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eResources @ Your Library
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LearningExpress Library
This database will help you prepare for academic, civil service, military, professional licensing, and certification exams. Tutorials and practice tests cover such school-related tests like AP courses, GED, ACT, SAT, PSAT/NMSQT, TOEFL, GRE, LSAT, GMAT, MCAT; career-related tests like the ASVAB, CDL, NCLEX-RN, allied health exams, civil service exam, EMT-Basic, and law enforcement exams; and they can help prepare for the USCIS Naturalization test.
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Transparent Language Online
Transparent Language Online provides an effective and engaging experience for language learners looking to build their vocabulary, practice their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and maintain what they learn with courses and supplemental resources in 110+ languages.
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| Among Friends by Hal EbbottTwo wealthy men who’ve been friends since college gather at one’s New York country home to celebrate his 52nd birthday, bringing along their wives and teenage daughters. But tension, envy, and a devastating action reverberate afterward. Exploring male friendship and duality, this buzzy debut literary novel is "subtle, keenly intelligent, psychologically deft -- and deeply grim" (Kirkus Reviews). For fans of: John Cheever. |
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| People Like Us by Jason MottJason Mott follows up his National Book Award-winning Hell of a Book with this funny, moving, and surreal tale of two Black writers pondering race, loss, and survival. One of them, who specializes in grief, is at a Minnesota college where a shooting recently occurred, and the other, who just won a big award, is on a book tour in Europe. Try this next: Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour. |
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| Archive of Unknown Universes by Ruben Reyes Jr.In 2018, Harvard student Ana uses an experimental technology that depicts personalized alternate timelines, leaving her questioning her past and her future. Days later, she visits Cuba with her boyfriend, a fellow student, and both research and look for answers about their Salvadoran families' ties to the island. Meanwhile, in 1978 El Salvador, two revolutionaries fall in love against the backdrop of an impending civil war. Read-alike: The Volcano Daughters by Gina Maria Balibrera. |
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| Bring the House Down by Charlotte RuncieAt the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, critic Alex Lyons pens a devastating review of Hayley Sinclair's one-woman act. He then sleeps with her just before it’s published. In retaliation, she turns her show into “The Alex Lyons Experience,” where she and others detail his misdeeds. Narrated by Alex’s coworker, a struggling new mom whose husband may be having an affair, this witty, compelling tale explores art, gender, power, and identity. For fans of: Mona Awad’s All’s Well. |
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| Jamaica Road by Lisa SmithBeginning in 1981, this evocative coming-of-age novel follows two best friends who become something more. Quiet 12-year-old Daphne is of Jamaican heritage and the only Black girl in her South London class when Jamaican immigrant Cornelius “Connie” Smalls arrives, ready to be seen and heard. Thoughtfully portraying their relationship as it ebbs and flows, this tender debut also spotlights societal issues. For fans of: Sally Rooney’s Normal People; Jacqueline Crooks’ Fire Rush. |
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| The Satisfaction Café by Kathy WangHaving left Taiwan in the 1970s to attend Stanford graduate school, Joan marries a fellow student, but that lasts mere weeks. She stays in California, unexpectedly drawn to a wealthy, thrice-divorced older man. They marry, and in this quietly powerful portrait, Joan becomes a stepmother, a mother, a widow, and the owner of café designed to combat loneliness. For fans of: The Healing Season of Pottery by Yeon Somin; Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum. |
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| The Rabbit Club by Christopher J. YatesAlistair McCain, an 18-year-old from California, has never met his British rock star father. Starting at Oxford, he hopes to finally do so and to be accepted into a secret society he’s heard about at the university. While his lineage gets him an invite, he soon suspects the group may be involved in murder in this suspenseful and entertaining read. Try this next: I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai. |
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| Maggie; Or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar by Katie YeeOur unnamed narrator learns her husband is leaving her for his coworker Maggie. So, when she’s told she has cancer days later, she names the tumor Maggie, too. Not telling her ex any of this, she gets help from her best friend and shares her Chinese mother’s mythological tales with her kids. Depicting resilience and heart, this moving first novel is liberally peppered with humor. Read-alike: Catherine Newman's We All Want Impossible Things. |
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The Outsiders Marathon at Full Circle Bookstore
Saturday, October 4, 6:00pm-11:45pm
Full Circle Bookstore
Join us for a reading marathon of The Outsiders by Oklahoma author S.E. Hinton. Local celebrities and community members will take turns reading through the text in its entirety.
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Wright Library's Centennial Celebration Block Party Saturday, September 27, 11:00am-1:00pm Wright Library This free family-friendly event will feature fun activities for all ages, games, face painting, balloon twisting, and much, much more! Come be part of the celebration and help honor the legacy—and the future—of this vital community cornerstone.
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Vinyl Record & Art Night Thursday, September 25, 6:30pm-8:00pm Belle Isle LibraryBring in your own vinyl records to spin while creating some art! Art supplies will be provided but you can bring in your own project to work on if desired.
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Welcome Home: A First Time Homebuyers Educational Seminar Tuesday, September 30, 6:00pm-7:00pm Southern Oaks LibraryBuying a home is a huge part of the American dream, but there’s a lot that goes into the mortgage process. Join us as we go over the specifics to help you understand and prepare for buying your first home! There will be plenty of time for questions and answers as well as pizza. Registration required (use the link above).
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Staying Safe Online: A Family Guide to Digital Protection Saturday, October 4, 10:30am-11:30am Edmond LibraryThis important presentation will help families understand and protect against cyberbullying and online harassment. Content Warning: This presentation contains sensitive content that some people may find offensive or disturbing. It is most appropriate for parents, high school students, and mature middle school students (with a parent present). Registration required (use the link above).
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Archives Month- How to Handle Digital Overload
Saturday, October 11,
1:00pm-2:00pm
Belle Isle Library
This workshop will share best practices for storing and ordering your digital files. Certified Archivists will address both born-digital and scanned documents, and help you find workable solutions to bring order to your files.
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