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November 2023 Programs T’ai Chi with Alyse KneppleMason/Union Branch – Mondays: 11:00amJoin Alyse Knepple at the Mason/Union Branch for T’ai Chi. T’ai Chi is a series of gentle physical exercises and stretches. Alyse will offer a free … [Read more...] about Cass District Library November 2023 Programs

This week, two new non-fiction books are in focus: Why We Need to Be Wild: One Woman’s Quest for Ancient Human Answers to 21st Century Problems by Jessica Carew Kraft. An urban wife and mother of two, the author was firmly entrenched in … [Read more...] about News from Marcellus TWP Wood Memorial Library

This week, we are introducing two non-fiction works, new to the library. Better Than Before: What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habits to Sleep More, Quit Sugar, Procrastinate Less, and Generally Build a Happier Life by Gretchen … [Read more...] about News from Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library

This week, we’re focusing on two books about parenting available at the Marcellus Township Library, but does reading parenting books really help one become a better parent? The website the “TODAY Parenting Team” (community.today.com) offers … [Read more...] about News from Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library

The earliest known use of the word “hygge” dates to the early 1800s, when it first appeared in Danish writing. It was derived from a Norwegian word meaning “well-being.”  Hygge is a term used to acknowledge a feeling or moment as cozy, … [Read more...] about News from Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library

The War Came to Us: Life and Death in Ukraine by Christopher Miller. Miller, a correspondent for the Financial Times, is the foremost journalist covering Ukraine and was on the ground when the first Russian missiles struck and troops … [Read more...] about News from Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library

Deception is the theme of many thrillers and mysteries. Deception is an act or statement which misleads, hides the truth, or promotes a belief, concept, or idea that is not true. Sometimes, what see often is only a fractional part of what … [Read more...] about News from Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library

Decatur High School graduate Lynn Tanabe Grannan presents “Living the ‘40s, ’50s, & ‘60s in Decatur”, on Saturday, September 23, 10:00am, at Van Buren District Library’s Webster Memorial Branch.  Grannan’s program also … [Read more...] about DHS Grad to Share Recollections of Life in Decatur

This week, we’re focusing on two adult fiction books currently available in the library.  Things I Wish I Told My Mother: A Novel by Susan Patterson and Susan Dilalio with James Patterson. Every mother and every daughter has her own … [Read more...] about News from Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library

T’ai Chi with Alyse KneppleMason/Union Branch – Mondays: 11:00amJoin Alyse Knepple at the Mason/Union Branch for T’ai Chi. T’ai Chi is a series of gentle physical exercises and stretches. Alyse will offer a free introductory class, followed … [Read more...] about Cass District Library September 2023 Program Schedule

This week we will be highlighting two new nonfiction books.   Woke, Inc.:  Inside Corporate America’s Social Justice Scam by Vivek Ramaswamy.  Vivek Ramaswamy grew up as a child of immigrants in a small Ohio town.  Later, … [Read more...] about News from Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library

Blinkist.com defines nonfiction as “anything that has a basis in fact.  That means reports, textbooks, manuals, self-help, memoirs, history, guidebooks, and so on, all come under the umbrella of this almost-too-broad term.  Its … [Read more...] about News from Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library