February 2021 Newsletter
Staff Picks:
- Anne: If I Run by Terri Blackstock and The Judge (2014)
- Jessica: So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
- Julie: Something Read, Something Dead by Eva Gates and The Upside (2017)
- Nancy: Wild Symphony by Dan Brown
Image Credits:
- Header – made with Canva
- Interactive Movie Experience – made with Canva
- Tween Subscription Box – made with Canva
- Calendar Icon – Freepik from www.flaticon.com
- DPL Writers’ Group – made with Canva
- Love Your Pet Story Time – made with Canva
- Book Clubs Are Murder! – made with Canva
- Teen Grab Bags – made with Canva
January 2021 Newsletter
Staff Picks:
- Anne: A Snow White Christmas (2018)
- Connie: When Winter Comes: Discovering Wildlife in Our Snowy Woods by Aimee Bissonette
- Jessica: A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers and How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
- Julie: The Santa Clause (1998)
- Leann: The Other Alcott by Elise Hooper
- Lisa: Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz from the Alex Rider series
- Mary Jane: The Adventurer’s Son by Roman Dial
- Melody: The Answer Is…:Reflections on My Life by Alex Trebek
- Nancy: The Awakening by Nora Roberts and Mr. Lemoncello’s Library series by Chris Grabenstein.
- Penny: Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller
- Taylor: Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson
Image Credits:
- Header – made with Canva
- #WinterRead2021 – designed by Beanstack, edited with Canva
- 90s Music Trivia Night – made with Canva
- Ice Queen Story Time – made with Canva
- Calendar Icon – Freepik from www.flaticon.com
- Adult Subscription Book Club – made with Canva
- Children’s Art Challenge – made with Canva
- Personal Shopping – made with Canva
- Teen Art Show – made with Canva
December 2020 Newsletter
Staff Picks:
- Anne: Left Fur Dead by J. M. Griffin and Kiss My Cupcake by Helena Hunting and 21 Bridges Starring (film, 2019)
- Connie: Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen
- Jessica: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers and Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
- Julie: Women of Conscience: Social Reform in Danville, Illinois 1890-1930 by Janet Duitsman Cornelius and Martha LaFrenz Kay
- Lisa: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin and Female Firebrands by Mikaela Kiner
- Melinda: Dadblamed Union Army Cow by Susan Fletcher
- Nancy: Here in the Real World by Sara Pennypacker
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November 2020 Newsletter
Staff Picks:
- Amara: The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan and Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson
- Anne: Sherlock Holmes (film, 2009)
- Cindy: The High Tide Club by Mary Kay Andrews and Ricochet by Sandra Brown
- Connie: The Coast to Coast Murders by James Patterson
- Jessica: Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunyrū Suzuki
- Julie: From Pompeii by Ingrid Rowland and The Greatest Showman (film, 2017)
- Lisa: The Pigeon HAS to Go to School by Mo Willems, Hello Now by Jenny Valentine, and The Prairie Fire by Marilyn Reynolds
- Nancy: The Willoughbys Return by Lois Lowry and Anthem by Deborah Wiles
- Reno: Before and After the Book Deal by Courtney Maum
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October 2020 Newsletter
Staff Picks:
- Anne: Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (film, 2020)
- Connie: The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka and Never Wear Red Lipstick on Picture Day (and Other Lessons I’ve Learned) by Allison Gutknecht
- Jessica: Begin Again by Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.
- Jim: Pacific Crucible by Ian Toll
- Josh: Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
- Karen: The Book Thief by Markus Zuzak and Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
- Lisa: The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Perez
- Mary Jane: 18 Tiny Deaths by Bruce Goldfarb
- Nancy: Don’t Touch My Hair! by Sharee Miller
- Penny: Apple Cake by Dawn Casey
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September 2020 Newsletter
Staff Picks:
- Amara: There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins and It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
- Anne: Blackhat (film, 2015), Charlie’s Angels (film, 2019), and Jem and the Holograms (film, 2015)
- Carla: Never Wear Red Lipstick on Picture Day (and Other Lessons I’ve Learned) by Allison Gutknecht
- Jennifer: The Next Always by Nora Roberts
- Jessica: The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home by Jeffrey Cranor and Joseph Fink
- Johnson: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
- Karen: Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver and How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C. Pam Zhang
- Leann: Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death by M.C. Beaton
- Mary Jane: People of the Canyons by Kathleen O’Neal & W. Michael Gear and Harvest the Vote by Jane Kleeb
- Patty: Pet Sematary by Stephen King
- Taylor: Ever After (film, 1998)
Image Credits:
- Danville Public Library Exterior – Roland Lim
- Calendar Icon – Freepik from www.flaticon.com
- Toddler Reading Kids Fashion – Pixabay user i410hlr
- Maker’s Thursday – made with Canva
- Mindful Mornings – made with Canva
- Writers Group – made with Canva
