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Restaurants and Chefs

Whether you enjoy eating out or are more of a home cook, we hope you'll enjoy some of these books--a mix of fiction and non-fiction--about restaurants and chefs. And if you're wondering about big food questions, like...

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Ukrainian and Ukrainian-American Writers

Do you want to learn more about Ukraine? Take a look at this list of books written by Ukrainian and Ukrainian-American writers to experience the culture of Europe's second largest country.

A Literary Trip to Ireland

A Literary Trip to Ireland

Does St. Patrick's Day have you wishing you were in Ireland? These memoirs and travel stories about living in or visiting Ireland might just hit the spot. (You might also like this list of novels set in Ireland.) May the road...

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March 2022 Mid-Month Sudoku

Need a break from March Madness?  Maybe this month's Sudoku will be more your speed.  Enjoy!

Books about Peace

Share some peace with children with these books from our Children's Room Collection.

Pi Day

Pi Day

March 14th is celebrated by math and pastry lovers everywhere as Pi Day! The date 3/14 resembles the first few digits of pi, 3.14, which is used to calculate the circumference of circles. Or circular foods, such as pies. Here are some baking books to help you celebrate this delicious day!

MAR10

Celebrate MAR 10 with Mario and Friends

It's MAR10! Let's celebrate Mario and other Nintendo characters today. Did you know that MHL has a Nintendo Switch system (bundled with Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros games) that you can borrow from our Library of Things? You can get on the waitlist for the Switch...

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Score With These Basketball Books

March is a great time for our favorite sport: reading! Sign up for Minute Madness and keep track of the minutes you spend reading. We're competing with other local libraries to see which community has the most readerss! If you...

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RISE: Feminist Literature for Young People

Rise: Feminist Literature for Young People 2022

Each year a committee from the American Library Association puts together the Rise list of the year's best feminist literature for young people (ages 0-18). March is Women's History Month, so it seemed like a perfect time to share the Rise Top Ten list. You can see the full list of titles...

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Frequently Challenged Books by Black Authors

Frequently Challenged Books by Black Authors

You may have heard about recent challenges to books, sometimes with the result of having them removed from schools or public libraries. The American Library Association's Office of Intellectual Freedom has noted that...

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