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Poem of the Month

Book expert Nancy Pearl
shares a poem
from Jane Hirshfield.

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Book Discussion Sets

NEW titles now available as discussion sets

The Art of Racing in the Rain* -- Garth Stein
The Elegance of the Hedgehog -- Muriel Barbery
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet -- Jamie Ford
Little Bee* -- Chris Cleave
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane* -- Katherine Howe
Push -- Sapphire

*Also available in Large Print

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Let the Great World Spin

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Too Much Happiness: Stories

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Nine new stories from Canada's most beloved short story writer.

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Wolf Hall

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National Novel Writing Month

You love reading novels but ever wanted to write one? Now's the time to try! November is National Novel Writing
Month, when writers everywhere are encouraged to write a 50,000-word novel in one month. Check out these free events presented by NaNoWriMo.org and hosted by our libraries.

Schedule of Write-Ins

Author Visits this month