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    Your favorite books in 2021
    Pamela Williams
    • Jan 3
    • 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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    "Nothing is pleasanter than exploring a library."
    Pamela Williams
    • 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...
    102 views0 comments
    The Book Swap Stacks
    Pamela Williams
    • 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...
    47 views0 comments
    New library app makes everything easy right from your phone
    Pamela Williams
    • 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...
    130 views0 comments
    Pamela Williams
    • 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...
    26 views0 comments
    Books for Lunch bunch builds reading lists
    Pamela Williams
    • 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...
    22 views0 comments
    Summer Romance
    Pamela Williams
    • 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...
    35 views0 comments
    Books for Lunch:  a little history, a lot of fun
    Pamela Williams
    • 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...
    37 views0 comments
    The library has books you like how you like them
    Pamela Williams
    • 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...
    31 views0 comments
    Summer Reading is on!
    Pamela Williams
    • 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...
    58 views0 comments
    Frequently asked questions plus information about the Wishing Tree
    Pamela Williams
    • 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...
    51 views0 comments
    The American Library Association discusses the important role of public libraries to communities
    Pamela Williams
    • Mar 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    The American Library Association discusses the important role of public libraries to communities

    Of course we all expect to get books and other reading resources at the library. But public libraries are so much more. Here's a good...
    8 views0 comments
    A potpourri of library information
    Pamela Williams
    • 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?...
    40 views0 comments
    The difference between an autobiography and a memoir
    Pamela Williams
    • Mar 1, 2021
    • 3 min

    The difference between an autobiography and a memoir

    By Roz Weedman When definitions are too general, concepts remain fuzzy. For example, if you look up a basic definition of a memoir you...
    140 views0 comments
    You can influence what the library buys!
    Pamela Williams
    • Dec 4, 2020
    • 1 min

    You can influence what the library buys!

    When you go to the library's home page by clicking above this blog post or navigating to www.wicksonlibrary.org, there is a menu bar...
    37 views0 comments
    The future is now
    Pamela Williams
    • 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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                  Debts of Gratitude
    Pamela Williams
    • 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...
    50 views0 comments
    Just a few procedural reminders from the Library
    Pamela Williams
    • 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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    Banned Books Week
    Pamela Williams
    • 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...
    37 views0 comments
    Updated Service Information Oct 8, 2020
    Pamela Williams
    • Oct 11, 2020
    • 0 min

    Updated Service Information Oct 8, 2020

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