Happy Halloween from S.B.R.L.!

Have a safe and happy Halloween!

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Think Big! New Large Print Books @ Marion!

Give those eyes a rest!  Try these new large print books! 

Make Me by Lee Child

A Knights Bridge Christmas by Carla Neggers

The Photograph by Beverly Lewis

The Imposter by Suzanne Fisher

Broken Promises by Lindwood Barclay

Corridors of the Night by Anne Perry

To Win Her Favor by Tamera Alexander

The Outsider by Fredrick Forsyth

The End Game by Catherine Coulter

Shadow Play by Iris Johansen

Ties That Bind by Cindy Woodsmall

Streams of Mercy by Lauraine Snelling

Eve by Wm. Paul Young

 

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Bland County Public Library Trick or Treat Time!

Grab your cape, slip into your ball gown, and don’t forget your favorite mask! Trick or treating at the LIBRARY! Saturday from 6-8. Treats and books! Come see us.

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Make Reading a “Family Affair!” Kathy Garver’s Favorite Books!

While actress Kathy Garver  is well known for her role as Cissy on the popular Brian Keith/Sebastian Cabot sitcom “Family Affair” and for her vocal work as “Firestar” on the cartoon “Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends”, she is also an avid reader and an author. Her new book “Surviving Cissy: My Family Affair of Life in Hollywood” has just been published. She was kind enough to share her favorite books with your local library and we appreciate her time.

Kathy loves action/adventure  and mysteries. Mary Higgins Clark is one of her favorite authors for mysteries and she likes James Patterson and Brad Thor.

For more on Kathy visit her website http://www.kathygarver.com

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Most Popular Candy in Each State!

“Know White”, Reference Princess,  knows nothing is as sweet as finding a good book at your local library however, she also knows which candies are favorites in each state!   (Just stay away from poisoned apples!)

Alabama: AirHeads
Alaska: Snickers
Arizona:  Toblerone
Arkansas: Skittles
California: Life Savers
Colorado: Milky Way
Connecticut: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
Delaware: 3 Musketeers
Florida: Nestlé Crunch
Georgia – Pixy Stix
Hawaii: 100 Grand Bar
Idaho: Butterfinger
Illinois: Snickers
Indiana: Reese’s Pieces
Iowa: Twix
Kansas: Twizzlers
Kentucky: Whoppers
Louisiana: Swedish Fish
Maine: Starburst
Maryland: Almond Joy
Massachusetts: Starburst
Michigan: M&M’s
Minnesota: 100 Grand Bar
Mississippi: Hershey’s Kisses
Missouri: Hershey’s Kisses
Montana: Kit Kat
Nebraska: Skittles
Nevada: Jolly Ranchers
New Hampshire: Tootsie Rolls
New Jersey: Sour Patch Kids
New Mexico: 3 Musketeers
New York: Sweetarts
North Carolina: Butterfinger
North Dakota: Sour Patch Kids
Ohio: Milky Way
Oklahoma: M&M’s
Oregon: Candy corn
Pennsylvania: Swedish Fish
Rhode Island: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
South Carolina: Candy corn
South Dakota: Laffy Taffy
Tennessee: Candy corn
Texas: Candy corn
Utah: Nerds
Vermont: Almond Joy
Virginia: Reese’s Pieces
Washington: AirHeads
West Virginia: Oreos
Wisconsin: Laffy Taffy
Wyoming: Candy corn
District of Columbia: Twix

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Get a Clue! The Library is Open!

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New DVDs @ Marion!

We know it is on rainy days like today when calls the heart to stay inside and hope things will be better in tomorrowland; however, we could be living in a jurassic world in which hungry dinosaurs make going to the library for these new movies a dangerous journey!   In comparison to that kind of danger,  a little bad weather makes you want to rush out into the rain and get some books and movies!

New Box set

When Calls the Heart

 

New DVDs

Tomorrowland

Jurassic World

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New Paperbacks at Marion!

“Know White” knows where to find the newest paperbacks here at Marion!

Musseled Out by Barbara Ross

Butter Off Dead by Leslie Budewitz

All Sales Final by Josie Belle

The Amish Mother by Rebecca Kertz

I’ll Stand by You by Sharon Sala

Pleasured by Candace Camp

A Fright to the Death by Dawn Eastman

Knot the Usual Suspects by Molly MacRae

Spellcasting in Silk by Juliet Blackwell

On Foot in the Grape by Carlene O’Neil

Fatal Reservations by Lucy Burdette

Cinderella Six Feet Under by Maia Chance

Law and Author by Erika Chase

Midnight Captive by Elle Kennedy

The Marsh Madness by Victoria Abbott

Murder in the Paperback Parlor by Ellery Adams

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Steph Cha for Smyth-Bland Regional Library

Author, attorney, book reviewer. wife, and proud pet owner Steph Cha does it all! Plus, the talented mistress of  “neo-Noir”  also finds time to support libraries and reading. She kindly offered her support for your local library as shown above. Steph’s popular heroine Juniper Song is featured in her best-selling books  “Follow Her Home”, “Beware Beware”, and “Dead Soon Enough!” She  has been called an heir to greats like Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett.  We appreciate her help and her kindness in supporting S.B.R.L.!

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Marion’s Downtown Halloween Madness is this Saturday from 10-12

Like Sofia, you can be the “First” here if you hurry down to Marion’s Downtown Halloween Madness today from 10-12!

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