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... of "what happened," it also frees our imaginations and allows us to speculate about the thoughts and motives behind their actions in an attempt to fathom those worlds of the ... that would be able to invite and entertain in a modest way distinguished persons, lecturers, musical artists, ...

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... to write. The project came to me as a surprise, as did all of the support I received along the way. The staff of the Madison Public Library did for me what ... I am fortunate to have relatives who were willing to share their time and expertise to improve my writing. Mark raised ...

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... Linh Mai work across the street from each other at their parents' competing Vietnamese restaurants. Like Romeo ... rumors, sometimes harmless, sometimes not, and avoidance at all costs. The "phở* wars" and "bánh xèo** battles" ... feud and follow family wishes or do they make their own way in the world, even if it upsets the balance? What Bảo ...

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... But I haven't been an audio-type person (not audio books anyway). So the podcast world was passing me by. Until ... of ‘casts that I regularly listen to, some (though not all) of my current favorites include: The Podcast (from Book ... Amy, a current co-worker, suggested Bookworm described on their site as "a must for the serious reader...showcases ...

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We all felt it, the dramatic shift in early March 2020 when all ... community groups and leaders things did not stop, in fact, their quick pivots of service kept our neighborhoods strong ... health and the safer at home order, Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway wanted a social media campaign to share stories of ...

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But stay away, Gidget is spoken for! Who knows all of the lyrics to ... and spent a considerable amount of time unattended or with their maternal grandmother. They moved around from house to ...

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... community artists, worked to transform the blank dreary walls behind Hawthorne Library into Madison's Mural Alley. ... gave neighborhood children and families a hand at crafting their very own stamps. Teaching Artist-in-Residence Amy ... crisp shapes and colors. Participants also innovated other ways to print their designs. One child stuck foam stickers ...

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... characters who aren't super flashy, but persist in their quests because it's the right thing to do. Nettle & ... and thus not much use to her mother, the queen, or their small kingdom. So she spends her days, not unhappily, in a ... into a fairy-market and a neighboring country. Along the way she'll meet up with a bone dog, a demon-possessed ...

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... school's unique vision for a making & learning program in their own building.  This formalized partnership is the ... and O'Keeffe Middle School in Madison.  Making Spaces allows the Bubbler team to expand its programming reach ... is learning new things and can choose challenge and find ways to shine." The Make & Do @ Lake View is a place (and a ...

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Minibombo's newest app is all about opposites. In this app, appropriate for even the ... rounds of modifying your animal, they come up with a unique way to exit the screen, then you go back to the main menu (where you can see your character with their new characteristics) and choose to either choose the ...

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... Classic Comics Graphic Novels for Black History Month (And All Year Long) ...

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... Oh, we're still reading and encouraging kids to give their brains a workout over the summer - but rather than incentivizing with small prizes, children earn a high-interest book and a golden ... working through challenges or using our tools in unexpected ways. While the Seedling app included many different ...

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... by Carole Lindstrom, ill by Michaela Goade If there were a way to experience the original paintings of these ... travel to see them.  Goade has used watercolors and a pallet of ocean blues and greens to illustrate this book ... day. Rohman’s realistic illustrations are remarkable for their detail, beauty and for bringing us a bees-eye view of ...

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Join Nellie, Gus, baby Jake, and their parents at Funland as they go on rides, watch ... notice that people are the same as one another in lots of ways, and different in lots of ways too. Helps children ... you have just met or seen for the first time. Who We Are! All About Being the Same and Being Different ...

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... provide its members the means to independently continue their education and to satisfy some of their recreational ... needs. It has offered opportunities to people of all ages to stretch their minds and nourish their souls, and ... Though the library has grown and changed in innumerable ways since its founding, the staff and board have been ...

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... child was that this was a place where your mind will be challenged and you’ll have fun too. Welcome, enter, learn, ... Public Library have shared a remarkable continuity in their determination of what is important to offer children ... in the loaned books and to acquaint children with the ways of the library." Hannah Ellis, Julia Hopkins, and the ...

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... a combination of performing and creative arts exercises. Usually a residency type program in MMSD schools, Whoopensocker ... able to reimburse the centers for transportation and cover their downtown parking costs, allowing their students to ... would move, talk or react to different situations. That way, when they sit down to write their own stories, they ...

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... couple was pleasantly surprised to hear someone speaking their language, and staff were able to work with them to get ... city's translator phone line, they were once again on their way with the applications to move forward in the licensing ... and some other job-finding/listing services. In no time at all, jobs were pouring in, and, on their next visit, they ...

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... at his local library in order to help people improve their writing. Over the years, the program has grown and is now a 100% grant-funded organization, which allows them to bring on more instructors and offer the ... it’s by far the most diverse and unpredictable (in a good way) teaching job that I’ve ever had. You never know ...

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... bookish people! Authors, illustrators, editors, and especially librarians.  Bookish people: Good Books for Bad ... books like that. Not yet. Many are published, but their pictures look still, full of pretty poses and ... speakers the opportunity to read and find community in ways they never had before. For a picture book biography ...

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... to focus on creating lasting experiences, rather giving away one time prizes. With that goal in mind, one reward for ... was participation in Rock the Library! Where kids and their families could create their very own music videos ... or uncertain when they first arrived. In fact, we were initially worried that making a video might be too out going for ...

