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Halfway through school break and a day and a half until ...

12/30/2019

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The new year! What are your plans for the new year? Any resolutions? Let us know!
Also, you've had a whole year to read books! What were your favorite this year?
    Want to talk about your favorite books or books you'd like to see in the future? Send me your email!
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You have a whole week before school starts again to think about it. Once school starts up again, I'm sure the chaos starts again too. But school is not here yet, so here are a few books for little, middle and high.
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Squirrel's New Year's Resolution by Pat Miller
Squirrel knows that New Year's Day is a great day for making resolutions! But what does it mean to make a resolution, anyway? As she makes visits around the forest she learns about New Year's resolutions and helps her friends get started on theirs. If only she can think of a resolution of her very own . . .

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New Year's Eve thieves by Ron Roy
Who knew there were thirteen months in a year? It's an extra thirteenth book of the Calendar Mysteries Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy are looking forward to a New Year's Eve party. But someone is leaving clues that there might be more to this celebration than confetti and noisemakers.
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The resolutions by Mia García
"From hiking trips to four-person birthday parties to never-ending group texts, Jess, Lee, Ryan, and Nora have always been inseparable. But now with senior year on the horizon, they've been growing apart. And so, as always, Jess makes a plan.
Reinstating their usual tradition of making resolutions together on New Year's Eve, Jess adds a new twist:
instead of making their own resolutions, the four friends assign them to one another-dares like kiss someone you know is wrong for you, find your calling outside your mom's Puerto Rican restaurant, finally learn Spanish, and say yes to everything. But as the year unfolds, Jess, Lee, Ryan, and Nora each test the bonds that hold them together. And amid first loves, heartbreaks, and life-changing decisions, beginning again is never as simple as it seems."
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The countdown is real!

12/23/2019

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... and so is the stress! Luckily my kids are a little older so I can get them to wrap all the presents, but it's getting harder and harder to find presents for them. ACK. If you celebrate, how do you deal with the stresses of the holiday? In fact, how do you deal with stress in general?
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Guts by Raina Telgemeier
I just suggested this for my sister to read because she's been dealing with holiday stress. Its an amazing graphic novel for anyone dealing with stress and anxiety. While Raina wrote it for kids and teens, as an adult you can still sympathize and understand how she feels. The illustrations are bright and cheerful, but also show her struggles and turmoils.
Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. Her mom has one, too, so it's probably just a bug. Raina eventually returns to school, where she's dealing with the usual highs and lows: friends, not-friends, and classmates who think the school year is just one long gross-out session. It soon becomes clear that Raina's tummy trouble isn't going away... and it coincides with her worries about food, school, and changing friendships. What's going on?
I HIGHLY suggest it, as does my sister and my 10 year old and 14 year old. My daughter says that it is her favorite Raina Telgemeier book (Drama is her second favorite, BTW).
Need to alleviate your post-holiday stresses? Come in and join us on Friday morning for our FAMILY MOVIE MORNING! I keep wanting to call the movie Abdominal, but that would be a completely different movie and this one is not about your abdomen. :) 
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Today is going to be dangerous to my figure!

12/16/2019

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I love chocolate (especially the dark kind). It is my total downfall. Add some peanut butter and I'm a goner. I love making chocolate fondue and just dipping whatever I can in it. Such heaven. :)
Try these suggestions:
  • Bananas and peanut butter
  • Cookies
  • Potato chips
  • Orange wedges
  • Ritz crackers
  • Biscotti
  • Peanut brittle
  • Marshmallows
  • Fudge
  • Shortbread
  • Ice cream
If you like chocolate, what is your favorite thing to cover in chocolate?
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In other news we are having Science Club on Thursday. We will be making some very festive, delightful smelling items that you can take home with you, so come in and check it out!
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LOOKING FOR LAST MINUTE GIFT IDEAS? wE HAVE SOME GREAT ONES!

12/9/2019

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I will be the first to admit it, I try to be crafty, really I do. Unfortunately, I am just crafty enough, but not. Still, I like sometimes trying to do crafty things for Christmas presents. That's where we come in! Guess what we have? BOOKS on that!
Click on the title to get to the library catalog.
20-minute crafts
Created for the crafting pleasure of 7 to 12-year-olds and their parents, these imaginative projects banish boredom while reinforcing concepts learned at school. “Full of interesting animal and nature-themed projects. The 48 activities all include lists of materials needed, full-size patterns, and color photographs of the completed objects...a good choice.”
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Crafts for all seasons
Presents instructions for easy-to-make craft projects with seasonal themes.
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Disney's Christmas crafts for kids : more than 75 festive ideas for making decorations, wrappings, and gifts

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Crafts for little kids : 101 really, really, really fun ideas!
Creative projects build children's self-esteem, enhance their early reading and cognitive skills, and teach them to enjoy the creative process. Enjoy the free, creative spirits of children aged 3 to 8 years old with this book. For parents, grandparents, day care providers, teachers, and anyone else who wants to invest in quality time with little ones.
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Crafting not your cup of tea? Why not check out our book sale, buy a hold card (which is on sale right now) or buy a coffee card! Easy peasy, plus you get to support the library in our programs! Awesome, right?
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    Cathy

    Its me. I like tech toys.
    I like kids and teens. Adults frighten me.
    :)

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