So Long, And Thanks for All the Fish

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As August passes and many of us begin to look forward to fall, I am recognizing a personal milestone that I can share and celebrate with our readers: I am transitioning away from my position at CDPL and moving onward to work with a company called Midwest Tape! That’s right, dear readers, as you read […]

August Staff Picks

Feeling stressed about the back-to-school season? You gotta make time to care for yourself, and that means carving out quiet moments for reading! Let our staff help relieve the pressure of finding something good to read–we have excellent suggestions for all kinds of topics this month! True Notebooks by Mark Salzman An account of Mark […]

Book to Screen: Sandman and Paper Girls

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It’s an AMAZING week to be a graphic novel reader because we’re being blessed with two streaming adaptations of two beloved series! Fans of Neil Gaiman have been waiting decades to see the prize-winning Sandman series make a successful move to the big screen, and the stunning sci-fi plot of Brian K. Vaughn’s Paper Girls […]

What’s Hot – A Woman of No Importance

Virginia Hall was rejected from the American war effort because of her gender and her prosthetic leg. Yet somehow she ended up being the first woman deployed in occupied France. She was truly an incredible woman, coordinating resistance from behind enemy lines, refusing orders to evacuate even when her cover was blown. A Woman of […]

Book to Screen: The Gray Man

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Have you been craving a thrilling suspense series to dig into? Or maybe hoping for an action-y movie to energize your weekend watch schedule? If so, you’re in luck! We have news today of an exciting upcoming book-to-screen adaptation that might just be your next favorite read/watch. Learn more about the summary below: ** To those who […]

What’s Hot – This Time Tomorrow

I love a time travel book and am quite excited to read Emma Staub’s This Time Tomorrow. If you could go back and change a moment in your life would you? In this bestseller, Alice gets exactly that opportunity when she wakes up in her 16-year-old body? Will she choose to change the trajectory of […]

Book to Screen: Where the Crawdads Sing

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If you’re a reading fan who’s been conscious at any point for the past couple of years, you almost certainly will recognize Delia Owens’ MASSIVELY bestselling novel Where the Crawdads Sing–and now you’ll be seeing news about the movie everywhere! The film adaptation premiered in theatres on July 15 and it’s likely a movie that […]

Natural Tourism: Vacation Planning with CDPL

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The Crawfordsville District Public Library would like to encourage our patrons to explore our National, State, and Local Parks during their summer vacations and support our local resources by being natural tourists. Did you know that the Indiana State Parks system manages 24 state parks, 7 small satellite locations, 8 reservoir properties, 2 state forest […]

What’s Hot – The Paris Apartment

In the mood for a thrilling locked room mystery? You should absolutely check out The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley. Jess’s life is falling apart so she goes to stay with her half-brother in Paris. But when she arrives at his suspiciously nice apartment he’s not there. After days there is no sign of Ben […]

July Staff Picks

We’re in the thick of summer and you know what that means–it’s time to grab an unputdownable book, find some shade, and beat the heat with a good story! Not sure what to read this month? Our staff have excellent suggestions for you to browse through: A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske A charming fantasy, […]

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