Close Encounters

During the early days of the pandemic I took a spectacularly unsuccessful stab at homeschooling my kids. One bright light during that time came in the form of a gift my mom had shipped to our house (was there any bigger event than a visit from a delivery driver in 2020?). It was a small…
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Guess and Win

I’ve always loved the Farmer’s Almanac and its old saws, especially those which make predictions or suggest the timing of things to be done based on observations of natural phenomena.  There is the classic about wooly bear caterpillars predicting the severity of the coming winter by their markings (alas, debunked by the National Weather Service)…
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Heaven Elpy

Another awards season is underway!  The 2024 Golden Globes and Grammys are in the books, as are the American Library Association Youth Media Awards, which shine the spotlight on so many great children’s and teen authors and illustrators each year.  We’ve listed winners and runners up in print, and on our digital reading platform, Libby.…
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Even More Interesting Trees

  It’s hard to believe a full two years have passed since we’ve done one of these, but trees around town keep getting more interesting, so it’s time once again to go tree-watching with LPL's arborist-turned-librarian, Jake Vail, and LPL's librarian-turned-tree-hugging-nincompoop, Dan Coleman. We've got five new trees this time along with some new arboreal…
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