Wonderful, Upbeat End-of-Summer Reads

Posted about 3 days ago by Amy H

Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, New and Science Fiction & Fantasy | Tagged with domestic fiction, families - fiction, Psychological Fiction and women-fiction

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A selection of great reads to help pass the time while you reflect on how much fun you had this summer.

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Meet Libby: OverDrive's New eBook and eAudiobook App

Posted about 1 month ago by Andy Lechlak

Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, New, Resources and Science Fiction & Fantasy | Tagged with app, apps, downloadables, eMedia, libby and overdrive

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OverDrive introduced a new App, Libby. Libby brings a lot of new features to the table and appears to be the leading app moving forward for OverDrive users.

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Happy Father’s Day to Real-Life & Fictional Dads!

Posted 3 months ago by Heather H

Posted in Children & Parenting, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, History, Politics, & Biography, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks and Science Fiction & Fantasy | Tagged with albus dumbledore, chinstrap penguins, dumbledore, father of the bride, fathers, fathers day, finding nemo, harry potter, pursuit of happiness, steve martin, tango makes three and will smith

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Happy Father’s Day to all of the amazing dads in our world! Just as in real life, there are impeccable dads in fiction too. Here are my favorite father figures in books, tv, and movies.

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It Could Be Worse… Great Dystopian Reads

Posted 4 months ago by Amy H

Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, Science Fiction & Fantasy and Teen | Tagged with apocalypse, dystopian, future, handmaids tale, mad max, steampunk and wasteland

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Feeling hopeless about recent political developments? If you think we’ve got it bad, prepare yourself for some wildly entertaining perspective!

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Mystery Doors Open Much for Essay Winners

Posted 5 months ago by Heather H

Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Education, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, New, Programs, Science Fiction & Fantasy and Teen | Tagged with essay contest, essay winners, fairytales, key to happiness, mystery door, potenial , ruth venner, science fiction, syria, syrian refugee and time travel

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This year’s essay contest winners’ found a range of wonders behind their mystery doors. Eighteen judges poured through nearly 1,100 entries, choosing 36 winners and honorable mentions.

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The Sunnydale Side of the Street

Posted 5 months ago by Eric P

Posted in Arts, Crafts, & Hobbies, eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, Science Fiction & Fantasy and Teen | Tagged with buffy, television series, television shows, vampires and zombies

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You’ve watched every episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Now what do you do?

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Best of Fantastic Fiction: Clever, Quirky Fantasy and Science Fiction

Posted 5 months ago by Amy H

Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks and Science Fiction & Fantasy | Tagged with adventure fiction, alternate worlds, dark humor, Fantasy Fiction, magic -- fiction, Paranormal Fiction, s/f, Sci-Fi, science fiction and scifi

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Fans of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman take note! Dark, clever stories with great characters, compelling plots and a wry appreciation for the weird have been gathered for your consumption.

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Wintery Reads for Young Adults

Posted 8 months ago by Kathryn M

Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, Mystery & Thrillers, Science Fiction & Fantasy and Teen | Tagged with Fantasy Fiction, mystery fiction, Paranormal Fiction, supernatural-fiction, teen fiction, Winter, YA and Young Adult Fiction

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While the weather outside may be frightful, snuggle up to these great Young Adult titles.

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Hero's Journey - Monomyth

Posted 8 months ago by Andy Lechlak

Posted in Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, Science Fiction & Fantasy and Teen | Tagged with hero's journey, literature, literary techniques and monomyth

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Do you love The Wizard of Oz, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Lion King, or Moana? All of these novels and/or movies have a common literary technique identified as the Hero's Journey.

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All Things Sherlock

Posted 9 months ago by April S

Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, Mystery & Thrillers, New, Science Fiction & Fantasy and Teen | Tagged with anthologies, classics, Detective and mystery stories, detective and mystery television programs, Fantasy Fiction, Historical Fiction, Sherlock Holmes, Short Stories, streaming video, suspense, teen fiction, television series and tv shows

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Sherlock Holmes is one of the most famous detectives of all-time. Explore this blog post to learn more about the history and works inspired by the infamous character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

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