Northeast Regional Library Blog

Staff Reviews: The Honeymoon Cottage by Lori Foster

Staff Reviews: The Honeymoon Cottage by Lori Foster The Honeymoon Cottage by Lori Foster is extremely enjoyable to read!  Yardley, a wedding planner in the small town of Cemetery, Indiana, and Travis, single big brother of the bride-to-be, are both very likeable characters.  Yardley’s best friend Mimi is struggling in her marriage with a new baby.  More relationships and a special surprise bond are formed throughout the story.  The people in the town demonstrate a Read more

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Corinth Library Art Display by James D. Seigars

James Dale Seigars was born in Chicago, but he has lived in Mississippi since 1982.  A career veteran of the U.S. Army, he was active in the 1st Battalion, 145th Aviation Regiment based in Fort Rucker, Alabama.  He was married to the former Stephanie Prince for twelve years.  His wife passed away in 2016 from breast cancer. Before his retirement from the Army in 2012, he received a camera as a gift and has been Read more

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Punkin’ Chunkin in Tish County

I have Thanksgiving 🦃 with my sister Tish Hinkle every year, and part of the annual tradition is “Punkin’ Chunkin’.”  Tish enthusiastically decorates her home with real 🎃 pumpkins for fall, discarding them immediately after the 🍗 Thanksgiving meal. Their grandson Grayson became a part of this as soon as he could walk—he’s 9 years old now. His Maw Maw and Paw turned it into a fun adventure for him, so now every year we Read more

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The Weirdest Literary Conspiracy 🔎 Theories People Really Believe

by Lucas Maxwell | BookRiot I used to love conspiracy theories as a kid. I found them a fun way to read and to kill time. Today? Not so much. I feel like conspiracy theories are, in a way, responsible for many terrible, terrible things, especially on social media. But we’re not here to talk about those kinds of things, we’re going to talk about literary conspiracy theories, ones I love. I’m going to discuss Read more

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How to Change Your Facebook 🔑 Password

Most people use terrible passwords. If you’re one of them, you should change all your important passwords to something a lot more secure—and, that includes Facebook. Here’s how to change your Facebook password. Change Your Facebook Password on the Web Start by logging into the Facebook website and then select the drop-down arrow in the top-right corner and choose “Settings & Privacy.” Click the “Settings” option from the following menu. Now select “Security and Login” from the Read more

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LibreOffice is a Free Microsoft Office Alternative

LibreOffice is the number one open-source office suite, and it’s the default office package on most Linux distributions. But can a free product compete with Microsoft? Microsoft Office was released in November 1990 and included Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint. There were many competing office suites—from companies such as Lotus, IBM, and Corel—but none came close to repeating the success of Microsoft Office. StarOffice was an office productivity suite developed by a German company called Read more

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2021 Booker Prize Winner Announced

Honoring the finest works of fiction from around the world, the Booker Prize has announced that its 2021 winner is The Promise by Damon Galgut. The ceremony was hosted by journalist Samira Ahmed and included remarks from the judges and shortlisted authors, as well as readings from the six novels and short interviews with past winners Douglas Stuart, who won last year for Shuggie Bain, and Ben Okri, who won the prize in 1991 for his novel The Famished Read more

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Books for Holidays & Special Days

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS Oct 31 – Nov 2 ELECTION DAY • November 2 DIWALI • November 4 Archie Celebrates Diwali by Mitali Banerjee Ruths Happy Diwali! by Sanyukta Mathur VEETERAN’S DAY • November 11 THANKSGIVING • November 25 Thanks for Nothing by Ryan T. Higgins We Give Thanks by Cynthia Rylant If You Lived During the Plimoth Thanksgiving by Chris Newell HANUKKAH • Nov 28 – Dec 6 Baby Loves Angular Momentum on Hanukkah! Read more

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11 Monster Myths Invented By Hollywood

BY MICHELE DEBCZAK Movies didn’t invent monsters like werewolves or vampires, but they helped shape how we view them today. Many common myths—like vampires burning in the sun and zombies eating brains—were popularized more recently than you might have thought. Read on to learn about 11 classic monster tropes and the movies that introduced them to pop culture. 1. VAMPIRES GET BURNED BY SUNLIGHT. Vampires getting burned in the sun is a classic myth, right up there with Read more

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