CMRLS Libraries and the Administrative Office will close Wednesday, December 31 at 4:00 p.m. and remain closed throughout January 4 for the New Year's holiday. Regular library hours will resume Monday, January 5. CMRLS Libraries will also be closed Monday, January 19 for the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. Regular library hours will resume Tuesday, January 20. Digital media and resources can be found 24/7 on our website. |
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New year, new you! Is your resolution for 2025 to be healthier? Are you looking for health and wellness information for yourself or your family? Let us help! CMRLS provides free access to Consumer Health Complete, a research database from EBSCO. This database contains content for consumers of all ages on a variety of important health topics, such as addiction, mental health, teen health and more. Also included are full articles from top health journals and magazines, health reference e-books, evidence-based health reports and medical images and diagrams. Visit Consumer Health Complete today by clicking here! |
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CMRLS also offers several health related magazines on our new eMagazine platform, cloudLibrary NewsStand! Be sure to check them out today to help you accomplish your New Year's resolution! |
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The fun begins January 1st! Whether you're catching up on your TBR pile, exploring new stories, or reading together as a family, this challenge is the perfect way to keep the pages turning all winter long. Don't miss out - sign up on Beanstack, read on, and make this winter one to remember! The more you read and log in Beanstack, the more chances you have to win a $50 gift card! Register for the Beanstack Winter Reading Challenge before December 31 and have your fines forgiven. Register by clicking here. Remember to let staff know once you have registered so your fines can be forgiven. |
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Sandhill January Events Craft Corner
January 8 at 3:00 p.m. Come make a winter craft.
All month long will have coloring sheets.
Take and make winter crafts while supplies last. |
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A Polar Bear in the Snow by Mac Barnett
Follow a magnificent polar bear through a fantastic world of snow and shockingly blue sea. Over the ice, through the water, past Arctic animals and even a human...where is he going?
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Fox Versus Winter
by Corey R. Tabor
Fox does not like winter. None of his friends are around to play. He is bored and alone. Then Fox has an idea. If he cannot escape winter, he will fight it.
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Ice Journey of the Polar Bear by Martin Jenkins
For a polar bear, winter's first snow is a sign that it's time to make a den--a safe place for her to sleep through the harsh season and give birth to her cubs. But the Arctic is changing; familiar landscapes are melting. What kind of world will her cubs grow up in? The story's clear text and gorgeous, affecting illustrations capture the massive bear's movements amid a crystalline landscape, while quietly observing the loosening ice and other effects of climate change on her life and that of her active cubs. Back matter offers more information and suggestions on how we can help protect the planet for these ... animals--
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A Winter by the Sea
by Julie Klassen
Royalty comes to Sidmouth, bringing unexpected danger and the sweet possibility of romance ...When the Duke and Duchess of Kent and their daughter--the future Queen Victoria--rent neighboring Woolbrook Cottage for the winter, the Summers sisters are called upon to host three of the royal family's male staff in their seaside house. But they soon realize they've invited secrets and intrigue into their home.Meanwhile, Emily Summers longs to become an author. A local publisher offers to consider her novel if she will first write a Sidmouth guidebook for him. Emily agrees and begins researching the area with help from the Duke of Kent's handsome private secretary. But a surprise visitor from her past shows up at Sea View, leaving Emily torn between the desires she's long held dear and her budding dreams for the future.Return to the Devonshire coast with the Summers sisters, where loyalties are tested, secrets come to light, and new love emerges.
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Jessica's News
Here it is, a new year, and I am going to need time to slow down a little bit. The hustle and bustle of the holidays was so overwhelming, and I am ready to rest. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and is enjoying hunting season as I have done. I was thankful and blessed to get a few this year, 2 nice bucks, and still have a few weeks left. So here is hoping for one more at least. I was fortunate enough to turn one more year older, and I hope to start my year off right. |
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