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Women Writers & Publishers Weekly
A good deal of heat has been generated among book aficianados by the Publisher’s Weekly Best Books of 2009 list. This list is the editors’ choice of the major publishing trade magazine w… more →
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Women Writers & Publishers Weekly
wrote 1 month ago: A good deal of heat has been generated among book aficianados by the Publisher’s Weekly Best B … more →
Local poet Phil Metres
wrote 2 months ago: Poet and teacher Phil Metres will present a Master Poets’ Class at the Library on Wednesday, N … more →
Back to School: Help With Writing Papers
wrote 3 months ago: In my last Back to School post, I described some electronic databases useful for research. After t … more →
New Anisfield-Wolf Award Winner: Louise Erdrich
wrote 3 months ago: Congratulations to one of my favorite writers, Louise Erdrich, who won the Anisfield-Wolf Award this … more →
Reference Gem #3
wrote 6 months ago: Today’s amazing Reference find is The Encyclopedia of Earth: a Complete Visual Guide published … more →
If you like Dan Brown...
wrote 7 months ago: The movie “Angels and Demons,” based on Dan Brown’s bestselling book, hit theaters … more →
Need ideas for your next read?
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wrote 7 months ago: Summer will be here before you know it, so it is not too early to start thinking about what books yo … more →
Reference Gem # 2
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wrote 8 months ago: If you’ve ever read an old book that describes the price of something “back in the day … more →
Reference Gems # 1
wrote 8 months ago: This is the first in an occasional series on Reference Gems. We have all these marvelous books in o … more →
Teen Read Week 2008
wrote 1 year ago: Area teens will be reading for the fun of it as Avon Lake Public Library celebrates the eleventh ann … more →
Judy Blume for Banned Books Week
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wrote 1 year ago: Chicago TV did an excellent interview with author Judy Blume on Banned Books Week. Blume’s bo … more →
Banned Book Week 2008
wrote 1 year ago: At Avon Lake Public Library, we believe strongly that every American has the right to read freely. … more →
Two More Days to Picture You Reading!
wrote 1 year ago: We’ve got a new set of contest photos (real cute ones!) posted on our flickr page. The deadli … more →
Listen to the Mustn'ts Child
wrote 1 year ago: Materials Processor Anne Herrilko is one of the two Library staff members who prepare every item i … more →
wrote 1 year ago: A poem for spring, for Earth Day, for a gorgeous day, thanks to e.e. cummings: i thank You God for m … more →
The Library in Poetry and Prose
wrote 1 year ago: Children’s Librarian Sally Klepper gets to spend a fair part of her days selecting children … more →
Jabberwocky
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wrote 1 year ago: Prodigious Reader and Assistant Cataloger Cheryl Paganelli contributed two poems to our poetry col … more →
Poets on Trees
wrote 1 year ago: Still on our Earth Day theme: Poet Joyce Kilmer famously wrote, “I think that I shall never … more →
Pied Beauty
wrote 1 year ago: I think of this as an Earth Day poem: Pied Beauty GLORY be to God for dappled things— For skies of c … more →
