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Michelle Duclos
- Dec 24, 2020
- 3 min
Remembering John le Carre
Tradecraft. The Circus. The Cousins. John le Carre, the British writer who recently died at 89, changed the vocabulary of how we speak of...
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Michelle Duclos
- Dec 20, 2020
- 3 min
Christmas Stories that never get old
Ten classic Christmas stories at least a couple of which you haven’t read Why not compile an oddball little list of Christmas stories,...
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Michelle Duclos
- Dec 20, 2020
- 3 min
A sampling of new books in December
What’s new in December If there’s a theme to several of these selections, it is with the most anticipated authors. Do they thrill or...
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Michelle Duclos
- Nov 30, 2020
- 3 min
The future is now
The future of libraries (This column will be published in the Dec. 2, 2020, Frankenmuth News by Roz Weedman.) No organization can survive...
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Michelle Duclos
- Nov 23, 2020
- 3 min
Debts of Gratitude
Counting our blessings (For publication in the Frankenmuth News, Nov. 25, 2020, by Roz Weedman.) While the big feast with generations of...
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Michelle Duclos
- Nov 20, 2020
- 3 min
November Books for Lunch Picks
(This column was published in the Frankenmuth News on Nov. 18, 2020, by Roz Weedman.) Nine of us, including a first-time person (welcome,...
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Michelle Duclos
- Nov 12, 2020
- 3 min
What's new in Chick Lit
What’s new in Chick Lit (and is that even a thing?) (The following column was published in the Frankenmuth News on Nov. 11, 2020, by Roz...
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Michelle Duclos
- Nov 5, 2020
- 3 min
Mysteries: We know what we like but do we know why?
We know what we like but do we know why we like it? There’s a big difference between an intellectual exercise and a good story. For many...
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Michelle Duclos
- Oct 28, 2020
- 3 min
Just a few procedural reminders from the Library
In some ways, it can feel like we are doing less than normal while finding what we actually can do changes like Michigan weather. Here...
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Michelle Duclos
- Oct 24, 2020
- 3 min
The Books for Lunch Bunch Recommendations from March
(This article was published in the Oct. 15, 2020, Frankenmuth News.) The October Books for Lunch Bunch has feedback for us on newer books...
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Michelle Duclos
- Oct 22, 2020
- 3 min
Let's get creepy . . . with Susan Todd
Some years it just isn’t enough to write about creepy books all alone. Indeed, “all alone” are words that create anxiety and fear in many...
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Michelle Duclos
- Oct 11, 2020
- 3 min
Banned Books Week
What are “banned books”? Last week was Banned Books Week, but it’s never too late to think about what this means, particularly to an...
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Michelle Duclos
- Oct 3, 2020
- 3 min
Sensory Kits - Resources for Parents and tools for kids
Published in the Frankenmuth News Sept. 30, 2020 Early Literacy Specialist Cheri Stainforth has, like the entire library staff, been busy...
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Michelle Duclos
- Sep 25, 2020
- 3 min
Overdrive and RB Digital Changes and New Non-Fiction
One change you’ll like plus new nonfiction to consider I know what you’re thinking. How can we possibly manage another change in our...
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Michelle Duclos
- Sep 17, 2020
- 3 min
What's new in September 2020
by Roz Weedman Published in the Frankenmuth News Sept. 16, 2020 We have an impressive array of publications available this month,...
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