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Posted about 1 month ago by Amy H
Posted in Fitness, Nature, & Travel and Self-help & Spirituality | Tagged with exercise, health, meditation, mind and body, physical fitness, pilates, weight-loss, wellness, workout and Yoga
It's never too early or late to take better care of ourselves.
Continue ReadingDeveloping Characters That Resonate With Readers
Posted about 1 month ago by April S
Posted in Arts, Crafts, & Hobbies, eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels and Self-help & Spirituality | Tagged with authorship - technique, character development, creative writing, Fiction - Technique, Fictitious characters, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, writing, writing skills and writing tips
Learn how to develop memorable characters for your next novel.
Continue ReadingSinging Voicemails
Posted 2 months ago by Jennifer D
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks and Self-help & Spirituality | Tagged with bereavement, death and dying, family relationships, grief and Loss - psychology
Have you ever saved a voicemail for eight years? I have, and I think it's possible that many of us have a saved voicemail or two, it's just not something we talk about. Before my mom passed away, she would call me every morning around 8:15 and we would talk before I left for work. Then, that tradition ended. One of her voicemails lived on...a long time.
Continue ReadingStorytelling and Our Communities: Part II: Alzheimers
Posted 3 months ago by Heidi Y.
Posted in Education, Research, Science Fiction & Fantasy and Self-help & Spirituality | Tagged with Alzheimer's disease, caregivers and storytelling
Storytelling is the way I connect with other human beings, every day. One of the most amazing audiences to engage and connect with are adults with Alzheimer’s Disease.
Continue ReadingHow To Write a Novel in a Month
Posted 4 months 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, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, novel writing, publishing, writing, writing skills and writing tips
Find your inspiration to write a novel for NaNoWriMo.
Continue ReadingYakking in a Pond
Posted 4 months 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 5 months 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 5 months 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 5 months 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 6 months 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?
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