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JMRL is excited to offer its patrons free "Wowbrary" email alerts that showcase the library's newest items each week.

The alerts feature the latest bestsellers, movies, music CDs, audio books, children's titles, cookbooks, mysteries, travel guides, health books, science fiction and more purchased by the library. Wowbrary alerts are free and do not require a library card.

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Digital Library Resources

NoveList K-8 Plus

Provides book recommendations specifically for younger readers. Kids can use it to find books that are just right for their reading level and interests. Parents, teachers, and librarians can find tools to teach with books and engage young readers.
Subjects: Children's Books, Literature and Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction
Type of Content: Database

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NoveList Plus

A database of reading recommendations, NoveList Plus helps readers of all ages find books that match their reading level and interests.
Subjects: Literature and Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction
Type of Content: Database

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book cover for All that's unseen : an Appalachian memoir

All that's unseen : an Appalachian memoir
Emilee Hackney

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One helluva ride
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All things bright and beautiful
James Herriot

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book cover for Swan song : Diana, my sister

Swan song : Diana, my sister
Charles Spencer Spencer

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In the shadow of eight : surviving the reality of my childhood
Collin Gosselin

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Serling: a journey into The Twilight Zone with TV's first visionary
Alan Sepinwall

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Emperor of nothing : the making of Larry David
Blake J Harris

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Sitcom : a memoir
Chuck Lorre

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This cursed beautiful land : a Russian-American story
Evan Gershkovich

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Ethel Kennedy : the extraordinary life and bold legacy
Kerry Kennedy

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American socialist : the life and legacy of Eugene V. Debs
Shawn Gude

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book cover for My battlefield : a life broken and made whole

My battlefield : a life broken and made whole
Joyce Meyer

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All that's unseen : an Appalachian memoir
Emilee Hackney

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book cover for Citizen Kim : the woman who created the future

Citizen Kim : the woman who created the future
Jonathan Van Meter

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Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance : an inquiry into values
Robert M Pirsig

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Taylor Swift : the debut years
Emily Yahr

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Cormac McCarthy : a legacy revisited
Tracy Daugherty

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book cover for Cicero's tongue : the life of Rome's greatest orator and the end of the republic

Cicero's tongue : the life of Rome's greatest orator and the end of the republic
Catharine Edwards

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Sleuth-hound : the case of the real Sherlock Holmes
Lindsey Fitzharris

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Cormac McCarthy : a legacy revisited
Tracy Daugherty

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book cover for American pope : Leo XIV's road from the South Side of Chicago to Vatican City

American pope : Leo XIV's road from the South Side of Chicago to Vatican City
Daniel Burke

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book cover for Holding lightning : the life, loves, and art of Whitney Houston

Holding lightning : the life, loves, and art of Whitney Houston
Emily J Lordi

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book cover for When we're born we forget everything : a memoir

When we're born we forget everything : a memoir
Alicia Jo Rabins

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book cover for Good rockin' tonight : twenty years on the road and on the town with Elvis

Good rockin' tonight : twenty years on the road and on the town with Elvis
Joe Esposito

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book cover for Awakened by grace : the life story of Chuck Swindoll

Awakened by grace : the life story of Chuck Swindoll
Charles R Swindoll

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book cover for Looking for Terry : a memoir

Looking for Terry : a memoir
Terry Bradshaw

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book cover for Room full of mirrors : a biography of Jimi Hendrix

Room full of mirrors : a biography of Jimi Hendrix
Charles R Cross

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book cover for Timebends : a life

Timebends : a life
Arthur Miller

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An American childhood
Annie Dillard

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book cover for Surprised by joy : the shape of my early life

Surprised by joy : the shape of my early life
C S Lewis

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book cover for Uncommon Favor : basketball, North Philly, my mother, and the life lessons I learned from all three

Uncommon Favor : basketball, North Philly, my mother, and the life lessons I learned from all three
Dawn Staley

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Somewhere, a boy and a bear : A.A. Milne and the creation of "Winnie-the-Pooh"
Gyles Daubeney Brandreth

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A hymn to life : shame has to change sides
Gisèle Pelicot

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Strength in what remains
Tracy Kidder

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Clam down : a metamorphosis
Anelise Chen

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All that's unseen : an Appalachian memoir
Emilee Hackney

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Ashes to endzone : the fight for identity, faith, and a future bigger than the game
Perris Jones

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Sir Walter Ralegh : the Renaissance man and his roles
Stephen Greenblatt

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book cover for The steps : a memoir

The steps : a memoir
Sylvester Stallone

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An unexpected life : a memoir
Gloria Steinem

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Cicero's tongue : the life of Rome's greatest orator and the end of the republic
Catharine Edwards

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book cover for Holding lightning : the life, loves, and art of Whitney Houston

Holding lightning : the life, loves, and art of Whitney Houston
Emily J Lordi

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Albert Sabin : the life of a polio vaccine pioneer
Karen Torghele

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Madame composer : the virtuosic genius of Clara Schumann
Sarah Fritz

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The last temptation of Beck : the untold story of a pop messiah
Abraham Josephine Riesman

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Devil on my shoulder : a memoir
Alice Cooper

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Taylor Swift : the debut years
Emily Yahr

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American pope : Leo XIV's road from the South Side of Chicago to Vatican City
Daniel Burke

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Showbiz! : my life as a middle-aged man
Murray Hill

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