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Continue reading →: Banned Books Week
The 30th annual Banned Books Week, which celebrates our freedom to read, runs September 30-October 6, 2012. The American Library Association launched Banned Books Week in 1982 to highlight the value of free and open access to information. Why not celebrate this week by reading a banned book? On the…
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Continue reading →: Book spine poetry
Love this idea from LibraryThing: Book spine poems. Stack up your books to create a poem, some silly, some surprisingly beautiful. What can you create? If you feel inspired, upload a photo of your poem to Flickr or your favorite photo-sharing site, and send us a link at fomlibrary@gmail.com and…
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Continue reading →: Thank you!
Thanks, Montclair! Once again our amazing community came together to donate books, volunteer, and purchase books, making our book sale last Saturday a success. This photo shows the line up the block when we opened the gates at 10:30am – we love eager readers! Our next big sale will be…
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Continue reading →: Beyond books
This is the final week of Library Card Sign-up Month. The American Library Association put together a fun true-or-false quiz highlighting some of the unique things libraries around the country loan to their cardholders. For example, fishing poles are available at six branches of the Chicago Public Library. Some Midwest…
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Continue reading →: This week at Montclair Library
If you have kids who need Halloween costumes, don’t miss the costume swap! Drop off your clean, gently-used costumes at the children’s desk starting Wednesday, September 26th. Then come back Saturday for the swap! Thursday, September 27th, 2012 Toddler Storytime – 10:15am Baby Bounce – 11:30am Saturday, September 29th, 2012…
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Continue reading →: 10 things about our book sale
Top 10 Ways to Get the Most Out of the FOML Book Sale tomorrow: Bring the list of books your book club is reading, or that you’ve been meaning to read, so you can keep an eye out for them. Check out our famous basket of Little Books You Didn’t…
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Continue reading →: Talk like a pirate
Yar! It be Talk Like a Pirate Day again! If you’re a teen looking for a little inspiration to help you throw some avasts and scurvy dogs into casual conversation today, check out this list of Young Adult Books About Pirates we found on Pinterest. Some highlights from the list…
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Continue reading →: This week at Montclair Library
This week, come to the library for the ever-popular storytimes and our amazing Fall Book Sale! Thursday, September 20, 2012 Toddler Storytime – 10:15am Baby Bounce – 11:30am Saturday, September 22, 2012 Friends of Montclair Library Fall Book Sale 10:30am-3pm (no earlybirds, please) Great deals all day, and fill-a-bag discounts…
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Continue reading →: Fall Book Sale next Saturday 9/22
Next Saturday, September 22nd, thousands of book lovers will gather on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. for the 12th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival. If you’re looking for some book-love closer to home, come by our big Fall Book Sale at the library from 10:30am (no early…
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Continue reading →: Costume Swap!
Trick or treating time is right around the corner, and Lauren, our Children’s Librarian, is planning a Halloween Costume Swap at the branch. Bring in your clean, gently worn costume(s) to swap for a new one! What a great way to get ready for Halloween while also saving money, cleaning…
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