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Fun Finds on the Holds Shelf — November

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023 - 12:02 PM
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The holiday season is here, and it’s the perfect time to cuddle up with a good book. Of course, we like to think we know the library pretty well, but with more than 61,000 items in our collection – and more than 9 million across the IHLS system as a

Fun Finds on the Holds Shelf — Ostentatious October

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023 - 3:40 PM
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Tis the season for getting spooked, getting dressed up, and getting cozy! We’ve got quite the collection of haunted literature here, but if you’ve already exhausted our selection, there are plenty of frightening reads available through Inter-Library

Gread books to read: Now with added pictures!

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023 - 3:30 PM
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One of the most popular sections in our children’s area (aside from the train table, of course) is the graphic novel aisle. On busy weekends and in the after-school hours, we can barely move fast enough to keep up with the piles of graphic novels

Great books to read: Now with added pictures!

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023 - 3:30 PM
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One of the most popular sections in our children’s area (aside from the train table, of course) is the graphic novel aisle. On busy weekends and in the after-school hours, we can barely move fast enough to keep up with the piles of graphic novels

Hot? Or Not!? O’Fallon Fire Safety

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023 - 2:57 PM
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–From Children’s Librarian Miss Julie It doesn’t matter how old you are — getting to explore a fire truck is always cool! This year, the O’Fallon Fire Rescue Department kicked off Fire Safety Week 2023 with an amazing presentation for the O’Fallon

Metro East Literacy Project

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Saturday, October 14, 2023 - 7:00 AM
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Recently, I sat down and spoke with Linda Mitchell, OFPL Library Board Vice-President and founder of the Metro East Literacy Project. This interview was spurred by her YouTube short documentary, Defeating the Literacy Culture Beast: The Book Lady’s

Navigating Disability and Library Access

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Tuesday, May 28, 2024 - 6:19 PM
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This article was published in the O’Fallon Weekly, written by circulation clerk Sage: Throughout this article, I will use both “disabled person” and “person with a disability.” I personally use “disabled” to describe myself. Follow the preferences of

Navigating Disability and Library Access

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Tuesday, May 28, 2024 - 6:19 PM
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This article was published in the O’Fallon Weekly, written by circulation clerk Sage: Throughout this article, I will use both “disabled person” and “person with a disability.” I personally use “disabled” to describe myself. Follow the preferences of

O’Fallon Celebrates its History!

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Wednesday, July 24, 2024 - 9:31 AM
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This post is from Greg and Sharon, who do a wonderful job of maintaining the History Portal display on the second floor. Celebrating milestones is always exciting. When we reach a certain point in time and can look back to see how much we’ve grown

Panic at the Library Checkout! — What Should I Read Next?

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Saturday, February 24, 2024 - 12:51 PM
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This week’s article is from Sage, one of our brilliant circulation clerks, who may be too humble to let you know that he created a lot of the resources mentioned: Has this happened to you? Some days, I walk into the library or pull Libby up on my