Category: Inside Stories
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Lost in Translation: Current Reads
I hope you all are reading more manga! I thought I would update the blog with some things I’ve recently read and upcoming titles coming to our collection soon. If you’re looking for a different pace from Shōnen manga but still want the high fantasy action/adventure setting, try reading Solo Leveling. This story follows Korean…
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A Play-Based Library?
“Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play IS serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood,” Mr. (Fred) Rogers. If you have children or are involved in the education or child care industries, you have probably heard the term “play-based”. It’s usually a way of…
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Would you invest in a business that gives a 400% return?
By Ramona Burkey Over the past ten years, the S&P 500 has achieved an average annual rate of return of just over 12%. Not too bad. Now imagine an investment that produced a return of 400%. That would be absolutely incredible. Since you’re reading this blog, you’re probably already familiar with this particular investment. I’m…
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The Joy of Audiobooks
If you think of beaten up CD cases containing scratched up discs when you hear the term “audiobooks,” the time has come to revisit them. During the pandemic, audiobook use skyrocketed when folks wanted to avoid public places. But their use has continued to gain in popularity even post-pandemic. Today, over half of audiobook listeners…
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Tournament of Books 2024 – Results and “Highlights Package!”
The results are in! And it wasn’t really close. And the Russell Library 2024 Tournament of Books Champion is… With a whopping 87.3% of the vote, Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus was voted the Russell Library’s 2024 Tournament of Books Champion! Recently adapted into an Apple TV+ mini-series, Garmus’ debut novel about a chemist-turned-cooking show host really resonated…
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