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…Institue of America The CIA has updated and expanded the selection of recipes for The New Book of Soups. The New Book of Soups contains all the recipes you’ve come……for hosting community-building neighborhood soup nights. The Soupbox Cookbook : Sensational Soups for Healthy Living by Jamie Taerbaum The Soupbox Cookbook, authored by the chef and founders of the restaurant,…Looking for some new soup recipes for your repertoire? Look no further than MHL’s cookbook collection, or use your MHL card to access NYT Cooking! Easy soups from scratch with……Shelly Westerhausen Every day is a good day for soup! From broths and gazpachos to chowders and chilis, this flexible cookbook is overflowing with scrumptious soups for every season. 50…

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…Harlem bookseller by Vaunda Micheaux NelsonA fictionalized biography of the bookseller and civil rights activist who owned the African National Memorial Bookstore in Harlem, New York City. Once in a…Feburary is Black History Month, which makes it an especially great time to check out these books focused on figures and moments in Black history that you might not have……African Americans from the South to the North and West through the stories of three individuals and their families. Reprint. A best-selling book. A National Book Critics Circle Award finalist….…learned about in your history classes. (If you’re looking for historical fiction for Black History Month, check out this list!) Begin again : James Baldwin’s America and its urgent lessons…

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OK, yes, all of our books are library books. But these library books are also set in libraries! September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month, so what better time to……book that has been stolen and becomes mired in a mystery infused with peril and conflicting clues. The keeper of hidden books : a novel by Madeline Martin As bombs……visit the real library and use your library card to read about a fictional library? The book of form and emptiness by Ruth Ozeki When he begins hearing voices one……year after his father’s death, 13-year-old Benny Oh, seeking refuge in the library, meets a colorful cast of characters, including his very own Book, a talking thing, who narrates Benny’s…

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2024 was a great year for the Book of the Month program! 2023 was pretty good, too! Let's see what 2025 brings! Borrow me! January: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee......Borrow me! September: The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods Borrow me! October: Horse by Geraldine Brooks Borrow me! November: 11/22/63 by Stephen King Borrow me! December: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of......me! December: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce Jigsaw puzzle If you like these puzzles and missed the ones from previous months, you can find them here!...

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…Banned Books Week display near the reference desk, and register for our Banned Book Week “book tasting” events where you can try little samples of some popular books that have……been challenged. Book Tasting: Frequently Challenged Teen Books (presented for adults), Monday, September 26 at 7pm Book Tasting: Frequently Challenged Teen Books (presented for teens), Wednesday, September 28 at 7pm…MHL is joining the American Library Association in celebrating Banned Books Week from September 18-24 this year. Sometimes “Banned Books Week” can be confusing to hear, so to be clear–we……aren’t banning any books here! Instead, we’re highlighting titles that have been challenged or banned in other places, and celebrating our freedom to read these books here. Check out our…

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…• Infrequent readers (ages 6-17) read about 2 books over the summer • Read for at least 20 minutes daily • Read https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqf-eKM5MOg http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjppfG_4-LkAhXLxVkKHQOcBX8QjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.attachmax.com%2F18%2FpostXVII%2Fboy-reading-books-clipart.html%2Fcartoon-boy-reading-clipart-reading-book-cartoon-miami-regarding-boy-reading-books-clipart&psig=AOvVaw2sPIKFe0VVl4dLhY-TiHXM&ust=1569184819880140 Slide Number 1 Slide Number 2……age, don’t forget to sign up where required! Looking for book suggestions? Try the Association for Library Services to Children Summer Reading Lists or Massachusetts Children’s Book Awards Andover Public……academic skills that can occur over the summer months when school isn’t in session. In a single academic year, this decline can result in an estimated 3-month achievement gap between……more advantaged and less advantaged students. Video: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=Cqf-eKM5MOg How To Help Slow It Down different kinds of reading materials (picture books, chapter books, cereal boxes, etc) • Utilize your…

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…children’s book bundle prepared by children’s room staff. What about a book bag for adults? Yes! We are now offering Bespoke Book Bags for adults. I’m looking to get a…The Memorial Hall Library Teen Services Librarians want to create a personalized book bag just for you! If you’d like to receive a bag of 3-5 books we think you……the best books for you. Your bag will not be ready immediately after submitting the form. Where will I pick up my teen book bag? After the bags are assembled,……bag delivered to my middle school via the Book Bags 2 Go program, where I can get one of those bags? Wonderful! See our Book Bags 2 Go page. More…

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…under can get a Memorial Hall Library card with a parent/guardian present. Learn more about library cards and borrowing items! Book Bundles & Booklists Fill out our book bundle request……us know the following information: Grade level(s) you teach Topic(s) you’re covering in a unit Preferred book format (picture books, non-fiction, graphic novels, etc.) Number of books you’d like Library……form to get a selection of books based on your submitted interests! Children’s Room staff will put together a bundle of ten books for each order requested, then we’ll send……when the form was submitted. If you’re looking for reading suggestions, you can take a look at some of our booklists online! Request a Book Bundle Collection & Materials The…

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Each year, the Rise Feminist Book Project selects the best books with feminist content for readers 0-18. Here’s the Rise 2023 Top Ten list. You can see the full list……consent by Megan Madison Developed by experts in the fields of early childhood and activism against injustice, this topic-driven board book offers clear, concrete language and imagery to introduce the……concept of consent. This book serves to normalize and celebrate the experience of asking for and being asked for permission to do something involving one’s body. It centers on respect……own provocative sign: “Black women take care of their families by taking care of themselves. Abortion is self-care. #Trust Black Women.” The book also has a foreword and afterword and…

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…Services Librarian Renata says, “I grew up being creeped out by the “Anonymous” book Go Ask Alice and couldn’t believe that the actual story of that book‘s author, Beatrice Sparks,…It’s been a great year for reading! Please enjoy some of MHL’s favorite books – and more! – from our staff. You’re sure to find something you will enjoy with……store in winter months.” Finlay Donovan knocks ’em dead by Elle Cosimano Fiction: Struggling novelist and single mom Finlay Donovan uncovers a world of Russian mobsters and assassins disguised as……Services Librarian Renata says, “This book feels like a grown-up Harry Potter in all the best ways, and I am dying for the sequel to come out.” Dexter TV Series:…

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