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MRLS Newsletter — April 2023 |
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Llama Llama Easter Egg
by Anna Dewdney - Board Book
A book that is just right for introducing Llama Llama to the youngest of listeners as the endearing favorite wonders what surprises the Easter bunny will bring for him!
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Here Comes the Easter Cat
by Deborah Underwood -- Picture Book
Cat feels jealous of all the attention the Easter Bunny receives, so he decides to take over only to discover that delivering Easter eggs is pretty hard work, and when the real Easter Bunny shows up with a treat for Cat, the feline imposter has to decide what to do about it.
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April 23-29 is National Library WeekEstablished in 1957, NLW is an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities. Libraries continue to serve as lifelines for millions during the pandemic, connecting people to opportunities, resources, and assistance. This week, celebrate by visiting your library in-person or online at www.meherrinlib.org to learn more about the resources we offer! |
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A Library
by Nikki Giovanni - Picture Book
In this ode to libraries where everyone who loves stories is welcome, a world-renowned poet captures the magic of these places for imagination, exploration and escape.
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A Trip to the Library with Sesame Street
by Christy Peterson -- Juvenile Nonfiction
The Sesame Street gang goes to the library and invites readers along to discover how libraries play an important role in communities. Readers learn how to sign up for their own library cards too!
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The Book Woman's Daughter
by Kim Michele Richardson - Adult Fiction
When her parents are imprisoned, Honey, picking up her mothers old packhorse library route, brings books to those in need, but certain folks arent keen to let a woman pave the way until she meets a group of extraordinary women who help her fight for her place.
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Earth's the Right Place for Love
by Elizabeth Berg - Adult Fiction
Nola McCollum is the most desirable girl in Arthur's class, and he is thrilled when they become friends. But Arthur wants far more than friendship. Unfortunately, Nola has a crush on Arthur's older brother, Frank, who is busy pursuing his own love interest and avoiding the boys' father, a war veteran with a drinking problem and a penchant for starting fights. When a sudden tragedy rocks the family's world, Arthur struggles to come to terms with his grief. In the end, it is nature that helps him to understand how to go on, beyond loss, and create a life of forgiveness and empathy. But what can he do about Nola, who seems confused about what she wants in life, and only half aware of the one who loves her most?
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Murder at Haven's Rock
by Kelley Armstrong - Adult Fiction
Deep in the Yukon wilderness, in a place built for people to disappear where there is only one rule---stay out of the forest--Detective Casey Duncan and her husband, Sheriff Eric Dalton, are called in to investigate the murder of the town's construction crew members who broke it.
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Things We Hide from the Light
by Lucy Score - Adult Fiction
Struggling after being shot, Chief of Police Nash Morgan, feeling like a broody shell of the man he once was, finds himself drawn to his new next-door neighbor, smart and sexy Lina, and determined to make this mysterious woman his, discovers that means facing the danger that nearly killed him.
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Meherrin Regional Library
133 West Hicks Street
Lawrenceville, Virginia 23868
434-848-2418www.meherrinlib.org/ |
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