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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...

Michelle Duclos
Jul 5, 20213 min read
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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...

Michelle Duclos
Jun 28, 20213 min read
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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...

Michelle Duclos
Jun 21, 20213 min read
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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...

Michelle Duclos
Jun 14, 20213 min read
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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...

Michelle Duclos
May 6, 20213 min read
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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...

Michelle Duclos
Mar 22, 20211 min read
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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?...

Michelle Duclos
Mar 22, 20213 min read
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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...

Michelle Duclos
Mar 1, 20213 min read
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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...

Michelle Duclos
Dec 4, 20201 min read
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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...

Michelle Duclos
Nov 30, 20203 min read
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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...

Michelle Duclos
Nov 23, 20203 min read
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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...

Michelle Duclos
Oct 28, 20203 min read
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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...

Michelle Duclos
Oct 11, 20203 min read
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Michelle Duclos
Oct 11, 20200 min read
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Mel Is Back!
Yes, it's true....the Michigan Electronic Library request system is back from quarantine and ready to send you a book. If you are not...

Michelle Duclos
Aug 15, 20202 min read
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What about the Book Sale?
You already know that you can come into the library to browse books and resources, use the computers and take advantage of our printing,...

Michelle Duclos
Jul 31, 20201 min read
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New Books Are In!
In anticipation of opening our doors to the public, we are preparing our building following guidelines for COVID-19 prevention. Cleaning,...

Michelle Duclos
Jun 27, 20201 min read
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Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions During COVID-19
Although the libray building is officially shut down, we are here to assist you in whatever way we can. Here are a list of answers of our...

Michelle Duclos
May 4, 20202 min read
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