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July 2021 Puzzle

We're not going to flat-out tell you what the theme of this month's puzzle is, but if you run into a jam, may we suggest you take break and spend a few minutes looking over the list of magazines we have at the library...

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Happy Canada Day!

Happy Canada Day

Our neighbors to the north observe Canada Day on July 1st, in commemmoration of the Constitution Act of 1867 which united the separate colonies of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia into the single British Dominion of Canada. In honor of this holiday, here are 15 great books by Canadian...

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Gerry & Vicki's Top Craft Books

In the lastest episode of MHL's Shelf Help podcast, Gerry Deyermond (assistant head of circulation), Vicki Murphy (executive secretary), and Stephanie Smith (cataloging & reference librarian) discuss MHL's new craft space, the upcoming return of Vicki...

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Caribbean-American Heritage Month

Caribbean-American Heritage Month

June is Caribbean-American Heritage Month! This is a time to celebrate the accomplishments of Americans with heritage from one of the over 30 Caribbean island nations. Here are some books for teens and adults written by Caribbean-...

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2021 Queer YA Books

Notable LGBTQ+ YA Fiction 2021

June is Pride Month! What better way to celebrate than with books? These are some great YA books from this year that all feature LGBTQ+ characters. If you're looking for more to read, check out this list of 2021 LGBTQ+ Fiction for Adults as...

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Celebrating Juneteenth

Celebrating Juneteenth

Although the American Civil War is generally considered to have ended on June 2, 1865, slavery was not completely abolished in the United States until June 19th, 1865. This date marked the abolition of slavery in the state of Texas...

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June 2021 Mid-Month Sudoku

What do Sudoku puzzles have in common with library books?  -- They both involve sequences of numbers!  While most library call numbers that we use here for our nonfiction books aren't as long as a nine-digit sequence in Sudoku, for topics with lots of books, we do have some call numbers as long...

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queer nonfiction

Notable LGBTQ+ Nonfiction

Last week we shared some new and notable LGBTQ+ adult fiction and this week we are back with nonfiction. Enjoy these memoirs, essay collections, histories, and more!

Hidden Treasure

Metal detecting is making a comeback as a hobby, at least among some circles.  (Check out the article "The New Detectorists" in the New York Times, which you...

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