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A Man Called Ove
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
There Must Be Some Mistake
This Was A Man
Alice I Have Been
Habits of the House
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Weekly Waitlist Watch: June 25, 2017 Weekly Waitlist Watch: June 25, 2017

recommended by PimaLib_HollyS
Go ahead, put your name on that waitlist. In the meantime, here are some others to try!
Go ahead, put your name on that waitlist. In the meantime, here are some others to try!
The Night Circus
The Distant Hours
Unleash the Power of the Female Brain
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Me Before You
Mrs. Poe
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Audiobook Appreciation Month Audiobook Appreciation Month

recommended by PimaLib_AmandaB
June is audiobook appreciation month so whether you are going on a road trip or trying to beat the heat indoors, an audiobook is a great co…
June is audiobook appreciation month so whether you are going on a road trip or trying to beat the heat indoors, an audiobook is a great co…
Tighten your Tummy in 2 Weeks
Leslie Sansone
Food Can Fix It
Sugardetoxme
The Belly Burn Plan
The Rheumatoid Arthritis Cookbook
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Make the time to get physically fit! Make the time to get physically fit!

recommended by PimaLib_ShirleyL
All too often, we hear of a friend or colleague who has passed away unexpectedly. That is a reminder for us to take care of ourselves. Ta…
All too often, we hear of a friend or colleague who has passed away unexpectedly. That is a reminder for us to take care of ourselves. Ta…
Runnin' With the Devil
Kurt Cobain
I, Tina
Simple Dreams
There Goes Gravity
U2 by U2
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Rock star biographies and memoirs Rock star biographies and memoirs

recommended by PimaLib_AmyK
Here are some old favorites and new titles!
Here are some old favorites and new titles!
Writing What You Know
Writing Brave and Free
Writing Tools
Bird by Bird
Writing Begins With the Breath
The Creative Habit
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Books to Inspire Your Writing Books to Inspire Your Writing

recommended by PimaLib_HollyS
Writer's block got you down? Check out some of the books Writer-in-Residence Marge Pellegrino turns to when she needs a little inspiration.
Writer's block got you down? Check out some of the books Writer-in-Residence Marge Pellegrino turns to when she needs a little inspiration.
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One Seed Pima County One Seed Pima County

By PimaLib_SeedLibrary
The Seed Library invites local gardeners to join us for One Seed Pima County. This year, we're spotlighting the Tohono O’odham cowpea.
The Seed Library invites local gardeners to join us for One Seed Pima County. This year, we're spotlighting the Tohono O’odham cowpea.
Get your cowpea seeds!
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The Lady Vanishes at the Abbett Film Cho… The Lady Vanishes at the Abbett Film Choices Discussion Group

Jul 21st | 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Wheeler Taft Abbett Sr Library
Abbett Film Choices Group discusses films recommended by group members and library staff. This month our discussion will be about Alfred Hitchcock's …
Abbett Film Choices Group discusses films recommended by group members and library staff. This month our discussion will be about Alfred Hitchcock's "The Lady Vanishes" (1938). "A young woman on a train, enroute back to England from Switzerland, meets a charming older lady who p…
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Pin It? Introduction to Pinterest Pin It? Introduction to Pinterest

Jun 28th | 11:00am - 1:00pm
Mission Library
Pinterest is a social networking site used to share photos and websites of interest to the users. By creating bulletin boards, you are abl…
Pinterest is a social networking site used to share photos and websites of interest to the users. By creating bulletin boards, you are able to organize things you find online such as photos, events, interests, hobbies, recipes, travel, and much more. The Pinterest mission is t…
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LGBT Services: Celebrating 20 Years! LGBT Services Committee: Celebrating 20 Years!

By PimaLib_LGBT
The LGBT Services Committee's archives are on display at the Joel D Valdez Main Library in the 3rd floor display cases through July. Come check them out and grab a rainbow PCPL logo button!
The PCPL LGBT Services Committee's archives are on display at the Joel D Valdez Main Library in the 3rd floor display cases through July.

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pimacountylibrary Warning, cute overload. Our Nanini Library writes: What a fun week this has been at Nanini! We had so many creative and adorable/heroic cha…
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Summer Reading

Tree
Finding Wild
One Day on Our Blue Planet
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Exploring Nature Exploring Nature

recommended by PimaLib_AlinaG
During the summer, it can be hard to get outside and keep your little ones safe from the heat and the sun. Skip the sunscreen and stay indoors with these beautifully illustrated picture books!
During the summer, it can be hard to get outside and keep your little ones safe from the heat and the sun. Skip the sunscreen and stay indo…
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The Silken Thread – A Puppet Show The Silken Thread – A Puppet Show

Jun 28th | 9:30am - 10:00am
Joyner-Green Valley Library
The glistening story of how silk was discovered by a Chinese Empress, when a cocoon fell in her cup of tea, The Silken Thread is an adventu…
The glistening story of how silk was discovered by a Chinese Empress, when a cocoon fell in her cup of tea, The Silken Thread is an adventu…
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Summer Reading is Here Again! Summer Reading is Here Again!

