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2024 sure did pack a lot into a 12-month period.

Jimmy Carter was too good for us.

Here we stand at the end of 2024 & the beginning of 2025. We are hopeful & excited about what the next year will bring. We are facing our resolutions for the year - waiting to see what we will accomplish, debating lifestyle changes, looking at new hobbies to try.

Christmas gets a good chunk of the movies & most of the holiday themed music. But it is not the only game in town!

"An unwillingness to try is worse than any failure." - Nikki Giovanni, Poet/Activist/Educator

If you've been wanting to learn a language, or refresh or skills, here is your sign.

Did you know that your local library is a government documents repository?

Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz

Relatable main character Odd Thomas just wants to live a simple, uncomplicated life, but there’s nothing uncomplicated about the ghosts that appear to him, seeking his help to get justice and find peace.

If you know, you know. (And if you don't, you're about to find out!)

Timothy West was prolific. Not only that, but what he did was so varied - stage & screen; historical & literary; Shakespeare.

Did you know that our Illinois Room can double as a quiet space?

There has always been a fascination with true crime. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote is considered to be the first classic true crime book. Recently, with podcasts about true crime, ID documentaries, and television shows inspired by crimes, there is no lack of places to turn to.