The Magic of Ordinary Days by Ann Howard Creel
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If you’re a fan of historical fiction, today’s staff book recommendation may interest you! Laura, one of our Public Services Library Associates, recommends The Magic of Ordinary Days by Ann Howard Creel.
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This week kicks off our summer reading challenge, Oceans of Possibilities!
By logging your reading minutes and participating in activities, you earn smaller prizes along the way and tickets to enter our grand prize drawings! Each week, a new set of activities will be unlocked for you to complete. You have until July 31, 2022 to enter all your progress into Beanstack, because the winners for the grand prize drawings will be drawn August 1!
Keep reading to learn more about our summer reading challenge and to check out the grand prizes.
[August 2, 2022 note: Our summer reading challenge has now ended, but you can take a look at how the summer went by reading our summer reading wrap-up post here.]
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There’s nothing quite like cracking open a brand new book. We love our new books!
So in case you missed these, here are 8 new adult books that hit our shelves in May. This list features two fiction, two non-fiction, one mystery, one science fiction, and two large print books.
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Come one, come all! We are kicking off the summer with ReedFest, an ocean-themed after-hours celebration at Ravenna City Park on June 3, 2022. In conjunction with Ravenna Parks and Recreations’ Summer Celebration, we will be participating in this community event from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. We hope to see you there!
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If you enjoy reading your news from the Record-Courier, then you may be interested to learn that the library offers free access to the online version through Newsbank. Keep reading to find out how!
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Did you know that Reed Memorial Library now has adult Launchpads for loan? (And no, we’re not talking about Launchpad from DuckTales!)
Perhaps you’ve seen our variety of Launchpads for children, but now we have five Launchpads for adults, located with the new audiobooks by our magazine room.
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Our Youth Services department has put together a list of 50 books to read with your child before they turn five! We love these books, and we think you will, too.
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Welcome to Beanstack, your new handy reading tool!
What is Beanstack?
Beanstack is an easier way to track your reading and participate in reading challenges! Many libraries use Beanstack to offer activities and prizes for readers and families throughout the year.
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The Heartbeat of Trees: Embracing Our Ancient Bonds with Forests and Nature is the newest book published by Peter Wohlleben, author of many books, including The Hidden Life of Trees. Written in short chapters, this book explores a wide variety of topics relating to trees and forests. It begins by discussing human senses and why our sight, smell, touch, taste, and hearing have evolved because of our history of forest dwelling.
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