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Learning is fun. I love to find and share information wherever I can, whenever I can, and it's probally why I like being DPPL's head of public information services. Knowing a little about a ton of stuff suits me to a T.  I pick up my knowledge in all sorts of ways, but today I’m sharing one of my favorites:

Browsing the New Non Fiction shelves up on the library’s 4th floor.

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The new common core standards call for the use of primary source documents and first person historical accounts as early as 4th grade. Kid friendly primary sources can be hard to find. Let us do the leg work for you! We've combed our collection and the internet for some great resources for kids. Here are some of the highlights.

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Did you know that Woodrow Wilson was the first president since John Adams to deliver his State of the Union address before Congress in person? Or that Theodore Roosevelt chased down boat thieves for 36 hours straight in the Dakota Territory while also reading Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina? Or that Andrew Jackson killed a man in a duel?

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Do you want to make your organization's newsletter shine? Join us for a Microsoft Publisher workshop on April 23rd. Perhaps you'd like to find out more about Christian Fiction publishing, or make friends with the local Romance Writers of America group. Our weekly writing group welcomes newcomers on the first Tuesday of the month on the third floor of the library. You can even try the fine art of the spoken word at our Hip Hop Workshop and Poetry Slam.

Of course, we also have hundreds of books from writers as diverse as Stephen King and Jane Smiley to help polish your writing. Here are a few more to get you started.  Whether you design, write or rap, the library can encourage your inner voice.

What is this World Book Night?

I’ve been asked that question a lot lately. World Book Night is an annual event. The motto says it all: Spreading the love of reading, person to person.

Anna Quindlen, author of Still Life with Bread Crumbs, puts it beautifully,

What's better than a good book? A whole box of them, and the opportunity to share them with new readers. The idea behind World Book Night is inspired and as a writer and a reader I'm thrilled to be part of it.

Each year on April 23rd (Happy Birthday, Shakespeare!), thousands and thousands of volunteers across the United States, Ireland, and the United Kingdom head into their communities to give away specially printed books to people who aren’t readers or might not have books of their own. It’s a heady experience. Linda, a Book Giver from 2013 described her best moment, “hearing these young guys walk away with their copy saying, ‘we can have our own book club.’” 

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