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On Sale Now!
Posted December 16, 2014
Just in time for the holidays, the Friends of the Shorewood Library are selling gently used best-selling titles for only $5.00!
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Time Travel (with Audiobooks!)
Posted December 12, 2014
We already know that books can transport us to other worlds. Through stories we can live characters’ lives, experience time and places outside our own, and safely solve problems from the comfort of our homes. Listening to audiobooks can add another dimension to the story as performers give human voice to characters and add momentum to the plot. Now add time travel, and we’re really taking things to unheard dimensions with this week’s Friday Reads!
Read MoreDance to a Brand New (Gently Used) Beat!
Posted December 9, 2014
The Friends' Media Sale is now on, featuring hundreds of gently used donated CDs, LPs, DVDs and other media-related acronyms . You just might find your new (to you) groove!
Read MoreNon-Fic Picks: Reliving Royalty
Posted December 5, 2014
While there's still royalty positioned throughout the world- think Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William, and Kate Middleton- monarchies are becoming a thing of the past. However, this month's non-fic picks transcends both space and time from Imperial Russia to the late 1970's in the United States to give you the opportunity to meet royal elite as well as provide a taste of what the world was like during those times.
Read MoreOn the Hold Shelf: Funny Lady
Posted November 24, 2014
The 2010's have so far been the decade of the funny, smart woman. Think SNL's sketch comics turned superstars like Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, TV's female-driven comedies like New Girl and The Mindy Project, and reality TV personalities like Kathy Griffin and Chelsea Handler. And then they all write books, too. Can't wait to get your hands on the newest - Amy Poehler's Yes, Please and/or Lena Dunham's Not That Kind of Girl? Satisfy your need for witty, smart, and downright powerful memoirs by comical women with these picks.
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