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Based on Beauty and the Beast!

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It's the 25th anniversary of Disney's Beauty and the Beast! What better way to celebrate than to read and watch other things that tell the …

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Take the Banned Books Quiz!
By PimaLib_AskALibrarian

The American Library Association publishes a list of banned and challenged books every year. Before you click on the link to read the 2015 …

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Bless Me, Ultima The House of the Spirits y no se lo tragó la tierra = and the earth did not devour him Message to Aztlán Open Veins of Latin America Occupied America
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Libros Prohibidos - Banned Books by Lati…

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To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15-Oct 15) and Banned Books Week (Sept 27 - Oct 3) check out these banned or challenged books by…

Where the Wild Things Are Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Easy A Animal Farm James and the Giant Peach The Lord of the Rings
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My 10 Favorite Movies Based on Banned Bo…

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Movie fans can celebrate Banned Books Week, too! Here's my top ten list.

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Let's Play...Banned or Challenged?
By PimaLib_JessicaP

It's Banned Books Week, a time to celebrate our rights to free and open access to information: our right to read. It's sort of a misnomer, …

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Climate Change—Put in Perspective
Sep 29th | 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Joel D Valdez Main Library

We examine some of the most compelling, peer reviewed climate data and look at some climate changes that have already been observed. We discuss anticipated future changes on a global and local level, including southern Arizona and the Sonoran Desert.Presented by Steve Russell fr…

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Climate Change—Put in Perspective
Sep 29th | 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Joel D Valdez Main Library

We examine some of the most compelling, peer reviewed climate data and look at some climate changes that have already been observed. We dis…

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The Martha Cooper Library Turns 10!
By PimaLib_HollyS

Join us Saturday, October 1 to celebrate a decade of excellence at the Martha Cooper Library.

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The Martha Cooper Library Turns 10!
By PimaLib_HollyS

Join us Saturday, October 1 to celebrate a decade of excellence at the Martha Cooper Library.

A Yankee in Canada Culture Shock! Fodor's Montreal & Quebec City 2013 Canada Top 10 Montréal & Quebec City Northern Armageddon The French and Indian War Beauty Tips From Moose Jaw Champlain's Dream The Illustrated History of Canada
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Gamache's Canada

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Revisit the real places brought to life in Louise Penny's Chief Inspector Gamache novels. These books and videos take you to past and pres…

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Gamache's Canada

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Revisit the real places brought to life in Louise Penny's Chief Inspector Gamache novels. These books and videos take you to past and pres…

One Seed Pima County
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One Seed: Growing and Harvesting
By PimaLib_SeedLibrary

Did you participate in Seed Library One Seed Pima County program? Want to donate your harvest? Or just see some plants we've grown?

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One Seed: Growing and Harvesting
By PimaLib_SeedLibrary

Did you participate in Seed Library One Seed Pima County program? Want to donate your harvest? Or just see some plants we've grown?

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How to Take Great Landscape Photos!
Sep 29th | 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Oro Valley Public Library

Would you like to take better landscape and travel photographs with your existing camera?This free workshop for beginning and intermediate …

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How to Take Great Landscape Photos!
Sep 29th | 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Oro Valley Public Library

Would you like to take better landscape and travel photographs with your existing camera?This free workshop for beginning and intermediate …

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☎I don't think I can do this anymore...☎

Sometimes life throws things at you that you don't know how to handle. Sometimes it seems like no one else gets it. But you are n…

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pimacountylibrary A WORLD WITHOUT YOU - by Beth Revis As I was waiting to board the flight home from vacation, I realized the book I was reading was packed i…
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Big Trucks!

Dump trucks, diggers, bulldozers, and tractors! Dig in to one of these PCPL books about trucks (for very young readers).

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Halloween Costume Swap for Kids
Oct 8th | 11:30am - 12:00pm

Trade an old costume for a new look at the costume swap! Bring in last year's costume October 3-7 to get a ticket to SWAP on October 8.