'Tis the season... for Summer Reading! Grab a book, attend free events, and visit your local library for lots of fun May 20 through July 15.
'Tis the season... for Summer Reading! Grab a book, attend free events, and visit your local library for lots of fun May 20 through July 15.
Events! 📅👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🌞📚
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Reading's an adventure @ AZ State Parks Reading's an adventure @ Arizona State Parks and Trails

By PimaLib_SummerReading
WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!! Discover the beauty of Arizona and pick up your free one time day use park pass at any library. Visit more than 30 parks across the state, including some in our own backyard: Catalina, Oracle, and Picacho Peak State Parks. Other parks are within a day’s dri…
Discover the beauty of Arizona and pick up your free one time day use park pass at any library (while supplies last). Visit more than 30 pa…
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Voyage to the Pacific Islands Voyage to the Pacific Islands

Jun 28th | 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Woods Memorial Library
Take a tour through five Pacific islands and learn about the languages, foods, and music. On your final destination you will arrive in Haw…
Take a tour through five Pacific islands and learn about the languages, foods, and music. On your final destination you will arrive in Hawaii and learn to Hula! Open to all ages. Presented by Siva Maia Polynesian Dancers!
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Paper Circuits Building Workshop Paper Circuits Building Workshop

Jun 27th | 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Valencia Library
This is a basic introductory class in building direct current circuits (DC) using batteries, switches, LEDs and sensors. Space is limited,…
This is a basic introductory class in building direct current circuits (DC) using batteries, switches, LEDs and sensors. Space is limited,…
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Children's Play Time Children's Play Time

May 19th | 9:30am - Jul 14th | 9:30am
Main Children's Meeting Room
Join the fun with your little ones (ages 1-4) as we share toys, puzzles and enriching activities in air-conditioned comfort.
Join the fun with your little ones (ages 1-4) as we share toys, puzzles and enriching activities in air-conditioned comfort.
Charlotte the Scientist Is Squished
Beautiful Hands
Because of You
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Ways to Build a Better World this Summer Ways to Build a Better World this Summer

recommended by PimaLib_CatS
Explore ways to "Build a Better World" in these picture books which fit nicely with our 2017 Summer Reading Program theme.
Explore ways to "Build a Better World" in these picture books which fit nicely with our 2017 Summer Reading Program theme.
Reddington Pass in the Rincon Mountains, Tucson, Arizona
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Talkin' about the Summertime: Quote Quiz Talkin' about the Summertime: Quote Quiz

Can you match these literary quotations to their source?
Can you match these literary quotations to their source?
Share more quotes
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Summer Reading Tips for Parents Summer Reading Tips for Parents

Children who read during summer gain reading skills, while those who don't slide backward, losing about 2 months of instructional time.
Children who read during summer gain reading skills, while those who don't slide backward, losing about 2 months of instructional time.
A Guide to Tucson Architecture
Rick Joy
Architecture's Odd Couple
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Build a Better World - Architecture Build a Better World - Architecture

recommended by PimaLib_KarenG
Adults, you can enjoy the Summer Reading theme of Build a Better World with our bingo challenge. One of the tracks is to read a book or wa…
Adults, you can enjoy the Summer Reading theme of Build a Better World with our bingo challenge. One of the tracks is to read a book or wa…
Weslandia
My Side of the Mountain
Pocket Guide to the Outdoors
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Adventure in the Great Outdoors! Adventure in the Great Outdoors!

recommended by PimaLib_RoseK
Calling all wilderness explorers! This summer, your family might be getting ready to go on a camping trip, or you might just want to have some fun in your backyard. Get ready to have awesome adventures and take a peek at these cool reads!
Calling all wilderness explorers! This summer, your family might be getting ready to go on a camping trip, or you might just want to have s…

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Stream Now with Freegal! Stream Now with Freegal!

