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Home, Garden, and DIY July 2019
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Eat Like You Give a Fork: The Real Dish on Eating to Thrive
by Mareya Ibrahim
What you'll get out of it: The award-winning holistic nutritionist and Signature Chef designer of the best-selling The Daniel Plan shares dozens of easy-to-understand recipes for supporting eight essential nutritional strategies to revitalize health and energy
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| Perfect Pan Pizza: Square Pies to Make at Home, from Roman, Sicilian, and Detroit... by Peter Reinhart; photos by Johnny AutryWhat it is: A beautifully photographed, creative guide to making delicious pan pizza at home, written by an obsessed pizza expert who offers clear explanations as well as tools, tips, tricks, and techniques.
Recipes include: Naturally Leavened Dough; Crushed Tomato Pizza Sauce; The Classic Red Stripe Pizza; Veggie "Pepperoni" Pizza; Bacon and Egg Pizza; Herbed Tomato and Pesto Focaccia. |
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| A Way to Garden: A Hands-On Primer for Every Season by Margaret RoachAbout: An updated version of the gardening expert's 1998 book, which offers many tips and is arranged by a plant's life cycle over the course of a year; it also thoughtfully explores how both the author and the gardening world have changed over 21 years.
Reviewers say: "A compelling book to read straight through that is also useful as a reference for particular details" (Booklist, starred review). |
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| Backyard Ballistics: Build Potato Cannons, Paper Match Rockets, Cincinnati Fire... by William GurstelleWhat to expect: Historical facts, scientific explanations, illustrations, and step-by-step instructions for making amateur ballistic devices, including a catapult, a tennis ball mortar, and a hydro pump rocket.
For fans of: DIY science projects.
Don't miss: The safety advice (please!), ideas for further study, and tips for acquiring materials. |
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| Keep Out! Build Your Own Backyard Clubhouse: A Step-by-Step Guide by Lee MothesLearn about: A cheerful, family-friendly guide to building your own clubhouse that includes basic plans for several types of treehouses and playhouses, with guidance on everything from how to use basic hand tools to how to build with inexpensive or recycled materials.
Read this next: For crafty outdoor activities this summer, check out Sew a Backyard Adventure by Susan Maw and Sally Bell. |
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Duneland Stamp Club
Thursday, July 11, 4:00 pm
Library Meeting Room
The Duneland Stamp Club meets the second Thursday of each month. New members are welcome.
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Red Cross Blood Drive
Friday, July 12, 12:30 pm
Library Meeting Room
The need for blood is especially high during the holidays. The Red Cross will conduct a blood drive Friday, July 12, from 12:30-4:00 pm. You can make an appointment by calling 1-800-GiveLife. Walk-ins are welcome! Give the gift of life.
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Apollo 11 Webcast
Monday, July 15, 3:00 pm
Library Meeting Room
Join STARnet for a Live Webcast Event to celebrate NASA’s 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11’s Historic Moon Landing! What was the sequence of this incredible mission? Where on the Moon did they land? And how did they return safely to Earth? The library will host the showing of a guided recreation of Apollo 11’s journey to see how this mission was executed by crew members and mission control in Houston.
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Axis 360 eBooks
Find popular fiction, non-fiction, and picture e-books and e-audiobooks for children, teens, and adults! It's simple--just download the app on your device, search for "Michigan City Public Library", and log in with your library card number and PIN.
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Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center
Detailed “how-to” instructions and creative ideas for many popular hobbies, crafts, and recreational activities. Includes thousands of magazines and more than 700 videos on arts & crafts, collecting, electronics & games, home & leisure, model building, needlecrafts & textiles, outdoors activities, scrapbooking, and much more. Also includes recipe collection. Log in with your library card number. Don’t have a library card? Sign up now to get an eCard.
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Home Improvement Reference Center
Illustrated, user-friendly “how-to” information covering home improvement/repair projects, including electrical, plumbing, woodworking, maintenance, outdoor projects, remodeling, decorating, and more. Includes hundreds of home repair books and magazines and more than 100 videos covering popular repair projects. Log in with your library card number. Don’t have a library card? Sign up now to get an eCard.
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Library Catalog
Look up books and other materials, place items on hold, and more.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Michigan City Public Library 100 E. 4th Street Michigan City, Indiana 46360 219-873-3044mclib.org/ |
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