Several years ago, after a long flight to the West Coast, I arrived safely in Los Angeles while my luggage ended up in Canada. After that hot mess, I vowed to streamline the way I travel. As you might expect, …
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As you may have noticed, library staff members are geeking out over this year’s summer games. There’s Lana’s Literary Links article about all things London–from the Olympic games to Charles Dickens–and her blog post about tips for making the trek across …
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Christmas 2006. My husband took great pride in the heavy, gift-wrapped box with my name on it. He wrapped it early in December so that it would linger under the tree, drawing out the mystery for most of the month. …
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Right now you could be learning Spanish. Or Urdu. Or Pashto, Italian, Korean or more than 60 other languages. FOR FREE. You read that correctly. Free. All you need is your handy-dandy library card. Perhaps you have heard of Byki, …
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My daughter started second grade this week, and so the open houses, fitness nights, book fairs and PTA meetings begin. Soccer practice and ballet lessons likewise resume before the end of the month. My husband covers local sporting events as …
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How many times have you heard about a book on a radio program or television talk show and thought, “That sounds amazing!” but been unable to remember the title or the author when you next visit the library? I will …
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