Gran on A Fan Lazy Bear, Crazy Bear Fun With Ed and Fred
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Get ready to laugh with Beginning Reader…

Beginning readers will enjoy these books, because they are funny, have short sentences, but will make you laugh with pictures and words. P…

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Not Your Usual Storytime Books!
By PimaLib_TobyW

My quest to find perfect stories to read at Rainbow Storytime often results in finding books I wouldn’t actually read in any Storytime.  As…

Let's Play! Press Here The Book With No Pictures
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Play With This Book!: Interactive Pictur…

From a PCPL children's librarian: These picture books encourage kids to touch, tap, shake, tilt, talk to, and otherwise play with the book …

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Captain Marvel Ms. Marvel The Invincible Iron Man
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Young Adult Fan Favorites

These are titles popular with young adult readers and PCPL librarians!

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Classical Kids

Listen to the music and story line for the world's great composers. Kids will enjoy these CDs in the car on the way home from scho…

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Mem Fox: kid's writer from Down Under

Australian author and literacy educator Mem Fox has written children's books for more than three decades, and her stories continue to amuse…

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Leviathan
By Scott Westerfeld

this book shook my world. clean and gripping with amazing characters.loved it!!

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Community Workers on Wheels

Flowing Wells Library presents Community Workers on Wheels during storytime all of September. Meet community workers and learn about the s…

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A shelf's worth of great YA for your #BiVisibilityDay reading (and beyond). #https://t.co/tmJfjtfuCF

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(Challenged) Books That Shaped America

Many of the titles on the Library of Congress's list of books that have influenced life in America have been challenged in the past.

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For Banned Books Week: TUSD Controversy

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These are the books that the Arizona state legislature banned from being taught by the Mexican American Studies program at Tucson Unified S…

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Register to Vote (by October 10th)

There's an election coming up on November 8, but you need to register to vote by October 10. You can do it online at Service Arizona.

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Cool Season Vegetable Gardening
Oct 1st | 11:00am - 12:30pm
Eckstrom-Columbus Library

Master Gardener Series—Veggie gardening in Tucson is different! Our seasons are different, our soil is different, even our sunshine...

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Library Card Month
September is National Library Card Sign-up Month!
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September is Library Card Sign-up Month

What's cooler than being cool? Having a library card... get yours today!

Read the most recent in our series of articles in the @TucsonStar, this time by Deputy Director Amber Mathewson! #https://t.co/8oLm9t155e

9:27 AM - 25 Sep 2016

pimacountylibrary Big #librarylove to the owners of the library's certified therapy dogs, without whom we could not do Read to a Dog programs. Photo courtesy…
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Need a reason to get a library card?

In operation since the mid-1960s when the service was a mix of trailers and trucks, our Bookmobile now averages 8,500 miles every year!

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What would (should?) Pigpen read?

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Did you know that Pigpen is interested in archaeology and loves mud pies? Pigpen has close ties to dirt in its many forms! Here are a few i…

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Get Your High School Diploma Online at No Cost to You

Pima County Public Library's Career Online High School (COHS) offers adult students a chance to earn a nationally-accredited high school diploma while preparing for a career in one of eight high-demand, high-growth fields. Find it under E-Library > More at the top of any page.

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Get Your High School Diploma Online

Do you want to get your high school diploma? Find out how here!

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The Ongoing Fight Against SCD
By PimaLib_JessicaP

September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month. What do you know about it?

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The Ongoing Fight Against SCD
By PimaLib_JessicaP

September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month. What do you know about it?

