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How To Write a Novel in a Month
Posted about 2 days ago by April S
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels and Self-help & Spirituality | Tagged with creative writing, fiction - authorship, Fiction - Technique, novel writing, publishing, writing and writing tips
Find your inspiration to write a novel for NaNoWriMo.
Continue ReadingYakking in a Pond
Posted about 10 days ago by Heidi Y.
Posted in Arts, Crafts, & Hobbies, Cooking, Home, & Garden, Fitness, Nature, & Travel and Self-help & Spirituality | Tagged with Great Lakes Region - Travel, kayaking - handbooks, Lake Erie Guidebooks, Michigan Guidebooks and pond design
A celebration of the sport of kayaking and the trials of married life.
Continue ReadingMoney Smart Week 2018
Posted about 18 days ago by Melissa J
Posted in Business & Investing, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, Programs, Self-help & Spirituality and Spending Smarter | Tagged with financial literacy, Money Smart Week and personal finance
Learn all about personal finance this April at the Main Library during our 2nd Annual Financial Fair and Money Smart Week.
Continue ReadingGet Inspired to Get Moving on National Walking Day and Beyond
Posted about 23 days ago by April S
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fitness, Nature, & Travel, History, Politics, & Biography, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks and Self-help & Spirituality | Tagged with heart health, heath & fitness, National Walking Day, sports & recreation and workout
National Walking Day is observed on the first Wednesday in April each year. Let the Library inspire you to get moving this Spring and beyond.
Continue ReadingLet's Get Creative! Nonfiction Books for Masters and Enthusiasts Alike
Posted about 1 month ago by Juliette H
Posted in Arts, Crafts, & Hobbies, eBooks & eAudiobooks, History, Politics, & Biography, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks and Self-help & Spirituality | Tagged with Art History, artist biographies, artistic expression, creative ability, creativity, motivation & inspiration and self-improvement
Explore a variety of resources designed to spark artistic inspiration.
Continue ReadingA Minimalist Approach to Living
Posted about 1 month ago by April S
Posted in Cooking, Home, & Garden, eBooks & eAudiobooks, New and Self-help & Spirituality | Tagged with happiness, house cleaning, housekeeping, interior design, mental health, minimalism, minimalist living, minimalist movement, motivational, orderliness, personal belongings and simplicity
What would your life be like with less stuff?
Continue ReadingOrganizing Your Life: Home Edition
Posted about 1 month ago by April S
Posted in Arts, Crafts, & Hobbies, Cooking, Home, & Garden, eBooks & eAudiobooks, History, Politics, & Biography, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, New and Self-help & Spirituality | Tagged with cleaning & caretaking, clutter, declutter, DIY, happiness, hoarding, home design & decor, home organization, house & home, house cleaning, housekeeping, inspirational, interior decorating, motivational, orderliness, organization ideas, organizing, simplicity and storage in the home
Clear out the clutter, tidy up, and get organized!
Continue ReadingAging Gracefully
Posted 3 months ago by Amy H
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fitness, Nature, & Travel, History, Politics, & Biography, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, New and Self-help & Spirituality | Tagged with aging, aging gracefully, documentaries, elderly, exercise, happiness, longevity, mental health, nonfiction, old age, older people - social conditions, relationships, relaxation, senior citizens, seniors, wellness and Yoga
“Nature gives you the face you have at twenty; it is up to you to merit the face you have at fifty” – Coco Chanel
Continue ReadingA Year Of ...
Posted 4 months ago by Sarah H
Posted in Children & Parenting, Cooking, Home, & Garden, eBooks & eAudiobooks, History, Politics, & Biography, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks and Self-help & Spirituality | Tagged with adventure travel, ambition, autobiographies, compulsive hoarding, goals, gratitude, happiness, housekeeping, Humor, inspiration, journeys, memoirs, motivation, personal growth, personal narratives, relationships, self-actualization, self-confidence, self-discovery, self-improvement, year long memoir projects and year-long projects
How much can one person accomplish in the span of a year - continue reading to find out.
Continue ReadingResolve To Be Lazy
Posted 4 months ago by Rachel S
Posted in Cooking, Home, & Garden, eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fitness, Nature, & Travel, New and Self-help & Spirituality | Tagged with comfort, comfort food, contentment, cookbooks, coziness, cozy, Danish, decorating, Denmark, entertaining, happiness, home decoration, human comfort, Hygge, laziness, New Year, New You, resolutions, self-actualization, self-awareness and well-being
Aim low in 2018 and achieve great results!
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