.

Posted: Friday, February 2, 2018 - 1:36pm
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Cool & Creative Adult Fiction, Available Now @ JCPL!

When ‘ugh…’ is the best word that you can come up with to describe your feelings about a situation, you know it’s not good. I am referring to Old Man Winter, of course, which could be described with these words: rain, sleet, snow, blow, repeat, all with temperatures that could freeze an Alaskan.

Posted: Thursday, January 18, 2018 - 1:40pm

Eat, Read and Be Merry This December With a Good Read From JCPL!

Christmas is for kids. Making lists of their heart’s desires and dreaming of all the presents under the tree consumes them in the month of December. For adults, I believe it’s all about the food. Great meals and sweet treats; that’s what the month of December is about for adults, and it turns out that for once, I am right!

Posted: Thursday, December 21, 2017 - 2:27pm
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Fact or Fiction? Fiction of Course...New @ JCPL!

Sometimes it’s hard to separate fact from fiction. We’ve heard the term ‘fake news’ frequently of late, which leads us to believe the catch phrase, “Believe only half of what you see and none of what you hear.”

Posted: Saturday, November 25, 2017 - 10:00am