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March 13, 2023
St. Patrick’s Day is on Friday, so stop by the library this week to borrow some of these fun children’s books to read. St. Patrick’s Day in the Morningby Eve Bunting Jamie seeks a way to prove he is not too young to march in the big St. Patrick’s Day parade. Happy St. Patrick’s Day, […]
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Almost all of our blind dates were a hit with the patrons who borrowed them. Now we’re going to share the results with you, because these are dates that you may want to go on, too! After all, each one of the patrons said that they would recommend the book to a friend. The Salt […]
March 7, 2023
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February 22, 2023
We are adding new items to our circulation each month, and these new items are ready to be borrowed. Have a suggestion of something you would like to see us add? Let us know! We gladly take recommendations to use in helping us determine what items to add each month. New DVDs: Elvis The film […]
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Review by: Denice DeAntonio Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan collaborated to write this novel. This is a moving story about family, young adults, and sexuality. Asher and his Mom, a beekeeper, live in a small New Hampshire town. Asher is in high school and plays hockey. Lily is new to the school. Lily is […]
February 1, 2023
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January 22, 2023
Check out these new materials that have been added to the Oley Valley Community Library this month: A Good Morning America Book Club Pick and a New York Times bestseller! “A page-turner for booklovers everywhere! . . . A story of family ties, their lost dreams, and the redemption that comes from discovering truth.”—Adriana Trigiani, bestselling author of The Shoemaker’s Wife. In New York Times bestselling […]
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From Amazon: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is an entrancing and “wildly addictive journey of a reclusive Hollywood starlet” (PopSugar) as she reflects on her relentless rise to the top and the risks she took, the loves she lost, and the long-held secrets the public could never imagine. If you read that book and […]
December 17, 2022
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November 7, 2022
November 7, 2022 New to the Oley Valley Community Library this week: Books It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Starts with Us and All Your Perfects, a “brave and heartbreaking novel that digs its claws into you and doesn’t let go, long after you’ve […]
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Review by Jennifer Schorr The first shelf I browse when I visit the Oley Library is the new book shelf at the circulation desk, and when I saw “The Last Thing He Told Me,” saw it was a Reese’s Book Club book, and read the synopsis, it had me hooked. The book easily captivated my […]
October 11, 2022
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October 7, 2022
Reviews by Miriam Stone Short on time, but want to know what some of the new books available to borrow are about? Check out these rapid reviews. They give you a super quick overview of each book, and you’ll find each available to borrow from the Oley Library. AUDIOBOOKS Pretty Birds by Scott Simon (unabridged) […]
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Written by Miriam Stone I once met a 5-year-old child who was a bully. My son brought him home one day and I hoped he would soon be gone. But, they became friends. I learned that his father taught him to be a bully. His father had been bullied as a child and delighted in […]
October 2, 2022