All that music you can download in five-song batches per week? Now you can stream it for three hours every day! Happy listening!
All that music you can download in five-song batches per week? Now you can stream it for three hours every day! Happy listening!
Thinking About Cybersecurity
How to Listen to and Understand Great Music
Discovering your Roots
Cultural Literacy for Religion
The Foundations of Western Civilization
Nutrition Made Clear
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The Great Courses and OneClickdigital The Great Courses and OneClickdigital

recommended by PimaLib_StephanieM
Did you know more than 300 of The Great Courses are available for audio download with OneClickdigital? These "classes" bring college-level instruction to you on a huge variety of topics without the tuition and exams. Below are some of the best-selling and most popula…
Did you know more than 300 of The Great Courses are available for audio download with OneClickdigital? These "classes" bring col…
Leaders Eat Last
Emotional Intelligence
The Power of the Other
Switch
Centered Leadership
Leadership by Example
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Listening is the Basis of Good Leadershi… Listening is the Basis of Good Leadershi…

recommended by PimaLib_JenM
...so why not hone your listening skills by checking out these audiobooks on leadership? Try downloadable audiobooks or pick up the CD vers…
...so why not hone your listening skills by checking out these audiobooks on leadership? Try downloadable audiobooks or pick up the CD vers…
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Nuestras Raíces inicio Nuestras Raíces inicio

!Bienvenidos a la biblioteca!
!Bienvenidos a la biblioteca!
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The Dime

by Kathleen Kent
Betty Rhyzyk kicks butt. She is my new favorite character and this is my new favorite series. Author Kathleen Kent needs to get writing, bec… More
recommended by PimaLib_ElizabethT
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Trending

Plutocrats
The Moral Economy
Viking Economics
The Price of Inequality
The American Way of Poverty
The Anatomy of Inequality
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Wealth, Poverty, and Inequality Wealth, Poverty, and Inequality

recommended by PimaLib_SamR
These books and one DVD take a look at American and global economics, and the growing divide between those that and have not, here and abro…
These books and one DVD take a look at American and global economics, and the growing divide between those that and have not, here and abro…

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Updated 6/8: Trending in our catalog Updated 6/8: Trending in our catalog

recommended by PimaLib_JB
What new stuff are people searching for at PCPL? Put it on hold, and find "readalikes" and "watchalikes" to tide you over while you wait.
What new stuff are people searching for at PCPL? Put it on hold, and find "readalikes" and "watchalikes" to tide you over while you wait.
The Rough Guide to the Earth
Planet Earth
A Most Improbable Journey
Earth
No Impact Man
No Impact Man
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There's No Place Like Home There's No Place Like Home

recommended by PimaLib_RoseK
April 22nd is Earth Day! Take some time to learn more about this giant space-marble we carbon based life forms call home, and how to care for it.
April 22nd is Earth Day! Take some time to learn more about this giant space-marble we carbon based life forms call home, and how to care f…
Heat forecast for June 20, 2017. Source: National Weather Service.
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Let's be safe in the heat Let's be safe in the heat

By PimaLib_LisaB
There is an extreme heat advisory called for this coming Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, with more heat (we're guessing) to come this summe…
There is an extreme heat advisory called for this coming Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, with more heat (we're guessing) to come this summe…
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We Recommend

100 Weekend Projects Anyone Can Do
Hand-built Outdoor Furniture
Stanley Easy Kitchen Upgrades
Ultimate Guide
Bathroom Upgrades
Home Improvement Projects for the Busy & Broke
The Spirit of Stone
Dream Home
Ultimate Guide
Clean My Space
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DIY Home Improvement DIY Home Improvement

recommended by PimaLib_ShirleyL
Work on fixing up your house--inside and out--for summer entertaining!
Work on fixing up your house--inside and out--for summer entertaining!
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Sonoran Hygge Sonoran Hygge

recommended by PimaLib_AmyB
Hygge is a Danish word for a certain happiness that comes from simplicity, comfort, and time shared with good people. Getting together, enjoying food and friends in cozy places. And judging by the books I've seen, it's also about wool socks, hot chocolate, candles, and snow. But…
Hygge is a Danish word for a certain happiness that comes from simplicity, comfort, and time shared with good people. Getting together, enj…
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The Lotterys Plus One by Emma Donoghue The Lotterys Plus One by Emma Donoghue

By PimaLib_samr
It was the best of reads, it was the worst of reads, or so it seemed to me. The Lotterys Plus One by Emma Donoghue, author of Room, among other titles, has a lot going for it, yet some aspects of this middle school novel left me unimpressed. The story centers on a nontraditional…
It was the best of reads, it was the worst of reads, or so it seemed to me. The Lotterys Plus One by Emma Donoghue, author of Room, among o…
Art as Therapy
Lean in
Team of Teams
The Icarus Deception
How to Make White People Laugh
The Tricky Art of Co-existing
Words on the Move
Wired for Culture
The Etymologicon
Presence
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Create your own TED conference Create your own TED conference

recommended by PimaLib_JenM
Getting to the annual TED conference in Vancouver may be out of reach, but you can create your own TED conference using titles from...
Getting to the annual TED conference in Vancouver may be out of reach, but you can create your own TED conference using titles from...
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Pollinator Gardening Pollinator Gardening

