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Current Library Services Available for Takeout: - Holds can be placed on-line or by calling the library
- Dropbox is open. No fines will be assessed on late items for 90 days.
- The following services are available by reservation:
- Curbside checkout of held items
- Submit print requests by e-mail and pick up prints curbside.
- Summer Reading Take and Make Kits
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Imagine Your Story- Summer Reading Program
Summer Reading at the Banks Public Library looks a little different this summer, but it's still happening. We have several Take and Make kits available now and we will soon have more. We have a link to a performance by Angel Ocasio just for our library! Call the library at 503 324-1382 or send an e-mail to BanksPL@WCCLS.org to schedule an appointment to pick up Summer Reading kits, or to get more details of what is available.
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The jetsetters : a novel
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Amanda Eyre Ward
Winning the grand prize in an essay contest, a single mother reunites her estranged adult children on a 10-day cruise while confronting long-buried secrets from their dysfunctional shared past. By the best-selling author of The Same Sky.
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The end of October
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Lawrence Wright
Investigating dozens of mysterious deaths in an Indonesian internment camp, a World Health Organization doctor finds himself on a race to uncover the origins of a mysterious killer virus and find a cure before it decimates world populations.
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It's not all downhill from here : a novel
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Terry McMillan
Confident that her best days are still ahead, a successful businesswoman relies on close friends and her resourcefulness when an unexpected loss turns her world upside down. By the best-selling author of Waiting to Exhale.
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The honey-don't list
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Christina Lauren
"From the New York Times bestselling author behind the "joyful, warm, touching" (Jasmine Guillory, New York Times bestselling author) The Unhoneymooners comes a delightfully charming love story about what happens when two assistants tasked with keeping arocky relationship from explosion start to feel sparks of their own"
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The Jane Austen society
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Natalie Jenner
A group of disparate bibliophiles bands together in the small English village of Chawton in the hopes of restoring the final home of Jane Austen, revealing their respective losses along the way.
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The Southern book club's guide to slaying vampires
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Grady Hendrix
When her hectic but predictable life is upended by a vicious attack by an elderly local, Patricia unexpectedly bonds with a well-read neighbor who her senile mother-in-law claims to have known herself when she was a girl.
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Minecraft : guide to ocean survival
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Stephanie Milton
Sharing insights from the game developers at Mojang, a fully illustrated, official guide to the Aquatic Update includes coverage of its mobs and explorable locations while providing expert tips on ocean-region survival. Video game tie-in. Illustrations.
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Minecraft : guide to : enchantments & potions
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Stephanie Milton
A definitive, fully illustrated guide to potions and enchanting in Minecraft, written by Mojang game-creator experts, outlines how to make concoctions and curios that can be used to acquire top gear, abilities and survival odds. Video game tie-in.
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Moles : the superpower field guide
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Rachel Poliquin
Describes some of the unique traits of the mole, including their ability to dig underground fortresses, their shovel-like paws, and their "super-squidgibility."
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Curbside Procedure: - Get your library card and call the library at 503 324-1382. We'll confirm your identity and schedule a time to pick up your items. We can also help you select items that are available in our collection.
- Upon arrival, stop by the curbside pickup sign, stay in your car and give us a call. (We'll probably see you, but just in case.)
- We'll put your items on a table outside the front door and you can pick them up once we're back inside.
- If you need assistance loading your materials, let us know when you schedule the appointment.
- If you don't have a phone, please knock and wait at least 6 feet from the door.
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All items returned to the library will be put into a 72-hour quarantine before being checked in. This quarantine means that there will be at least a 72-hour delay from when you return a book to when it comes off of your account. No fines will be assessed as a result of this delay.
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