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The Big Library eBook Read offers you the chance to try something new. Not only can you try out downloading an eBook from the library, but you're sure to find a fun new recipe or learn a new cooking technique in Aida Mollenkamp's cookbook, Keys to the Kitchen. From February 17th to March 5th, any library card holder can download a copy of the Food Network chef, writer and television personality's book—no holds, no waits. Just immediate gratification of your eBook and your culinary needs.

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Doing it all is realistically not an option. But I've found these four books tremendously helpful in giving it a shot.

Read on for (at least a small measure of) happiness, financial peace, parental well-being and post-feminist soothing. 

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Oscar season is here. Every year I try to watch as many of the movies that received major nominations as I can. So I have quite a viewing queue to get through before the 86th Academy Awards show airs on March 2. This year I have a pretty long reading list too, since more than half of the Oscar nominees for Best Picture began as books.

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We're so excited to introduce to you our new, simplified website, redesigned to fit into your life, wherever you are. The new site is easier to get around with a smartphone or tablet. It's also easier to find the information you need, especially information about our great programs and events. Let me tell you a little bit about these changes and I think you'll agree that simpler is better.

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Sure, we run book groups here at the library. But maybe you have your own group and need help finding good picks. We can help!

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