Features & Posts
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Location: Various Locations
Thursday, February 25, 2021
Hidden behind privilege and politeness, the affluent façade of Victorian London covered a dark and seedy secret, ripe with crime. A city of extremes, shaped by devastating famine and fueled by massive economic expansion during the Industrial Revolution, exacerbated a class system of haves and have-... |
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Location: Various Locations
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Attention fans of the Baby-Sitters Club! It’s been a busy few months in BSC news. First we saw a new Netflix series in July, then Logan Likes Mary Anne! dropped in September, and now we’re getting another graphic novel just six months later!
Look out for Baby-Sitters Club #9, Claudia and the New... |
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Location: Various Locations
Monday, February 22, 2021
Although few of us may be traveling right now, we can still immerse ourselves in other cultures around the world through the large music collection in Kanopy, the library system's video streaming service.
Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti shares criticism of Nigeria’s military juntas alongaside a... |
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Location: Cinnaminson, Pemberton, Pinelands
Saturday, February 20, 2021
Burlington County residents who are unable to connect to the internet from home can access free WiFi access from the parking lots of three BCLS locations, enabling them to go online from their cars while continuing to adhere to social distancing guidelines.
Knowing that residents who relied on in-... |
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Location: Various Locations
Friday, February 19, 2021
Young Adult readers in search of a gorgeously rendered modern fairytale need look no further than Nagabe’s The Girl from the Other Side: Siuil, a Run. This 10-volume manga series is set to reach its conclusion this spring, so the time is right to begin your journey into a world where a mysterious... |
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Location: Various Locations
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Realistic fiction is one of the most popular genres because the stories resemble real life with believable situations and experiences. If you’re a fan of popular middle grade fiction, you might be aware of the I Survived… series by Lauren Tarshis. The books in this series are in the historical... |
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Location: Various Locations
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
The Burlington County Library System is ready to celebrate - all year long! This year marks our centennial, a notable milestone representing decades of achievement and incredible progress. And it all began more than a century ago when three Burlington County teachers thought it would be a grand... |
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Location: Various Locations
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Being a teenager is like being in limbo - you're old enough to have more responsibility and higher expectations placed on you by adults, but too young to vote. It may feel demoralizing and defeating, but you can create positive change in the world.
The ACLU of Tennessee created a youth activist... |
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Location: Various Locations
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
National Inventors’ Day is Feb. 11. President Ronald Regan recognized the day by proclamation in 1983 to celebrate Thomas Edison’s birthday.
Inventors create, shape and change the world we live in. A longtime New Jersey resident, Edison famously stated, “I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work... |
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Location: Various Locations
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Every year, the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), an important division of the American Library Association, debates the best children’s books of the year. The results are the winners and honor books of the Newbery and Caldecott medals, selected as the best children’s literature... |
