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September 2022 Book of the Month

The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris has been called A Best Book of the Year by NPR, Washington Post, The New York Times and the Boston Globe. Set during the waning days of the Civil War, this historical fiction novel is both a poignant and gripping read....

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August 2022 Book of the Month

A perfect blend of summer, nostalgia, and baseball. Pick up your copy of Last Days of Summer by Steve...

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Get Grilling

Get Grilling

July is National Grilling Month! If you're looking for some new recipes to spice up your next BBQ, MHL can help with these cookbooks. And if you're looking for a new activity to keep your friends and family occupied while the meal cooks, you can check out the new...

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Juneteenth

Juneteenth

The library will be closed on Sunday, June 19th and Monday, June 20th in observance of Juneteenth. June 19th has a long history of being celebrated by Black Americans, particularly in Texas, to celebrate the reported end of slavery in the United States after the Civil War....

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Frederick Law Olmsted 200th Anniversary

Frederick Law Olmsted at 200

Tuesday, April 26 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted. The father of American landscape architecture is best known for designing New York City's Central Park and Boston's Emerald Necklace, but Olmsted's legacy includes hundreds of famous landscape commissions around...

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Books by Autistic Authors

April is Autism Acceptance Month so we've gathered a list of books for all ages written by autistic writers. Take a look to read about the experiences of autistic people and how they make our world richer!

For more information, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) has put together...

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New Displays in Non-Fiction

The library has refreshed its new subject-area displays in non-fiction titles, found on the ground floor (one level up from the parking lot).  While some subject displays remain the same, others have been changed around.  Our new displays are themed around leisure, true crime, and home &...

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january adult book of the month

Introducing our new Book of the Month program!

Starting this month, we will be featuring some great titles in our Books of the Month club! We will have a title each month for adults, teens, middle-grade readers, and picture book readers. 

There's no official programming to talk about the books or even a time by which to read them! ...

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Get Growing with the Seed Library

Get Growing With the Seed Library!

MHL's Seed Library is open! You can read more about the seed library here and visit it on the first floor (near paperback fiction) during any of the library's open hours. If you're excited about gardening, you might also want to...

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ALA's Youth Media awards 2021

"The Oscars of the Kid-lit World"

It's been a very exciting day for literature of children and teens - today is the announcement of the American Library Association's Youth Media Awards! The "American Library Association's Youth Media Awards" is sort of a mouthful but it's a catchall title for all of the wonderful book awards...

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