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MRLS Newsletter — February 2026 |
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How to Catch a Loveosaurus
by Alice Walstead
Can you catch the magical Loveosaurus? The Catch Club Kids are on the chase again, this time to trap a dinosaur that escaped from the museum and wants to spread love and kindness.--Provided by publisher.
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The Mystery of the Love List
by Sarah Glenn Marsh
Pippa is the only porcupine in her class, and with Valentine's Day approaching, she feels lonelier than ever until she finds her name on a classmate's love list and sets out to find out her mystery friend.
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Love from the Crayons
by Drew Daywalt
Love is yellow and orange. Because love is sunny and warm. Discover all the bright colors and shades of love with the crayons--[a] ... gift for any loved one who draws outside the lines--Back cover.
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Niche Academy Niche Academy is an online learning platform that offers video tutorials on: - Computer & Internet Basics
- Library Resources (databases, ebooks, etc.)
- Social Media (Facebook, Instagram, etc.)
- Google Products (Gmail, Google Drive, etc.)
- Microsoft Products (Word, Excel, etc.)
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Universal Class Universal Class offers online continuing education courses that you can take at your own pace! Subjects offered include: - Business
- Computer training
- General education
- Health and medicine
- Social work
- Special education
- Web development
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Celebrate Black History Month |
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Little leaders : bold women in black history
by Vashti Harrison
A biographical reference by a debut author and illustrator is based on her popular Instagram posts and shares the stories of 40 African-American women who shaped history. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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A Black women's history of the United States
by Daina Ramey Berry
Centering around Black women's stories, two award-winning historians offer an examination and celebration of Black womanhood, beginning with the first African women who arrived in what became the US to African American women of today. Original.
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Timelines from Black history : leaders, legends, legacies
by Mireille Harper
"From Frederick Douglass to Oprah Winfrey, and the achievements of ancient African kingdoms to those of the US Civil Rights Movement, Timelines From Black History: Leaders, Legends, Legacies takes kids on an exceptional journey from prehistory to modern times"
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We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance
by Kellie Carter Jackson
An unsparing, erudite, and incisive (Jelani Cobb, staff writer, The New Yorker) reframing of the past and present of Black resistance--both nonviolent and violent--to white supremacy Named a Best Book of 2024 by Smithsonian * Kirkus * Chicago Review of Books * Emancipator Black resistance to white supremacy is often reduced to a simple binary, between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s nonviolence and Malcolm X's by any means necessary. In We Refuse, historian Kellie Carter Jackson looks beyond this false choice, offering an unflinching examination of the breadth of Black responses to white oppression, particularly those pioneered by Black women. The dismissal of Black violence as an illegitimate form of resistance is itself a manifestation of white supremacy. Force--from work stoppages and property destruction to armed revolt--has played a pivotal part in securing freedom and justice for Black people for centuries. But force is only one tool among many. Carter Jackson examines other, no less vital tactics that have shaped the Black struggle, from the restorative power of finding joy in the face of suffering to the quiet strength of simply walking away.
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The First Time I Saw Him (a Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick)
by Laura Dave
Five years after her husband Owen disappeared, Hannah Hall and her stepdaughter Bailey have settled into a new life in Southern California. Together, they've forged a relationship with Bailey's grandfather Nicholas and are putting the past behind them. But when Owen shows up at Hannah's new exhibition, she knows that she and Bailey are in danger again. Hannah and Bailey are forced to go on the run in a relentless race to keep their past from catching up with them. As a thrilling drama unfolds, Hannah risks everything to get Bailey to safety--and finds there just might be a way back to Owen and their long-awaited second chance--
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Skylark
by Paula McLain
1664. Alouette Voland is the daughter of a master dyer at the famed Gobelin Tapestry Works, who secretly dreams of escaping her circumstances and creating her own masterpiece. When her father is unjustly imprisoned, Alouette's efforts to save him lead to her own confinement in the notorious Salpãetriáere asylum, where thousands of women are held captive and cruelly treated. But within its grim walls, she discovers a small group of brave allies, and the possibility of a life bigger than she ever imagined. 1939. Kristof Larson is a medical student beginning his psychiatric residency in Paris, whose neighbors on the Rue de Gobelins are a Jewish family who have fled Poland. When Nazi forces descend on the city, Kristof becomes their only hope for survival, even as his work as a doctor is jeopardized--
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The Right to Remain: A Jack Swyteck Novel
by James Grippando
Miami criminal defense lawyer Jack Swyteck must contend with a unique problem. His client, Elliott Stafford, indicted for murder, has gone silent. Not just silent in asserting his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination--Elliott refuses to speak. He won't talk to the judge, his girlfriend, or even the attorney fighting for his life. There seems to be no medical or psychological reason for his silence. He has, as Jack puts it, 'chosen to become his own worst enemy.' To some, it's an act of protest against a broken criminal justice system. Jack doesn't buy it. Undeterred by the hoopla and calls to walk away, he keeps his client and tries his best to save Elliott from himself. As he digs for facts, Jack discovers a much more disturbing reason for Elliott's silence. Virtually everything Elliott told Jack before the indictment is proving false, including Elliot's criminal history, family turmoil, and secret past. As Jack plunges deeper, he comes to believe that Elliott isn't trying to hide his own guilt. He may be protecting someone else--and the stakes could not be higher--
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Meherrin Regional Library
133 West Hicks Street
Lawrenceville, Virginia 23868
434-848-2418www.meherrinlib.org/ |
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