I’ve read about half of John Green’s fictional books and enjoyed each one. But each time I tried to read The Anthropocene Revealed, I returned it, unread, even though I knew I really wanted to read it. When Hiram College announced it as the title for their community read this fall, I finally applied some self-discipline and made myself begin reading. Now, I’m about halfway through and enjoying every minute.
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Does your family have an Uncle Buck? He’s that adventurous, standout relative from way, way back that everyone tells stories about at family reunions. But how would you discover his story beyond the family tales? Reed Memorial Library has free access to a host of genealogy and history research tools. More important, if Uncle Buck lived in our area, we have a local history collection that you can search. Where do you find it? Keep reading for details.
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Things are moving and shaking at the library. This week, it’s mostly adult-level fiction books. Yesterday, staff finished moving the new fiction books to the second floor, reuniting them with their older siblings. Finally, the fiction family is together! Very soon, the non-fiction family will be in one home, too. We’re not really moving materials around to reunite book families; we have a plan. Want to hear know what’s happening?
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As we travel the open seas this summer, our staff are recommending some “hidden gems” for your reading. These gems are books that may have slipped your notice but have been read by at least one of our staff and they’re confident that you may like it, too. Even better, this gem collection is easy to find.
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Get your pirate hat, find your sea legs and join us at our annual kickoff to summer, next Friday, June 6th, 5pm to 8pm. We’ll transform Ravenna City Park into a Treasure Island getaway for the evening with live music, games, activities, a photo booth, food trucks, a pirate costume contest and much more.
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Our Community Baby Shower is this Saturday and literally everyone is invited. In a few weeks, you’re also invited to our Fired Up For Safety extravaganza with firetrucks, firefighters, hands-on demonstrations, and Marshall from Paw Patrol. These events are a big deal and lots of work for us. So why do we organize them?
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A few months ago, we reminded you that with SearchOhio, you have free access to over 16 million books, audiobooks, movies, and music from public libraries across the state. If you’re using SearchOhio or its academic counterpart, OhioLINK, there’s good news and bad news.
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April is known for Earth month, poetry month, school library month, contains National Library Week and Earth Day. It’s a month full of reminders to read, celebrate your library, and save the Earth. Mash these ideas together and you get the perfect month for Reed Memorial Library’s Book Art Contest.
The book art contest is just what it says: repurpose an old book and make some art out of it. We hosted this contest in 2022 with fabulous results (see a few of the entries below) and it’s time for another round.
We have just a few simple guidelines in our contest. Your art must be:
That’s it! We even have a readily-available supply of used books at the Friends’ bookstore at low, low prices (nothing over $1). They’re available in all sizes, shapes, colors, types of paper, and with and without illustrations. There’s plenty of variety to let your imagination run wild.
Entries are due at the library by April 30 for display and voting. The winner will be announced May 14th and all entries will be on display through May 27th. Download an entry form on your own or fill one out when you bring in your art.
What will you create? Get some inspiration from our Repurposed Book board on Pinterest. Peruse the shelves in the Friends’ bookstore with art (not reading) in mind and let’s see what happens!
Life as a recluse isn’t for everyone. This is the lesson learned in Julie Hatcher’s latest novel, Not Quite By the Book. It’s a sharp yet sweet book about how sometimes you need to abandon the quest for love to find your true passion. Want to meet the author? She’s coming to the library this Saturday!
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We installed a new book on the Story Trail today: Nest, by Jorey Hurley, a story about the first year of a bird’s life. The weather is warming, so take those kiddos outside to the park and read the story while they expend energy walking the trail. Not sure what the Story Trail is? Keep reading for details and a spring book list for kids.
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Sincerely, Cornelius 