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Today is a great day to download or check out a book on racial justice. There are many great options at your local library and in cloudLibrary. These titles are a good starting place:⠀
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✔️ The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee⠀
✔️ Caste by Isabel Wilkerson⠀
✔️ Anti-Racist Ally by Sophie Williams⠀
✔️ Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum, PhD⠀
✔️ Social Justice Parenting by Dr. Traci Baxley⠀
✔️ A More Beautiful and Terrible History by Jeanne Theoharis⠀
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To view the full Readings on Racial Justice shelf in cloudLibrary, tap the link in our bio.
Today we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Although our branches are closed today for this national day of service, you can download these e-books through cloudLibrary or stop by your library this week. You'll find plenty of titles about Dr. King and his impact on the civil rights era.
We couldn't agree more! Great to see these wise words making the rounds on Twitter recently.
Our new catalog system is live! Every public library in #BucksCounty has made the switch, and we're so excited to offer a much more user-friendly experience.⠀
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To access your new-and-improved online account, you'll first need to create a password. Instructions are available at the link in our bio.⠀
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Like before, your username is your library card number. You'll use your PIN to check out materials and your password to access your online account.⠀
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If you need any help, don't hesitate to reach out to your local branch!⠀
If you read a lot of fiction, memoirs can be a nice change of pace! You'll still get a compelling story, but you'll also connect to a real person and the world around you.⠀
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Check out some of the recently published memoirs you can pick up at your library:⠀
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✅ Renegades: Born in the USA by Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen⠀
✅ All In by Billie Jean King⠀
✅ Stronger: Courage, Hope & Humor in My Life with John McCain by Cindy McCain⠀
✅ Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement by Tarana Burke⠀
✅ Floating in a Most Peculiar Way by Louis Chude-Sokei⠀
✅ I Have Always Been Me by Precious Brady-Davis⠀
✅ Committed: Dispatches from a Psychiatrist in Training by Adam Stern, MD
🔴 "Red" any good books lately?
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Comment below with the title of a book you recently enjoyed (red cover not required). We may share your pick here on our Instagram!
Thank you for being patient and understanding while we transition to the new catalog system!
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Although you can't access your account online or place new holds until January 12, you can still come in to any branch of Bucks County Free Library and check out or return borrowed materials. ⠀
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If you have any questions during this "pause" in the catalog, just ask the staff at your library – we're here to help! You can also tap the link in our bio for more information about the temporary pause in the catalog.
❄️ Swipe to step into our winter wonderland! Drop in today to pick up a cozy read or movie for this weekend (best enjoyed with a mug of cocoa and a warm blanket).⠀
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Even though our catalog and your account are temporarily unavailable while we transition to the new catalog system, you can still come in and check out items.
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And if you need help finding anything, just ask! We can also suggest titles that you'll love reading over this wintry weekend.
Can you detect which fictional character celebrates his 168th birthday today? Hint: you might find him celebrating his special day at 221B Baker Street.⠀
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At your local branch, you can pick up both original Sherlock Holmes mysteries by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle AND plenty of adaptations based on his work, including:⠀
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🔍 A Study in Charlotte by @bricavallaro⠀
🔍 The Final Solution by @michael.chabon⠀
🔍 Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz⠀
🔍 The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie King⠀
🔍The Devil's Due by @bmacbird⠀
🔍 The Baker Street Letters by Michael Robertson
