Warm Up with Some Cool Reads!

Posted December 19, 2014

Warm Up with Some Cool Reads!

Even though there’s not any snow yet, winter officially starts next week.  Why not warm up with book?  This week’s Friday Reads feature stories surrounding winter and snow including a heart-warming fairy tale, a spine-chilling mystery, a touching story of dogsled racing, and, of course, a winter romance.  Read your winter blues away with a good book!     

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On Sale Now!

Posted December 16, 2014

On Sale Now!

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

Time Travel (with Audiobooks!)

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!  

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Dance to a Brand New (Gently Used) Beat!

Posted December 9, 2014

Dance to a Brand New (Gently Used) Beat!

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!

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Non-Fic Picks: Reliving Royalty

Posted December 5, 2014

Non-Fic Picks: Reliving Royalty

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. 

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