• The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar

• The Hounding by Xenobe Purvis

• Open Water by Caleb Azumah

• Foster by Claire Keegan

• The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler

• Automatic Noodle by Anna Lee Newitz

• Over the Woodward Wall by A. Deborah Baker

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National Library Week April 19-26 “Find Your Joy”

It’s April again, and that means it’s time for the American Library Association’s National Library Week! This year’s theme is ‘Find Your Joy,’ and whether that joy is little or big, there’s a good chance the library can help you discover it. 

As a third space, we welcome everyone to explore their own interests on their own terms. Here, you can meet new friends with similar interests by sitting down at a puzzle together, discussing books, crafting, or even running together. You can check out a park pass to explore local trails or museums, or a telescope to see the moon up close and personal.

While not everyone that comes in here is seeking their happiness (see: printing/faxing services, tax forms), the vast majority of our services exist for the sole purpose of bettering your life, and by extension, the lives of those around you. Because joy is contagious.

I feel lucky to work in a place where I can help others find their passion, develop friendships, or just make their lives easier. As it happens, it brings ME joy to bring it to you! If you’re not sure what brings you happiness, then try something new! Worst case scenario, you don’t like it, but you didn’t spend any money on it either.

If you happen to read this column outside this one specific week in April, that’s okay! Come find your joy in the library any time! We don’t just offer all of these programs and collections for one week out of the year, but all weeks, all year long!

Thank you for reading and visiting the library.

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