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		<title>How to open a new book</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Whether it happens inside the library or outside the library, I cringe when I see someone &#8220;crack open&#8221; a book or turn the corner of the page down to mark her place.  Ugh!  I want to shout, &#8220;You&#8217;re hurting the book!&#8221;  Yesterday&#8217;s post on BoingBoing gave instructions on &#8220;How to open a new book.&#8221;  Years ago, people were [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wheatonpl.org/blog/?p=513</link>
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		<title>Heart of a Shepherd</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Children&#8217;s Chatter is our blog from the Children&#8217;s Department, written by Rachel.  If you are interested in what children are reading or are looking for books to share with your children or grandchildren, this is a great place to check out!  I always find something I want to read. And that was the case last week.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wheatonpl.org/blog/?p=497</link>
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		<title>Reading and discussing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I never would have picked up this book to read if it had not been for this group.&#8221;  &#8220;I found another wonderful author, thanks to our group.&#8221;  &#8220;I didn&#8217;t enjoy the book, but I appreciate it more after listening to what others in the group have said.&#8221;  Carolyn and I have been leading the Contemporary Book [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wheatonpl.org/blog/?p=488</link>
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		<title>The Lion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Don’t even bother reading The Lion by Nelson DeMille, unless you read The Lion’s Game first.  You must know the history of these two men to understand why they will inevitably meet again.  Asad Khalil is a killer fueled by anger and a desire for revenge for his family that was killed by American bombs.  John Corey [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wheatonpl.org/blog/?p=463</link>
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		<title>Anticipating Great Things</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We’ve cooked up a “wow!” schedule for Great Books, and you are invited to the feast. First course will be one of the best of Ernest Hemingway’s Nick Adams stories.  In Hemingway’s classically simple language, “Indian Camp” recounts a traumatic and formative event in young Nick’s life.  According to critics, Hemingway develops themes from this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wheatonpl.org/blog/?p=467</link>
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		<title>Conroy&#8217;s Latest is a Winner</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just loved reading South of Broad by Pat Conroy.  I had not read him before but something about the title enticed me.  I grew up in the era of “paper boys” and the main character, Leo, was a paper boy as a child.  Conroy’s descriptions of Leo riding his bike with no hands, tossing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wheatonpl.org/blog/?p=454</link>
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		<title>Summer lovin&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Just the knowledge that a good book is awaiting me at the end of a long day makes that day happier.&#8221; -Kathleen Norris That was certainly the case for me last week.  I like historical romances and The Spymaster&#8217;s Lady by Joanna Bourne had been on my &#8220;to read&#8221; list for quite some time.  I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wheatonpl.org/blog/?p=443</link>
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		<title>Still time to bank on your library!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Bank on Your Library,&#8221; our adult summer reading program, has over 500 people registered and reading for prizes!  It ends August 14 but you can still join.  For each book you read, or have read since June 1, you get an entry slip for the weekly drawings.  Check here for more details. Beth, Reader&#8217;s Services]]></description>
		<link>http://wheatonpl.org/blog/?p=438</link>
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		<title>A cup of tea helps</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson relates the story of how he came to build schools in Afghanistan.  According to an article in the New York Times last week, the book become popular &#8220;among military wives who told their husbands to read it.&#8221;  Because of this, Mortenson has been asked to speak with U.S. military leaders [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wheatonpl.org/blog/?p=433</link>
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		<title>To Kill a Mockingbird celebrates its 50th</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This summer marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Harper Lee&#8217;s To Kill a Mockingbird.  Many of us read this book in school, or perhaps had it read to us when we were young.  It is a book you can read again and still be moved.  The publisher, has created a website for this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wheatonpl.org/blog/?p=420</link>
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