To Read or Not to Read?
To read or not to read? That is the question. When you sit down with a book that’s not quite grabbing your attention, how do you gauge...
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Chelsea Keat
- Jan 10
- 3 min
The Benefits of Reading a Book Over and Over and Over
This past week I took Loren to the library for our usual Thursday morning visit. There was a fun energy in the room as the library staff...
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Chelsea Keat
- Dec 6, 2022
- 2 min
Cozy Up This Christmas
There’s something magical about Christmastime in Christmas Town. In many ways it feels like we are living the Frankenmuth version of an...
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Chelsea Keat
- Nov 28, 2022
- 3 min
The Christmas Book Flood
All around the world winter is synonymous with colder, darker times. Iceland, a country roughly the size of Ohio, receives a meager 5...
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Chelsea Keat
- Nov 21, 2022
- 3 min
The Books We’re Grateful For
Gratitude is at the forefront of our hearts and minds this week as we gather with friends and family to celebrate Thanksgiving and the...
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Chelsea Keat
- Nov 14, 2022
- 3 min
How You Do Anything Is How You Do Everything
I was 27 years old when I lost my job (budget cuts) and my roommate (mold allergy) in the same day. I cried and sulked around my...
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Michelle Duclos
- Jan 3, 2022
- 3 min
Your favorite books in 2021
People routinely tell me the columns they like best are what others are reading, so let’s start 2022 with lots of ideas. Thanks, Beth...
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Michelle Duclos
- Sep 27, 2021
- 3 min
Let's celebrate banned books week
The American Library Association (ALA) is one of several sponsors of Banned Books Week, the purpose of which is “to celebrate the freedom...
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Michelle Duclos
- Sep 13, 2021
- 3 min
"Nothing is pleasanter than exploring a library."
Nineteenth century British poet Walter Landor made this observation, and many people have agreed since then. I thought it would be...
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Michelle Duclos
- Sep 9, 2021
- 3 min
Book clubs make for fast friends
What I always refer to as “my personal book club” is celebrating reading, dining, and even traveling together for 24 years soon. I asked...
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Michelle Duclos
- Aug 30, 2021
- 3 min
Changes in reading habits during the pandemic
Perhaps you’ve noticed changes in your reading habits over the past year and a half. Personally, I have felt that I don’t have the same...
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Michelle Duclos
- Aug 23, 2021
- 3 min
The Book Swap Stacks
We are used to getting free books at the library. That’s the whole idea. To get the most out of the library’s resources, having a library...
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Michelle Duclos
- Aug 16, 2021
- 3 min
New library app makes everything easy right from your phone
Here is something you really want to do. Go to the library’s homepage (wicksonlibrary.org) and scroll past the middle of the page. You’ll...
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Michelle Duclos
- Aug 11, 2021
- 3 min
When we want something short, Libby has magazines
Sometimes we aren’t in the mood for complexity, and we want to read something quickly from start to finish. We want to read about birds...
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Michelle Duclos
- Aug 2, 2021
- 3 min
Adult Summer Reading Bingo Ends in Three Weeks!
In the library’s quest to have fun in the summer rewarding readers for doing what they do, i.e., read, it has become easier than ever to...
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Michelle Duclos
- Jul 26, 2021
- 3 min
Books into TV shows - read or watch first?
One of life’s little treats is finding a mystery series where the books are good but so is the TV show. The British are excellent at this...
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Michelle Duclos
- Jul 19, 2021
- 3 min
Books for Lunch bunch builds reading lists
Books for Lunch had its first post-Zoom era in person meeting at the library last week, a dozen strong including three new people. Here...
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Michelle Duclos
- Jul 5, 2021
- 3 min
Summer Romance
For whatever reason, it appears that this column has only featured romance novels a couple times over the past nine years. Yet when I...
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Michelle Duclos
- Jun 28, 2021
- 3 min
Books for Lunch: a little history, a lot of fun
Nine years ago, during a discussion about the library needing a book club, then-director Mary Chasseur told me there was a history of...
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Michelle Duclos
- Jun 21, 2021
- 3 min
The library has books you like how you like them
We’ve all done it. We’ve been baited into an argument about the best way to read a book. Paper only! many say. The feel, the smell, the...
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