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Celebrate your fandom at the Library's free, city-wide, teens-only fandom convention!
Early Learning

Best Books for Babies

Oh, baby—the 2019 Best Books for Babies list is live! Created by a panel of local librarians and child development experts, this nationally recognized guide assists parents, teachers and caregivers in selecting quality materials to share with babies age birth to 18 months.
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Book Group Connections

Learn how the Library can help you enhance your personal book clubs and discussion groups.

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New & Notable

Chances Are ... Cover Image
Chances Are ...
Richard Russo
In Oceans Deep: Courage, Innovation, and Adventure Beneath the Waves Cover Image
In Oceans Deep: Courage, Innovation, and Adventure Beneath the Waves
Bill Streever
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Meet Me in Monaco
Hazel Gaynor
Stronghold: One Man's Quest to Save the World's Wild Salmon Cover Image
Stronghold: One Man's Quest to Save the World's Wild Salmon
Tucker Malarkey
Tell Me Everything Cover Image
Tell Me Everything
Cambria Brockman
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Tidelands
Philippa Gregory

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Josh Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

Digital Minimalism

You would have to have been hiding under a fairly impressive rock to not know that people are worried about how much we use our phones and digital media.