Jun 20th | 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Joel D Valdez Main Library
Learn about the importance of pollinators in the vegetable garden and how you can invite them by creating beneficial habitat using native p…
Learn about the importance of pollinators in the vegetable garden and how you can invite them by creating beneficial habitat using native plants from organic gardener and Arizona native Brandon Merchant of Southwest Victory Gardens. Bring your lunch!
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Kids & Teens

The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing
Among the Ghosts
The Night Gardener
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Gothic Books for Kids Gothic Books for Kids

recommended by PimaLib_AmandaB
Too old for Goosebumps and too young for Steven King? Try these spine-tingling PCPL titles for young readers.
Too old for Goosebumps and too young for Steven King? Try these spine-tingling PCPL titles for young readers.
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Ms. Bixby's Last Day

by John David Anderson
"Turns out real life isn't like the movies. Life doesn't come all the way back around again. It's not a straight line either. It angles and curve… More
recommended by PimaLib_JeanSC
We Are in A Book!
The Book No One Ever Read
We're in the Wrong Book!
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Books about books... For Kids! Books about books... For Kids!

recommended by PimaLib_AmandaB
Here is a list of PCPL titles featuring books just for kids!
Here is a list of PCPL titles featuring books just for kids!
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Drop In Recycle Tie Dye Drop In Recycle Tie Dye

Jun 27th | 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Sahuarita Library
Bring *1* item to the library and we will provide the dye for creating your very own, one of a kind piece. (While supplies last.)
Bring *1* item to the library and we will provide the dye for creating your very own, one of a kind piece. (While supplies last.)
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MegaMania!! 2017 We Can't Wait! MegaMania!! 2017

If you like stuff to do, MegaMania!! has got it. MM!! means gaming, workshops, cosplay, music, authors, artists, Portable Planetarium, origami, steampunk, lightsaber academy, superheros, and this year, Tucson Comic-Con !
If you like stuff to do, MegaMania!! has got it. MM!! means gaming, workshops, cosplay, music, authors, origami, steampunk, lightsaber acade…
SHOW ME!
Here Comes Grandma!
How to Babysit A Grandma
How to Babysit A Grandpa
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Here comes Grandma... Here comes Grandma...

recommended by PimaLib_LisaW
And grandpa too! If you're visiting your grandchildren this summer or they're on their way to your house, check out some of these great pi…
And grandpa too! If you're visiting your grandchildren this summer or they're on their way to your house, check out some of these great pi…
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Sea of Tragedy Sea of Tragedy

By PimaLib_(Dusen)BerryBloggers
Salt to the Sea is a historical fiction novel set in WWII based around one of the biggest, and most unknown, maritime tragedies in history.…
Salt to the Sea is a historical fiction novel set in WWII based around one of the biggest, and most unknown, maritime tragedies in history.…
The Best Days Are Dog Days
Downward Dog With Diego
A Morning With Grandpa
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Namaste for Play! Namaste for Play!

recommended by PimaLib_AmandaB
June 21st is International Yoga Day, but who says yoga is just for adults? Here are some PCPL titles that prove that yoga for kids too!
June 21st is International Yoga Day, but who says yoga is just for adults? Here are some PCPL titles that prove that yoga for kids too!
The Thank You Book
We Are Growing!
Nanette's Baguette
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Are you missing Elephant and Piggie? Are you missing Elephant and Piggie?

recommended by PimaLib_SueJ
Do you want to read more of Elephant and Piggie? Well, I am sad to say, the series has ended with the Thank you book. So to keep your lit…
Do you want to read more of Elephant and Piggie? Well, I am sad to say, the series has ended with the Thank you book. So to keep your lit…
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Why do you want to learn to code? Why do you want to learn to code?

We love to code! This video was created by our amazing intern, Janice, about Code Club at Joyner-Green Valley Library.
We love to code! This video was created by our amazing intern, Janice, about Code Club at Joyner-Green Valley Library.
Pax
The Cricket in Times Square
James and the Giant Peach
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Animal Characters Animal Characters

recommended by PimaLib_SamR
In honor of PCPL's Summer Reading Zoo Celebration, here is a list of chapter books where animals are anthropomorphized. Check out the Reid Park Zoo webcam which I've included here.
In honor of PCPL's Summer Reading Zoo Celebration, here is a list of chapter books where animals are anthropomorphized. Check out the Reid …
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