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If You Could See The Sun by Ann Liang

February 1, 2023 / Amanie / Diverse Voices, Fantasy, Matchmakers, Teens / No Comments

If you had the chance to turn invisible whenever you wished, what would you do? If you said, “Create an app that has you complete […]

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Vintage Cookbooks Drive the Plot: Elinor Lipman and Karma Brown

January 25, 2023 / AndreaL / Adult, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Matchmakers / No Comments

One way to time-travel is to peruse a vintage cookbook, follow the recipe, whip up some crazy food nobody eats anymore, and eat up the […]

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The Backstreets: A Novel from Xinjiang

January 18, 2023 / SteveS / Adult, Diverse Voices, Matchmakers / No Comments

In the summer of 2010, I was fortunate to have been part of a month-long study abroad program in China sponsored by my university. The […]

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Middle Grade Thrills & Chills: Shadow Grave by Marina Cohen

January 11, 2023 / Erika Hogan / Children, Fiction, Horror, Matchmakers / No Comments

Cohen delivers her fourth shiveringly fun middle grade novel with the standalone book, Shadow Grave. Primarily set in an isolated New Hampshire logging town where […]

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Cover art for the picture book The Magical Yet

Picture Books About Trying New Things

January 4, 2023 / MaggieL / Children, Matchmakers, Picture Books / No Comments

Happy New Year! Many people take some time now to think about new things they would like to try or learn in the new year. […]

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Top Movies of 2022 

December 28, 2022 / LukeN / Adult, Matchmakers, Movies / No Comments

I am more of a movie person than a tv person, and I normally like to see new movies at the theater. But this past […]

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Library receives grant for skilled-trade job training

December 27, 2022 / Sheryl Banks / Library News, Technology / 3 Comments

Thanks to a grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), awarded by the State Library of Ohio, Heights Libraries will offer […]

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How Animals Adapt in Winter, Including Humans

December 21, 2022 / LouiseL / Animals/Nature, Children, Matchmakers, Non-Fiction, Picture Books / No Comments

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 transitioned […]

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Best Fiction of 2022

December 14, 2022 / AndreaL / Adult, Diverse Voices, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Matchmakers, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thrillers / 1 Comment

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 […]

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New Tech Gadgets to Look Out for in 2023

December 13, 2022 / jkaiser / Technology / No Comments

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 […]

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Graphic Novels for Kids: The Baby-Sitters Club

December 7, 2022 / AndreaL / Children, Diverse Voices, Fiction, Graphics Novels, Matchmakers, Uncategorized / No Comments

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

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Caprice by Coe Booth

November 30, 2022 / AndreaL / African-American, Children, Fiction, Matchmakers / No Comments

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 […]

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Fiction Featuring Crossword Puzzles: Jeffrey Bartsch

November 23, 2022 / AndreaL / Adult, Fiction, Matchmakers / No Comments

I’ve recently become very excited about solving crossword puzzles, so imagine my delight to find a refreshing, smart novel featuring crossword puzzles as part of […]

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Ten Tech Gift Ideas for this Holiday Season

November 22, 2022 / jkaiser / Technology / No Comments

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 yourself. Here […]

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Why Retire When There Are Aliens to Fight?

November 16, 2022 / SteveS / Adult, Fantasy, Sci-Fi / No Comments

Every genre in literature has a subgenre within it that contains books that can be considered “comfort” or “cozy” reads, stories which are simply fun […]

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Dirty Girls On Top

October 6, 2008 / schandle / 0

Wait, before you think I’m getting too smutty this is the title of the last book I’ve finished.  After five years of antici…..pation, Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez has […]

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It’s Never Time Not To Read

October 4, 2008 / RaideneH / 4

My husband says that I read everywhere, not that there’s anything wrong with that. I always have a book with me, just in case. So, […]

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Let’s Celebrate Libraries!

October 1, 2008 / ebarrett / 0

There are two new books that do just that. The first is Our Library by Eve Bunting, wherein a raccoon and his friends go to […]

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The Templar Knight Mysteries

September 30, 2008 / rkatzenm / 2

As I was ambling through the new paperback section a time ago I came across a book with a beautiful cover called Death of a […]

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Fun to read, but bad for you? Daniel Silva’s “Moscow Rules”

September 15, 2008 / PatG / 0

So let’s start with a quick plot summary. If you haven’t read Daniel Silva lately, Gabriel Allon, Israeli Secret Service, has been an intentionally low profile hero […]

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Vote Early and Often for Ranger or Morelli!

September 13, 2008 / RaideneH / 26

Let’s get real here! We all know that Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series is not serious literature. It probably won’t be required reading for your […]

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Hot Chocolate Part Deux

September 12, 2008 / ShelleyM / 5

In previous posts, I tend to refer to Zane as the erotica golden standard. Especially when I want to describe the erotic nature of a […]

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Book Review: Donuthead

September 10, 2008 / ebarrett / 1

Meet Franklin Delano Donuthead, a fifth grader with a lot of issues. To begin with, his last name is Donuthead. (“My name, if you must […]

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If You’re Happy and You Know It

September 8, 2008 / RaideneH / 0

At first glance, the Jamaicans seemed to be some of the happiest people we’d ever met. They were all smiles as they sold those “Jamaica, […]

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Literate, dark, and suspenseful: Tana French’s mysteries are great

September 6, 2008 / PatG / 0

Tana French’s first book, In the Woods, won the 2007 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. It is subtle and beautifully written, the kind of […]

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Dogs Rule II

August 27, 2008 / PatG / 0

I’m just back from vacation (wonderful).  I continue to think about dogs and miss our Bouvier, Lucy. We are talking about locating our next dog […]

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Charlie Bone and the Time Twister

August 23, 2008 / ebarrett / 1

I listened to a great audiobook this summer:  Charlie Bone and the Time Twister by Jenny Nimmo, narrated by Simon Russell Beale. This is the […]

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Read Some Fiction From Dixie, Y’all

August 22, 2008 / RaideneH / 0

I first encountered good ol’ Southern charm in middle school when Peyton, a teenage boy’s vision of a goddess, with long blonde hair and cornflower […]

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hex and the city???

August 21, 2008 / schandle / 0

Oh yes, I’m serious, hex and the city.  I’ve recently become a big fan of the romance/comedy/fantasy series by Shanna Swendson.  Seriously, I flew through […]

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Never too old to…well…um learn?

August 20, 2008 / ShelleyM / 1

 Jim and Louella’s Homemade Heart-Fix Remedy taught me three things. One, you are never to old to learn. Two, communication involves listening and learning when […]

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