Memories, Dreams, Reflections Man and His Symbols Revolutionaries of the Soul Immortal Diamond The Earth Has A Soul The Red Book Jung the Mystic Carl Jung
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Searching For Our True Self

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“The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.” -Carl Jung A contemporary of Freud, Carl Jung devoted himself to exploring his…

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Searching For Our True Self

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“The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.” -Carl Jung A contemporary of Freud, Carl Jung devoted himself to exploring his…

1001 ideas para cuidar al bebé El mejor comienzo Ser padres con amor y lógica Guía de supervivencia para mamás Respuestas a 50 preguntas básicas para entender y criar a los hijos Disciplina sin lágrimas
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Como entender y criar a los niñ@s

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¿Usted tiene un nuevo bebé en su vida? Aquí les tengo una lista de libros sobre como entender y criar a los niñ@s. ¡Encuentre estos libros e…

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Como entender y criar a los niñ@s

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¿Usted tiene un nuevo bebé en su vida? Aquí les tengo una lista de libros sobre como entender y criar a los niñ@s. ¡Encuentre estos libros e…

Skillet Meals Cook Korean! The Enchilada Queen Cookbook The Hungry Fan's Game Day Cookbook Skinnytaste Fast and Slow Cicchetti Sweetness Adventures in Chicken The Happy Cook Learn to Cook 25 Southern Classics 3 Ways
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COOKBOOK LOVERS UNITE! Meats, Treats, &…

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Recently ordered, NEW COOKBOOKS for all you COOKBOOK-a-holics . . . like me! Hope you find some savory, tempting recipes to try!

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COOKBOOK LOVERS UNITE! Meats, Treats, &…

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Recently ordered, NEW COOKBOOKS for all you COOKBOOK-a-holics . . . like me! Hope you find some savory, tempting recipes to try!

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Empire of Storms
By Sarah J. Maas

This series gets better and better!!!!! I couldn't put the book down and can't believe I have to wait so long until I find out what happens!… More

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Container Theme Gardens
By Nancy J. Ondra

Raspberry Shortcake container garden. Now doesn't that sound good enough to eat? Or Hummingbird Haven. Birds will be flocking to this con… More

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Crazy About Cookies The Ultimate Gluten-free Cookie Book The Cookies & Cups Cookbook
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NATIONAL HOMEMADE COOKIES DAY is 10/1!

Yeah! A day to CELEBRATE COOKIES! Bake some homemade cookies to share with family, friends, neighbors, and/or colleagues!YUM! Can you sm…

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Search for Crafts in the Catalog!

Did you know that March is National Craft Month? Learn how to make something cool!

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Binti
By Nnedi Okorafor

Wow! I couldn't put this book down. Speculative fiction, afrofuturism, top-notch storytelling. Binti leaves home to attend the universe's be… More

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The Revolving Door of Life
By Alexander McCall Smith

Bertie is seven now and has a grandma. Matthew and Elspeth discover a secret room in their new house. Bruce continues to be Bruce. Silly and… More

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1984 And Tango Makes Three The Absolutely True Diary of A Part-time Indian
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Martha Reads Banned Books

Staff at Martha Cooper Library share their favorite books that have been banned or challenged.

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The Wrong Side of Goodbye The Concrete Blonde Lost Light
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"Everybody counts or nobody counts.…

I’ve always been a nonfiction reader because as I like to say, real life is often stranger and more interesting than fiction, but the excep…

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Ten Things That Make Me Feel Like An Old…

This is a list of 10 items, each representing something that, upon reflection, makes me feel like an old dinosaur, that is, someone that li…

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Law of Attraction Discretion Speak of the Devil
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A bit of Michigan: legal thriller series

Readers with Michigan ties will enjoy these legal thrillers whose federal prosecutor, Anna Curtis, hails from the Mitten State. In A Good K…

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To Kill A Mockingbird A Dangerous Fortune She's Come Undone
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Book Club Benefits

Book Clubs offer a variety of benefits to members...new friendships, lively discussions, an outing to look forward to, themed snacks…

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Queen Song Four Divergent Stories The New Hunger
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Back to the start...Prequel Novellas

Looking to start a new series? Or maybe there is a series you read already, or are waiting for the next book in one, and hey! There's a new …

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