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Recommended Reads
Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. Registration is required.
Goldberg, Natalie
Writing down the bones : freeing the writer within
Harris, Melissa (Marketer)
Everybody needs an editor : the essential guide to clear and effective writing
Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-
Steering the craft : exercises and discussions on story writing for the lone navigator or the mutinous crew
Cheney, Theodore A. Rees (Theodore Albert Rees), 1928-
Writing creative nonfiction : fiction techniques for crafting great nonfiction
Lamott, Anne
Bird by bird : some instructions on writing and life
Memoir Writing
Monday, September 21, 7 p.m. Registration is required.
Franek, Robert
College admission 101 : simple answers to tough questions about college admissions and financial aid
Goldrick-Rab, Sara
Paying the price : college costs, financial aid, and the betrayal of the American dream
The complete idiot's guide to college planning
Campus visits & college interviews : a complete guide for college-bound students and their families
Kaplan ACT premium prep 2026.
College Prep for Parents and Teens
Friday, October 2. Registration is required.
Davis, Hillary, 1952-
French from the market
Bittman, Mark.
How to bake everything : simple recipes for best baking
Munsen, Sylvia
Cooking the Norwegian way : revised and expanded to include new low-fat and vegetarian recipes
Le, Helen, 1984-
Vegan Vietnamese : vibrant plant-based recipes to enjoy every day
Chou, Hsiao-Ching, 1972-
Feasts of good fortune : 75 recipes for a year of Chinese American celebrations, from Lunar New Year to Mid-Autumn Festival and beyond
Spice Club
Monday, October 5, 7 p.m. Registration is required.
Cook, Blanche Wiesen
Eleanor Roosevelt : volume three, the war years and after, 1939-1962
Herrmann, Dorothy
Helen Keller : a life
Barry, Kathleen
Susan B. Anthony : a biography of a singular feminist
Cook, Blanche Wiesen
Eleanor Roosevelt : volume one, 1884-1933
Theoharis, Jeanne
The rebellious life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
Women Who Changed America
Friday, October 16, 6-9 p.m. No registration required.
Monday, November 16, 9 a.m. Registration is required.
Guengerich, Galen, 1957-
The way of gratitude : a new spirituality for today
Gostick, Adrian Robert
Leading with gratitude : eight leadership practices for extraordinary business results
Batterson, Mark.
Please, sorry, thanks : the three words that change everything
Jacobs, A. J., 1968-
Thanks a thousand : a gratutide journey
Lamott, Anne
Help, thanks, wow : the three essential prayers
Gratitude
Wednesday, September 2, 7 p.m. No registration required.
Thursday, September 3, Wednesday, October 14, 10 a.m. or 11 a.m. Separate registration is required for each date and time.
Williams, Alicia, 1970-
Nani and the lion
Wallace, Elise
Rocking pals
Robbins, Dean, 1957-
The fastest drummer : clap your hands for Viola Smith! / Dean Robbins ; illustrated by Susanna Chapman.
Hoelzel, Philip
Samba! : the heartbeat of a community : Ailton Nunes's musical journey
Havrelock, Deidre
The heartbeat drum : the story of Carol Powder, Cree drummer and activist
Drum Books
Wednesdays, September 9, 23, October 14, 6:30 p.m. Separate registration is required for each date.
Saturday, September 19, 11 a.m. Registration is required.
Rooney, Anne.
Pirates : true stories of seafaring rogues
Kesel, Karl
Indiana Jones and the Sargasso pirates. Vol. 3
Kesel, Karl
Indiana Jones and the Sargasso pirates. Vol. 2
Kesel, Karl
Indiana Jones and the Sargasso pirates. Vol. 1
Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894.
Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island : the graphic novel
Pirate Books
Halloween Party, Grades 4-6
Saturday, October 17, 12 p.m. No registration required.
