Nathan Carr, IT Supervisor, reviews an audio book for your holiday travels. Star Wars : The Empire Strikes Back, So You Want to be a Jedi? By Adam Gidwitz; Read by Marc Thompson This is The Empire Strikes Back as I have never encountered it before. This book is written in 2nd person narrative with…
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Yes, it’s only Fall, but Christmas is coming! And this project could be adapted for many seasons by changing the leaf shape and adornments. Supplies: old book pages, scissors, acrylic paint, tape, wire, glue, and beads or other adornments. Step 1: To make 3 holly leaves, cut two identical (for the front and back…
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Lost & Found by Brooke Davis This debut novel comes to us from Australia. Brooke Davis brings to life three very alive, very different characters. The story follows the unlikely relationships of an old man Karl the touch typist, Agatha Pantha a widow, and Millie Bird an abandoned seven year old girl as they experience…
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Our next Papercrafts class (June 30, 6:30 p.m.) will have “stars” as its theme, in anticipation of the Independence Day holiday. But stars can be used for so many occasions: “you’re a star,” Christmas, award party events, and more. Our papercrafts class repurposes old books or other random papers (the shiny stars were from the…
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Watercolor Workshop with 8-12 year-olds The Summer Reading theme for 2015 is all about heroes. So we had a watercolor workshop that mimics the explosive comic book style popular in graphic novels. Here’s a list of materials: 2 sheets of watercolor papers – the background is 6″ by 9″ and the foreground lettered…
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The May 5 gathering for papercrafts was a success! We successfully repurposed damaged books and other assorted papers into little lovelies to give for Mother’s Day, or really any special occasion where a handcrafted card would be appropriate. Here’s one of the Pinterest finds on NPL’s Bookish Papercrafts board. And here’s what our version looked…
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Still Life by Louise Penny Published: 200 Pages: 312 Why I picked this book? This book was a recommendation from someone in the Mystery Lover’s Book Club. What I thought it would be about based on the cover? A style of painting, a town, and murder What the book was about? Murder and how it can…
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