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  • Events
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BABY BRAINS
NEWS
Christmas Preview Sale
 
It's the Countdown to Christmas Presale! For the month of September, shop for NIB and gently used Christmas items. More items added every couple of days- The full sale opens November 4th! (Due to generous donations, we have an higher than anticipated amount of items)
 
Hoopla BingePass New Releases

Hoopla BingePass is a 7-day pass that gives you unlimited access to one of multiple streaming collections with just one borrow! https://www.hoopladigital.com/browse/binge
 
Smile and Learn

Smile and Learn is an award-winning educational platform with over 14,000 interactive activities and games for children aged 3-12. With a variety of topics from languages to yoga, parents and educators can reinforce school subjects or help kids develop new skills with these personalized and engaging activities.
https://www.hoopladigital.com/bingepass/18383911
Puzzmo

This BingePass gives you seven days of unlimited access to hit games from Puzzmo and award-winning game designer Zach Gage. Puzzmo has classic games with a twist, like: SpellTower, word search meets Candy Crush, but smarter; Pile-Up Poker, a strategic combo of two classic card games: solitaire and poker; and Really Bad Chess, which is regular chess but with chaos, every day is a unique and wacky board! You can also play brand new games only on Puzzmo.
https://www.hoopladigital.com/bingepass/17704787
More recent BingePass releases!


STORY TIME CALENDAR

EVENTS
STAFF PICKS/NEW BOOKS
Staff Picks
I Must Betray You
by Ruta Sepetys

In a country governed by isolation, fear, and a tyrannical dictator, seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu is blackmailed by the secret police to become an informer, but he decides to use his position to try to outwit his handler, undermine the regime, give voice to fellow Romanians, and expose to the world what is happening in his country. (Teen)

Recommended by Christine
New Books
Mister Seahorse
by Eric Carle

When Mrs. Seahorse lays her eggs on his belly, Mr. Seahorse begins the process of nurturing their growing babies and greets other underwater fathers who are caring for their own young ones, in a board book edition of a classic "peek-a-boo" story. (Board Book)
Goats Afloat
by Lezlie Evans

It's Granny Goat's birthday, so five of her grandkids pile into a boat and set afloat with a cake! After all, they can't risk running into the bridge troll on land! But when things go awry, these adventurous goats must learn to go with the flow and come up with a new plan. Will the goats make it to Granny's house in time to celebrate? (Easy)
Old School
by Gordon Korman

Twelve-year-old Dexter Foreman has lived at The Pines Retirement Village with his grandmother since he was 6 years old, homeschooled by the residents until he's forced to attend middle school, where he sticks out like a sore thumb. (Fiction Junior)
Parachute Kids
by Betty C. Tang

When their parents return to Taiwan, leaving her and her two older siblings in California on their own, Feng-Li must keep her family together as they all get tangled in a web of bad choices while navigating this strange new world. (Teen)
When the Cranes Fly South: A Novel
by Lisa Ridzén

Bo is running out of time. Yet time is one of the few things he's got left. These days, his quiet existence is broken up only by daily visits from his home care team. Fortunately, he still has his beloved elkhound Sixten to keep him company ... though now his son, with whom Bo has had a rocky relationship, insists upon taking the dog away, claiming that Bo has grown too old to properly care for him. The threat of losing Sixten stirs up a whirlwind of emotion, leading Bo to take stock of his life, his relationships, and the imperfect way he's expressed his love over the years. (Fiction)
Dream State: A Novel
by Eric Puchner

As Cece spends time with her fiancé Charlie's friend Garrett, who is going to be the officiant at their ceremony, his gruff mask slips, and she grows increasingly uncertain about her future with Charlie. (Fiction)
The Cleaner: A Novel
by Mary Watson

One of the estate's residents has ruined her life-and she's come for revenge-in a twisty psychological thriller that reveals the danger of underestimating the seemingly powerless. (Large Print Fiction)
Agents of Change: The Women Who Transformed the CIA
by Christina Hillsberg

A former intelligence operative takes readers inside the Agency in a way that's never been done before, paying long overdue tribute to the survivors and thrivers, the indispensable groundbreakers, and defiant rabble-rousers who made the choice to change their lives and in turn, changed history. (Non-Fiction)
The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage that Made an American Icon
by Laurie Gwen Shapiro

Explores the marriage of a pioneering aviator and a publicity-driven publisher, examining how their partnership shaped her career, fueled her ambitions, and pressured her into ever-riskier feats, revealing the tensions of independence, fame, and societal expectations in the early 20th century. (Non-Fiction)

LIBRARIANS ARE HILARIOUS

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