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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Michelle Duclos
- Jun 14, 2021
- 3 min
Summer Reading is on!
Beginning Monday, June 14 – two days before this article is published in the newspaper – Summer Reading is once again happening for every...
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Michelle Duclos
- May 31, 2021
- 3 min
Featured Writer Stephen Dobyns
This week let’s feature an author, no doubt toward the end of his career (he’s 79), who has a Michigan connection and has been productive...
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Michelle Duclos
- May 6, 2021
- 3 min
Frequently asked questions plus information about the Wishing Tree
This past week, I sat down with Library Director Pamela Williams and discussed a number of Frequently Asked Questions that I’ve been...
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Michelle Duclos
- Apr 19, 2021
- 3 min
Constitutional Seminar Series begins fourth year on Wednesday, April 28
One of the library’s most popular adult programs is the series of Constitutional Law Seminars led by retired United States Magistrate...
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Michelle Duclos
- Apr 12, 2021
- 3 min
Dishing the dirt on writers
Have you ever noticed when watching mysteries how often the English professor did it? As soon as I see an English professor as part of...
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Michelle Duclos
- Apr 7, 2021
- 3 min
Let's talk about tone
We all know tone when we hear it. Is there any mom or dad ever who hasn’t looked at their kid and said, “Don’t use that tone with me.”...
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Michelle Duclos
- Mar 22, 2021
- 3 min
A potpourri of library information
It’s time to review and highlight what’s happening at the library during these changeable times. First, what are our hours currently?...
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Michelle Duclos
- Mar 15, 2021
- 3 min
Books for Lunch Bunch Recommendations for March
Ten of us had a lively book discussion via Zoom last week and shared recommendations. While every book club, such as the book worms'...
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Michelle Duclos
- Mar 8, 2021
- 3 min
Time to get your Irish on
St. Paddy’s Day is only half a week away from spring, so even if there’s no Irish in your family line, it’s a good holiday to enjoy....
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