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As the title suggests, this month’s crossword has something to do with food. If you or someone you know could use the services of a food pantry in the area,……or if you would like to make a contribution to one, please have a look at our page on Food Resources in Essex County. We hope you enjoy this month’s…

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…inspiration from the theme of this month’s crossword. It is full of examples of famous authors who didn’t get published until relatively late in life. If one of your new……Estante Infinito You can learn how to use 3D printers You can learn all about how to find information in local historical newspapers We hope you enjoy this month’s puzzle….

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In honor of Disability Pride Month, why not learn more about disabled athletes and the way they compete? And if you’re looking for more about athletes in general, did you……in Siberia with fibular hemimelia, her adoption from a Russian orphanage at 13 months and the big and small life events that marked her rise to the second most decorated…

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Did you know that August is National Romance Awareness Month? Apparently it’s because August 14th is 6 months after Valentine’s Day, so August serves as a reminder to keep romance……and she agrees to perform for the Queen to drum up positive publicity. By the book by Jasmine Guillory A young, black woman working in publishing makes a surprise connection…

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…of the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and U.S. poet laureate’s work includes 30 years of her prose and verse, covering seven books, including poems that touch upon adolescence, love stories, war,……and students. Citizen : an American lyric by Claudia RankineClaudia Rankine’s bold new book recounts mounting racial aggressions in ongoing encounters in twenty-first-century daily life and in the media. Some……Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, and later as a tribute to Walter Dean Myers, this stirring and inspirational poem is New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist……writes Alice Walker in this new book of poems, poems composed over the course of one year in response to joy and sorrow both personal and global: the death of…

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O’Reilly for Public Libraries is a digital library of books, videos, and audiobooks on technology and business by major publishers. Included are 50,000+ books—including pre-release titles—30,000 hours of videos and on-demand courses, and more than 3,000 audiobooks. Although access is unlimited, titles cannot be downloaded for offline use and require an always-on internet connection. Note […]

…number of works by important historic Andover authors and more current, well-reviewed Andover authors. The collection encompasses both fiction and non-fiction, adult and children’s books. Books, Pamphlets and Ephemera Within……the general scope of the collection, the library will collect books, pamphlets, and ephemera, on such subjects as Andover organizations, local government, churches, schools, companies, and biographical material on important……War and historical Children’s book collection are housed in the Andover Room for preservation purposes. Andover Files Andover Files are not located in the Andover Room, and are not strictly…

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…limit access to reading materials, to censor content in schools, to label “controversial” views, to distribute lists of “objectionable” books or authors, and to purge libraries. These actions apparently rise……these. We need to know not only what we believe but why we believe it. Publishers, librarians, and booksellers do not need to endorse every idea or presentation they make……It is the responsibility of publishers and librarians to give full meaning to the freedom to read by providing books that enrich the quality and diversity of thought and expression….…By the exercise of this affirmative responsibility, they can demonstrate that the answer to a “bad” book is a good one, the answer to a “bad” idea is a good…

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So Ms Laura has created a list of kids books featuring struggling readers. Sometimes seeing yourself in a book can help, so we hope you will try some of these……technique for learning in whole new way. Beatrice is able to show her classmates who she really has been all along. This book is set in EasyReading, a dyslexia-friendly font….…Just ask! : be different, be brave, be you The boundary-breaking Supreme Court Justice and the award-winning author of Book Fiesta present a celebration of the world’s diversity that explains……information about dyslexia. Thank you, Mr. Falker A mini gift-sized edition of one of Polacco’s most popular books is a tribute to a beloved teacher and follows the story of…

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For kids learning to read or needing some phonics and decodable books here is a list of suggestions from our collection! Mouse moves house Mack the mouse needs to pack……his things and move to his new house, and luckily, he gets help from his friend Jack Sight words, kindergarten : Kindergarten – 10 Books in 1 Presents ten volumes,……the sounds of the English language and how they are written Pete the cat phonics box : 12 Books in 1 Uses stories about Pete the cat to teach children……the relationship between letters and the sounds they make Frank and the Skunk This partially illustrated workbook, meant to be read by an advanced reader with a beginner reader or…

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