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The Kindness Book | Todd Parr
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One of my amazing co-workers randomly made this necklace for me!

Texreader Beautiful!!! 1w
5feet.of.fury So pretty! 1w
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love it!! 💜 1w
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marleed It‘s beautiful! 1w
Ruthiella Cute! 🤩 1w
Captivatedbybooks This is beautiful 1w
batsy Very pretty! 1w
LittleBowBook It‘s so pretty!!! 🤩 Great colours! 1w
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So, if Henry III was the one appointing the popes, did he dismiss one for buying the title from…himself? Bold move, Henry, bold move.

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Pickpick

I enjoy Bown‘s writing style and his ability to concisely convey complex histories, while still providing interesting details. In this case, he tells the story of the building of the CPR. However, this may only be a pick for history buffs. See the previous quotes I posted to get a sense of the writing.

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Gotta love chapter titles like this😂

Aimeesue 🤣 2w
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“The path to extremism rarely starts with black and white but rather with a shade of grey.”

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It makes me so happy to see little things like these put in for us librarians! Made me smile today:)

Aimeesue 😂😂😂 3w
julesG 😂😂😂 2w
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“Riel, at least at this point in his life, was a reasonable person, which means he was viewed with suspicion by government agents”

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tpixie Great first line! 3w
behudd Loved this book! 3w
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ShyBookOwl I actually love when books set the scene with a date/time 1mo
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Sorry-not-sorry for the spam posting. I liked this book, as you might have noticed:)

Texreader Excellent points made! 1mo
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Bklover I love this! 1mo
Texreader Ditto what @bklover said 1mo
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😂

Texreader 😂😂😂 1mo
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Thanks for the parenthetical clarification😂

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The Library: A Fragile History | Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen
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I enjoyed it, so I‘ll give it a pick, but it was definitely Euro-centric (as some other reviewers on here have pointed out as well) and some may find it dry.

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The Library: A Fragile History | Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen
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What? Citizens were allowed to borrow books from the public library?!! 🤯
So thankful to live in a city with a good public library that actually lets us borrow books.

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The Library: A Fragile History | Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen
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Best way to spend an afternoon off:)

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The Library: A Fragile History | Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen
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The Library: A Fragile History | Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen
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Bookwomble I'd love some books with little monkeys and letters of gold! 😌🐒🪙📖 I'd be in dad's bad graces, too 😆 2mo
Purpleness @Bookwomble Me too! How could you not? 2mo
charl08 Me three. Where do I order? 2mo
Purpleness @charl08 Apparently from scribes in 13th century Paris. Not sure about delivery times😜 2mo
charl08 @Purpleness shucks, my time machine is in the garage... 2mo
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JanuarieTimewalker13 Yes, but whatever happened to Yugos? They came on the scene when Hyundais did but they disappeared. 2mo
KathyWheeler @JanuarieTimewalker13 Your question sent me down a Yugo rabbit hole! There‘s this story about it: https://www.librarypoint.org/blogs/post/the-yugo/ and there‘s even a book: The Yugo: the Rise and Fall of the Worst Car in History. 2mo
JanuarieTimewalker13 Hahahaha! They looked pretty bad. I‘m a die hard Toyota owner…never have had another brand…on my 3rd one for life. Thanks!! I will read it!! 2mo
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JanuarieTimewalker13 Oh wow!! That was fascinating!! I just assumed Yugos were Korean bc they came out at the same time as Hyundai….I had no idea they were Yugoslavian!! Which totally makes sense….now…sad how it ended…thank you so much for looking that up! (edited) 2mo
KathyWheeler @JanuarieTimewalker13 I like my Toyota too. 😊 One article about the Yugo said a moped could probably beat it in a race. 😄 I did know it was from Yugoslavia but probably because my grandfather was from there so I noticed. (edited) 2mo
KathyWheeler @JanuarieTimewalker13 You‘re welcome. I‘m a retired librarian — I couldn‘t help myself. 😄 2mo
JanuarieTimewalker13 Hahahahaha….yes, I remember the consensus was not good! Hello fellow Toyota owner!!! The 3 I‘ve owned: 1980 Toyota Corolla Sports Coupe (my mom purchased that one for me for HS graduation…amazing present…I was beyond thrilled…I can still remember the price…$7100). 1990 Toyota Celica…I bought that one…that was about $17k…..2009 Toyota Corolla (purchased in ‘08) it was about $20k…still going strong…hope I have it 20 years!!! 2mo
JanuarieTimewalker13 Librarians are the best!!! 2mo
JanuarieTimewalker13 I get excited about smaller things now like my Electrolux vacuum cleaner and my Blue Air Air Purifier….I‘m that kind of nerd….I couldn‘t care less about fancy stuff…oh and I love for my Hobonichi planners….those are my holy grail of possessions. Lol (edited) 2mo
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AnnCrystal 😔🥺 2mo
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“Ostensibly benevolent violence”

AnnCrystal 🤨Am I reading that right🧐❗❓😔💔❤️‍🩹 yikes... (edited) 2mo
Purpleness @AnnCrystal yeah, 💔 is right 2mo
AnnCrystal @Purpleness wow 😟 wow...yikes! 2mo
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Sense and Sensibility | Jane Austen
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TalesandTexts Love this one! 2mo
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The Curve Of Time | M. Wylie Blanchet
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#bookhaul
New books! Plus a Harry Potter ornament for my nephew:)

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Sense and Sensibility | Jane Austen
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Sense and Sensibility | Jane Austen
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LiteraryinLawrence Ahh, I‘ve read this book so many times and I get something different from it each time. 2mo
Purpleness @LiteraryinLawrence I know, it‘s so great re-reading old favourites. Like visiting an old friend. 2mo
ShyBookOwl I love that! Re-reading can be such a great experience 2mo
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Ruthiella 👍👍👍 2mo
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Pachinko | Min Jin Lee
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ShyBookOwl 💜 3mo
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Anne's House of Dreams | L. M. Montgomery
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Jane was not brilliant, and had probably never made a remark worth listening to in her life; but she never said anything that would hurt anyone‘s feelings—which may be a negative talent but is likewise a rare and enviable one. #rereadingsummer

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Anne's House of Dreams | L. M. Montgomery
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The Evening Hero | Marie Myung-Ok Lee
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The Evening Hero | Marie Myung-Ok Lee
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The Evening Hero | Marie Myung-Ok Lee
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I can relate;)

nanuska_153 😂😂😂 3mo
MidnightBookGirl I most definitely have an Imp of The Wrong Thing to Say! 3mo
Aimeesue I have met that Imp. Oh, so many times! 3mo
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I‘ve been bouncing back and forth between a few lovely sets of old favourites all Summer (with some new reads in between), and I‘ve finally finished one! Also, I just love the badger falling down and getting back up on the spines of these beautiful Hufflepuff editions:) #rereadingsummer

Super_Jane Beautiful 😍. I have the ravenclaw set 3mo
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currentlyreadinginCO Oh this line , always 😭 3mo
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Mansfield Park | Jane Austen
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Enjoying my Jane Austen mug (yes, I know it‘s the wrong book) and Mansfield Park this afternoon! #rereadingsummer #wordcloudeditions

Erinreadsthebooks I love finding the classics with those beautiful covers 🤩 3mo
Purpleness @Erinreadsthebooks Me, too! I love them 3mo
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When He Was Wicked | Julia Quinn
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Jane Austen at Home | Lucy Worsley
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