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Celebrate National Craft Month With Help From Your Library

March is National Craft Month! Work on your favorite craft, learn a new craft or make something with your kids. The library has lots of good books to help. Do you have an overabundance of t-shirts?...

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A Son’s Tribute to His Mom’s Story (and History)

We all could say something nice or special about our moms, and I’m no exception. What makes my mom amazing and notable is the way she lives her life. But before I tell you about her life today, you...

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Life Is not Still

I must admit, I’ve never read Anna Quindlen before. I knew that she is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and bestselling author, but I never got excited enough to pick up one of her books – until I...

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Let’s Travel: Nuremberg

Never in my life did I plan on traveling to Nuremberg. For one thing, as far as I knew, it was a relatively ordinary German town, remembered mostly for the Nuremberg Trials, a series of military...

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Chocolate Chip Cookies: New Ideas for an Old Favorite

I love chocolate chip cookies, especially fresh out of the oven. Two of my younger sisters remember baking cookies with me when they were kids. When I got married 34 years ago, they (ages 14 and 16)...

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Happy Valentine’s or as Good as It Gets

We got married on Valentine’s Day. My husband thought that it was romantic. (Well, he also figured that it would help him remember our future anniversaries.) I thought it was cute and also special,...

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A Smart-aleck Sleuth in Ancient Rome

(Review of the Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries, by Lindsey Davis) If you grieve (as I do) at the end of a good mystery series, when the last mesmerizing page of the last book is turned, do I have a...

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Three Common Scams and How to Avoid Them

Have you ever gotten one of those, “You’ve won a cruise!” phone calls? An email from a distant family member asking you to wire money? You aren’t alone. The Federal Trade Commission says that...

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Online Genealogy Resources From Your Library

Genealogical research is becoming more and more popular with our patrons – have you caught the bug? Here at DBRL Next, we will continue to share news and resources that might help you in your search of...

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What You Need to Know About Alzheimer’s

Last year, Alzheimer’s was much discussed in popular media, as Julianne Moore won all of the awards for her portrayal of a 50-year-old linguistics professor with the early onset form of the disease, in...

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