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How Animals Adapt in Winter, Including Humans

by Louise L | Dec 21, 2022 | Animals/Nature, Children, Matchmakers, Non-Fiction, Picture Books

Happy solstice! Winter has officially arrived, and, with it, nature’s invitation to cozy up, slow down, and get some rest. As this fall has...

Best Fiction of 2022

by Andrea L | Dec 14, 2022 | Adult, Diverse Voices, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Matchmakers, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thrillers

December is the month to look back at the year as it's drawing to a close. I'm thinking about my favorite fiction from this past year. These are...

New Tech Gadgets to Look Out for in 2023

by Joseph K | Dec 13, 2022 | Technology

As 2022 comes to an end, we are looking towards 2023. In this month’s blog post, we will look at some new and fun technologies that will be...

Graphic Novels for Kids: The Baby-Sitters Club

by Andrea L | Dec 7, 2022 | Children, Diverse Voices, Fiction, Graphics Novels, Matchmakers, Uncategorized

The Matchmakers team welcomes our newest member, Amanie McGee! Amanie writes: Sometimes, you need to go back and remember your childhood. Those...

Caprice by Coe Booth

by Andrea L | Nov 30, 2022 | African-American, Children, Fiction, Matchmakers

Today we welcome a new member of the Matchmakers team, Erika Hogan! Erika writes: A twelve-year old girl finds the words and strength to speak about...

Fiction Featuring Crossword Puzzles: Jeffrey Bartsch

by Andrea L | Nov 23, 2022 | Adult, Fiction, Matchmakers

I've recently become very excited about solving crossword puzzles, so imagine my delight to find a refreshing, smart novel featuring crossword...

Ten Tech Gift Ideas for this Holiday Season

by Joseph K | Nov 22, 2022 | Technology

This month’s blog continues our holiday tradition of showcasing some tech or tech-related items that may make the perfect gift for someone or...

Why Retire When There Are Aliens to Fight?

by Stephen S | Nov 16, 2022 | Adult, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Every genre in literature has a subgenre within it that contains books that can be considered "comfort" or "cozy" reads, stories which are simply...

Fall is for Folktales

by MaggieL | Nov 9, 2022 | Children, Diverse Voices, Folklores/Myths, Graphics Novels, Matchmakers, Picture Books

Maybe it’s the chill in the air sparking collective historic memories of sitting around thousands of fires, listening to thousands of stories...

Let Me Tell You What I Mean

by Luke N | Nov 3, 2022 | Adult, Matchmakers, Non-Fiction

Let Me Tell You What I Mean, by Joan Didion, was published last year shortly before the author's death. The book contains twelve essays ranging...

3D Printing: One Man’s Story

by Joseph K | Nov 1, 2022 | Technology

This month’s blog is going to be a little different. This year I was tasked by my supervisor to learn more about 3D Printing. I had no idea what I...

Graphic Novel Spotlight: Habibi by Craig Thompson

by Andrea L | Oct 26, 2022 | Adult, Fantasy, Graphics Novels, Matchmakers

This week the Matchmakers team welcomes our guest blogger, Youth Services Associate Shannon Cooch! Shannon writes: Who doesn’t want to uncover the...

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