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... why Francine doesn’t want things to be as they always have been. Francine’s acting different now. She wants to be called Fran, starts joining other groups, she cares about ... Varian Johnson, illustrated by Shannon Wright Siblings at their best and worst ...

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... begin to develop the ability to shoot electricity out of their hands. I know, I don't need to write anything else - ... happens when girls discover that they are becoming physically more powerful than men. The electricity they can ... and her influence can be seen in Alderman's book in the way the world Alderman has created is fully developed and ...

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... School for Toki's annual Power & Legacy Project. Initially the idea of teacher Katie Imhoff, Power & Legacy is now ... poems, animated shorts, or visual pieces of art to convey their message. Choice is paramount. "Our students benefit from having ways to express their identity and their ideas in creative ...

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... be getting inspired during the week of Spring Break with all kinds of programs and activities designed to spark ... many other enrichment materials. We also know it's not always easy to get the kids into the car and out the door. If ... can sing, play instruments, dance and have fun alongside their parents or caregivers. During Spring Break, these ...

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... archeology grad student after she threatened to expose their affair. After she failed to show for her general ... apartment with red ochre and necklaces arranged ritualistically over her bloodied, naked body. Harvard smothered the ... investigative reporting.     Becky Cooper Remembering the way she was ...

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"Problems worthy of attack, prove their worth by fighting back." Paul Erdos, mathematician ... twenty-five years is as difficult and frustrating a challenge as Sisyphus' attempt to push a stone to the top of a ... of the intensity with which patrons care, and have always cared, about their library to the extent that they have ...

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... the library collection - Zines! We're obsessed with these small, beautiful, self-published treasures and it turns out, ... excited to offer Zine artists and makers a place to share their messages with the community. "Zines totally belong in ... creator, Taylor Rushing told us, "they're a democratic way of making and disseminating information and storytelling ...

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... Free Library Commission, advised librarians to withdraw all books from the shelves "as to the patriotic character of ... collection and publicized war-related materials already in their possession. They also distributed government ... The American Public Library during World War I , historian Wayne Wiegand describes the role of librarians during the ...

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"No person shall be allowed to handle the books upon the shelves." 1st ... or evil in the state of nature?" The rules of the library always have been developed under the premise that the public ... which books were checked out and by whom. All readers had their names on individual pages, and each book taken was ...

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United Way's 2-1-1 aims to make accessing resources easier for ... (PDF), updated in 2023, as well as a list of links on their Community Resources web page . Food Assistance The ... Triage has a list of Eviction Stabilization resources on their website. Housing Assistance and Shelter The Beacon ...

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... This is a film series for adults that presents critically-acclaimed and award-winning feature films, with ... and Robert (Richard Jenkins) have spent 26 years training their only daughter, Old Dolio (Evan Rachel Wood), to ... about to foreclose on their family ranch. Standing in their way is Marcus, a Texas Ranger who's only weeks away from ...

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... Arts Network (UCAN) to talk Media Academy. Each of their responses to "What is Media Academy?" is hilariously ... with a social justice lens. But the experience is dramatically different every time based on the students' interests, ... else the Bubbler does. This team's role isn't to lead the way, but to focus the energy and connect teens to the ...

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... it's a regular occurrence. Cooking classes for kids of all ages with Kid Chef Lily Kilfoy have become a staple at ... Jody Mohrbacher explains. "We want to find as many ways as possible to engage the community with it." The ... and tofu.) In one program I taught them how to flip their own pancakes. The looks on their faces! It was ...

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... a fortune teller known for telling people the date of their death. The book follows each child as they live their ... teller and having that information shaped their lives in a way that they couldn't necessarily control. It's easier for ... their mother in New York City and I think that's why they all moved away - so that no one would question their ...

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... reference librarian with a guarded heart, notices him too. Their attraction is metaphysical, a vibration of energies, ... haunted by her ghosting him. Yet, each character finds a way to resolve their haunted feelings and reclaim their ... pleasure and punishment through the bodies of others. All of them demonstrate an emotional repression that is as ...

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"I have always imagined Paradise as a kind of library." Jorge Luis ... one of the branches, I now value the intimacy of having small neighborhood libraries and the convenience of being able ... they had free access to books in Italian and Yiddish in their new Neighborhood House Library. I smile in reverie as ...

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... character from The Office is Oscar Martinez. Also, they are all my favorite character. I've watched all nine seasons ... and Angela could talk about it all day, too, and they do on their Office Ladies podcast! The two have been best friends ... The Office BFFs in print AND audio formats is the way to go and I'll explain why. It is chock-full of photos ...

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... The parking lot is busy with cars as patrons pull up, don their masks, and hop up to the table to find their name. ... they can catch the eye of a librarian inside to enthusiastically wave a thank you.  When Madison Public Library started ... Madison Public Librarians have come up with creative ways to meet patrons’ needs. Starting with easier ways to ...

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... and you won’t come out for twenty years, if you really wish to learn." - Leo Tolstoy, author In celebration of ... follow reflect the determination of MPL staff to best serve their patrons. The first group of stories depicts efforts to ... promote the library. Finally, the stories on Charles Hathaway and the gifts donated to the library reveal, in part, ...

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