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Geoff Marsh: A Spectacular Return to JMRL!

1 month ago
Last Summer, Geoff Marsh visited three JMRL Library branches, drawing so much attention that Library staff invited him back for another series of performances as part of the Summer 2025 Performer and Featured Presenter lineup. This year, Geoff Marsh visited eight library branches over the course of four days, entertaining audiences of all ages with […]
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“It’s about what happens when gullibility and fear meet greed and power.”

1 month 4 weeks ago
On May 15th, Central’s Brown Baggers discussed The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny. . The plot of this title takes place in the Canadian village of Three Pines (as most of her novels do) just after the global Covid pandemic has ended.  Chief Inspector Gamache and his crew are appointed to provide security for […]
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“And then there was Jane.”

2 months 2 weeks ago
Central Brown Baggers met at noon April 17th to discuss “Lie Down With Lions” by Ken Follett.  This title was a bit of an outlier from the books typically read by this group, but the group selected this title by a fairly adjudicated vote at the annual selection meeting in Dec. 2023.  Plot summary–An American […]
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2025 Summer Performer Series

2 months 3 weeks ago
With the launch of JMRL’s 2025 Summer Reading Challenge also comes the newest lineup in the Library’s Summer Performer Series! Children of all ages and their families are invited to attend JMRL’s Summer Performer Series. These fun, free performances include live animals, music, theater, magic, and more. Teens ages 11 to 18 are invited to […]
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2025 Summer Performer and Featured Presenters Series

2 months 3 weeks ago
With the launch of JMRL’s 2025 Summer Reading Challenge also comes the newest lineup in the Library’s Summer Performer and Presenter Series! Children of all ages and their families are invited to attend JMRL’s Summer Performer Series. These fun, free performances include live animals, music, theater, magic, and more. Interested in attending? You can view […]
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Summer Reading Kickoff Lineup is Here!

2 months 3 weeks ago
It’s that time of year again when each library branch hosts their own special event to celebrate the beginning of Summer Reading and the opening of Summer Reading Registration From sidewalk chalk, lawn games, llamas, frozen treats, and more, there’s no shortage of fun activities to get you and your family pumped for another great […]
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Summer Reading Kickoff Lineup is Here!

2 months 3 weeks ago
It’s that time of year again when each library branch hosts their own special event to celebrate the beginning of Summer Reading and the opening of Summer Reading Registration From sidewalk chalk, lawn games, llamas, frozen treats, and more, there’s no shortage of fun activities to get you and your family pumped for another great […]
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“In a culture of gratitude, everyone knows that gifts will follow the circle of reciprocity and flow back to you again.”

2 months 4 weeks ago
On April 3, Books on Tap met to discuss Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Kimmerer, an enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, is the director of the Center for Native People and the Environment and distinguished Teaching Professor of Environmental Biology at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Originally published in 2013, […]
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