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Summer Reading 2021 - Graphic Novels
Today's round-up is a graphic novel bonus! Three graphic novels, two new releases from 2021, and one 2018 gem I discovered on the library...

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Sep 12, 20214 min read
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Tales from the Borders' Line: Dying in the Breakroom
In the Fall of 2009, I contracted H1N1, aka the Swine Flu. Initially well-timed, it spared me an overnight shift at Borders when the...

this particular library lady
Sep 9, 20214 min read
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Retro Reads: LeVar, Geordi, and the Reading Rainbow Revelation
Important things that happened when I was five years old: I became a big sister, I lost my first tooth, I went to Kindergarten, I had the...

this particular library lady
Aug 24, 20213 min read
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Booked Adventure: SEA to ENT to MDW
This is a story from memory and a few scant journal entries. I can only attest to what I saw and what I know happened to me. It’s going...

this particular library lady
Aug 15, 20217 min read
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Summer Reads 2021 - Part 3
Still Summer, still reading. Today we have a screwball comedy, a hilarious memoir, and a poignant graphic novel. Enjoy! Dial A for...

this particular library lady
Aug 8, 20213 min read
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Retro Reads: Fear Street
In the 7th grade we were required to submit a book report once a month. Our teacher trusted us enough to choose what books we wanted to...

this particular library lady
Jul 15, 20213 min read
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Tales from the Borders' Line: Ghosts of Retail Past
A few years ago, I became good friends with a coworker while we were both library assistants in an academic library. She was a bit older...

this particular library lady
Jul 9, 20213 min read
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Summer Reads 2021 - Part 1
What are you reading this summer? Here is a selection of great books I've read so far for the season: A Crown of Wishes by Roshani...

this particular library lady
Jun 27, 20213 min read
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Tales from the Borders' Line
Philadelphia suburbs, circa 2008-2009 Even without the insider’s intel from being an employee, it was obvious that Borders Bookstores was...

this particular library lady
Jun 12, 20212 min read
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Booked Adventure: Paperbacks and M&Ms
When I travel there are two items vital for every one of my adventures: Peanut M&Ms and a book. I cannot go anywhere without them. The...

this particular library lady
May 12, 20212 min read
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