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Big Library Read: The Four Corners of the Sky by Michael Malone eBook
Susanna Kearsley coming June 5!
Summer Reading Clubs Coming June 1!
OverDrive Next Generation site now live!
New eBook Collection from Freading
CRRL Mobile App: Self Check-out

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Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad by Henry Cole
Angela Critics, Civil War, LibraryPoint Blog, Underground Railroad -- fiction, Virginia history for kids, Shelf Life Blog, Book Buzz Blog, Kids Blog, History & Historical Fiction, Picture Books
03/21/2013 - 3:31am
Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad by Henry Cole

On a Southern farm during the Civil War, a young girl finds a runaway slave hiding in the family's barn. She is frightened but must make a difficult decision. What does she owe to the runaway with frightened eyes? Unspoken, by Henry Cole, is the story of a choice she makes and the bond that forms between the two of them.

Throughout the book, the reader never sees the runaway slave's face, just an eye peering fearfully from among the stored corn stalks. The girl and the slave never speak. In fact, there are no words in the book. But though all communication is unspoken, the message remains powerful. Detailed graphite drawings convey the tension and emotions, as well as the strong connection that grows between the girl and the runaway.

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Thank You Kindergarten Teachers!
LibraryPoint Blog, Rebecca Purdy, Kids Blog
03/20/2013 - 1:30pm
Porter Branch winner

Each February hardworking area Kindergarten teachers connect their students to our kindergarten library card campaign.  Our goal is for every child to have the opportunity to explore the wonderful world of books, classes, and events available to them at the public library. With the teacher's help, students can easily register for a public library card and take an important step toward lifelong reading and learning. 

Connecting with kindergartners in this way would be impossible to do without the teachers.  This year, thanks to the generosity of the Friends of the Library, one teacher at each  branch was randomly selected to receive a Friends' bookbag filled with wonderful books for their classroom.  

Congratulations to the winners for the 2013 Kindergarten Library Card Campaign teacher prizes!

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Roman Blood by Steven Saylor
Ancient Rome -- fiction, Detective and mystery stories, Historical mysteries, LibraryPoint Blog, Virginia Johnson, Shelf Life Blog, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers
03/20/2013 - 3:31am
Roman Blood by Steven Saylor

In Steven Saylor’s debut hard-boiled historical mystery, Roman Blood, Gordianus the Finder is an intrepid soul, living in a seedy section of long-ago Rome. All roads lead here and all the up-and-coming politicians--along with displaced, often enslaved people from war-torn lands--make for a sea of trouble in an atmosphere that is by turns torrid, glittering, and dangerous.

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