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Off the Shelf: Cuddle up with a cozy mystery
On a cold and blustery day, there is nothing better than a comforting book, especially one labeled cozy.…
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Off the Shelf: Youth librarians without borders
The Sequim Library is a bustling “little library on the prairie” what with regular programs like Kids Create…
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Off the Shelf: I can borrow that at my library? Wow!
The Sequim Library is proud to house tens of thousands of books, on practically any subject that tickles…
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Off the Shelf: Let’s talk about the library
Friendly. Busy. Cozy. Crowded. These are a few of the words that have been used to describe the…
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Off the Shelf: Picture books are worth a thousand words
The popularity of adult coloring books has led this librarian to believe that adults are craving … something.…
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Off the Shelf: Graphic Novels 101, for the hesitant or dubious
If you read, then graphic novels are for you. They are the illuminated manuscripts of the present era,…
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Off the Shelf: September’s here, so get your kid a library card!
September is Library Card Sign-up Month — a time when libraries across the country, together with the American…
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Off the Shelf: Celebrate National Book Lovers Day!
National Book Lovers Day is Aug. 9 and there’s no better place to spend the day than your…
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Off the Shelf: Building summertime memories
Summer always meant two things for me as a child: coming to visit my mom here on the…
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Off the Shelf: New NOLS Grows seed library sprouts
Spring has been slow to arrive this year, but the North Olympic Library System got the growing season…
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Off the Shelf: New ways to access online resources at NOLS
Have you wondered when your ancestors arrived in the U.S. and how they got here? Need a non-biased…
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Off the Shelf: Wait! Is that really true?
Expressions such as “fake news” “alternative facts” and “post-truth” have become common phrases during the past few months.
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Off the Shelf: Celebrate African American History Month with your library
“Things. Can. Happen.” So spoke Rep. John Lewis to a Tallahassee audience on the 50th anniversary of that…