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Stuffy Sleepover
Staff in JammiesOur library recently hosted a stuffy sleepover. If you missed this incredibly adorable event, don't worry, we plan on having another at some point in the future. For those of you who do...
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Thumbs Up 2019
It's Thumbs Up time!!! If you missed my post about this last year or if you are not a Michigan librarian the Thumbs Up is an award given by the Michigan Library Association to the top teen book of the...
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Summer Reading
Teachers may be counting down the days till classrooms are empty, but librarians everywhere are frantically preparing for the busiest time of the year. Oh I know, a lot of people imagine a library as a...
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Alien Invaders
One of my favorite storytimes during our space-themed summer was all about aliens. No surprise considering that I am Star Wars, Star Trek, Sci-Fi/Fantasy nerd. You don't have to be a Trekkie, though,...
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The Return of the Dark Crystal
Was I the only one howling and dancing like a fizzgigg when Netflix announced that they were releasing a prequel series of The Dark Crystal? I know that I am revealing my age, but I grew up with the...
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The Magical World of Mordecai Gerstein
Forget about eating turkey and watching football, November is the month to celebrate your love for picture books. For those of you that were not aware that there is an International Picture Book Month...
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Reading Resolutions
So, we are over one month into a new year and a new decade. By now I am sure that many of us have abandoned our noble intentions of maintaining a healthy diet and exercising daily. What about reading...
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Kanopy
I hope that everyone is staying safe and sane during this history making time of Covid-19. I am sure that most of you have already been taking advantage of the library's eResources during this time....
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Welcome Back!
Welcome Back!If you haven’t already noticed or heard, the library is back in action after the stay at home order! After the long break, everyone at the library is excited to be back and able to help...
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Marching with a Civil Rights Icon
With the recent death of congressman and civil rights icon, John Lewis, I feel I would be remiss if I did not encourage readers to check out the March graphic novels. March is a series of three...
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Happier and Healthier With Hoopla and Overdrive Audiobooks
In the age of freneticism, it's even more important for us to take a moment for ourselves to unwind and destress. Being that books are a perfect way to reduce stress, it should be one of the go-to...
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Love Is In the Air and At the Library!
"Love is in the air and everywhere you look around." - John Paul Young, Love Is In the Air. I know, I know. Another post with lyrics? Am I just the blog writer with all the cheesy lyrical quotes? I...
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The Secret Lives of Your Pets
Pets of all kinds are abandoned for a variety of reasons. Maybe that dog had more strength than anticipated. Maybe that cat just won’t behave. Maybe that fish just doesn’t seem happy in its small...
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Book Sale Room: "Hello, Is It Me You're Looking for?"
I know what you may be thinking, "Really? You're using a Lionel Richie song in the title of a blog post?" To that, I say, "Why, yes, I am! It perfectly fits the reason why I'm writing this blog...
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Practically magic, Magic Lessons is a must-read!
If you loved Practical Magic like I did, you need to read the new release by Alice Hoffman called Magic Lessons: the Prequel to Practical Magic.A short but sweet summary of the book is that Maria Owens...
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March is Read Month recommendations 2021
March is Reading month! This is in honor of Dr. Seuss’s Birthday that falls in March. He was a very creative author known for rhyming in his books. Throughout this month all ages are encouraged to read...
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Reserving materials right from home!
Did you know you can reserve library materials from home? Let me show you how.The first thing you will do is go to the Portland District Library’s website at https://www.pdl.michlibrary.org. To get...
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Spring is here - Stop by our spring display today!
Despite the fact that we lost an hour, (we did "spring forward" on March 14 in case you might have missed it like I did) we are so happy to celebrate the first day of Spring, March 20! I think it's...
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Our community has been able to take advantage of so many youth activities that it might be difficult to uncover the fact that we also have adult programs. Our adult programs cover a wide variety of...
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How to log into OverDrive & Libby
If you are using OverDrive on a computer or desktop browserNavigate to our website: https://www.pdl.michlibrary.org/Scroll down and click on “Download audiobooks - ebooks - OverDrive” that is found...
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