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As a parent of a typical kid who LOVES video games and technology, I find that my son occasionally comes to me asking for a particular app or game or gadget that I’ve never heard of before.

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Meet Adrian Menzel, an 8 year old from Des Plaines, who is demonstrating compassion, generosity and philanthropy by asking his friends and family to gift LEGOs, in place of a present for his birthday, to children in Guatemala.

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Readers of well written, entertaining nonfiction have something to look forward to this fall. Three authors, often referred to as bestselling, and in one case as Pulitzer Prize winning, are coming out with new books. The library has ordered copies and you can start placing your holds on these titles now.

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