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Amy E. Reichert at Public Library Dec. 6 & Food Fiction Fun

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Barbara

Amy E. Reichert, author of the novels The Coincidence of Coconut Cake and Luck, Love & Lemon Pie, will be at the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library, Whitewater’s public library at 431 W. Center St. (very walkable from campus), to … Continue reading →

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Summer Reading – Scott Westerfeld

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Martha

Scott Westerfeld has written a lot of juvenile fiction, but his best, in my opinion is the steampunk Leviathan Trilogy (Leviathan, Behemoth, Goliath) Continue reading →

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Summer Reading – Erin Celello

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Martha

Summer Reading: Learning to Stay (Main Collection PS3603.E4 L43 2013) and Miracle Beach (Main Collection PS3603.E4 M57 2011) by Erin Celello Continue reading →

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Friday Fun: Star Wars

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Barbara

Happy anniversary, Star Wars (May 25th)! Did you know, that on May 25th in 1977 the original Star Wars movie was released? It was an enormous Memorial Day weekend box office hit. You can celebrate by watching it again! Andersen … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday — October 20, 2015

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Diana

Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher PS3569.C5548 D34 2014 New Arrivals, 2nd floor Dear Blog Readers, I write to highly recommend this novel, Dear Committee Members, for inclusion in your Fall 2015 program entitled “Books to Read.” This brilliant satire … Continue reading →

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Animals taking Earth back: summer thrills

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Barbara

There are so many choices if you want to read or view something ridiculous about scary critters this summer! I recently saw the latest Jurassic flick, which did not disappoint because I’m a sucker for a huge dinosaur lowering its … Continue reading →

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“Into the North” with Luis Urrea

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Barbara

Luis Alberto Urea, author of Into the beautiful north and professor in the English Department at the University of Illinois-Chicago, will provide the final Fall 2014 Contemporary Issues Lecture on Mon., Dec. 1, at 7pm in the Young Auditorium. Andersen … Continue reading →

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Patricia Cornwell – summer reading

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Barbara

Bestselling crime novelist Patricia Cornwell, creator of crime-solving medical examiner Kay Scarpetta, was born on June 9th in 1956. Looking for a few good books to read? Do you like CSI? Try her novels! Search Research@UWW for a list of … Continue reading →

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Friday Fun: L’Amour and Patterson

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Barbara

Well, it’s almost Spring Break–Did you check out some fun stuff to read? Did you know that on March 22, both James Patterson and Louis L’Amour were born (in 1947 and 1908, respectively)? Both authors provide lots of fun titles … Continue reading →

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Neverwhere challenged

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Barbara

Use of Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere as reading material at Alamagordo High School in NM was challenged earlier in October. The school has temporarily removed it from classroom use (but not from the school’s library), pending a review by a district … Continue reading →

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