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The Price You Pay for College: An Entirely New Road Map for the Biggest Financial Decision Your Famly Will Ever Make by Ron Lieber

“Contains an implicit analysis and critique of higher education as a system, by acknowledging the inequities that exist at every level from recruitment to admissions to financial aid. It’s a how-to book that will also make you think, ‘But why?’” — New York Times Book Review, Editor’s Choice

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Old Enough to Save the Planet by Loll Kirby

“Duel at Araluen” by John Flanagan — “King Duncan and Princess Cassandra are trapped in the south tower of Castle Araluen and under near-constant attack from the Red Fox Clan. Sir Horace and Ranger Commandant Gilan are holed up in an old hill fort, surrounded by the enemy. And Ranger’s apprentice Maddie is the only one who can save them all. With the help of Hal, Thorn, and the rest of the Heron brotherband, Maddie will have to break her father and his men out of the hill fort, but will they reach Castle Araluen in time?” — Publisher Annotation:

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Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

“Compulsively readable . . . In exquisite detail, the book describes the devastating dysfunction in Shuggie’s family, centering on his mother’s alcoholism and his father’s infidelities, which are skillfully related from a child’s viewpoint . . . As it beautifully and shockingly illustrates how Shuggie ends up alone, this novel offers a testament to the indomitable human spirit. Very highly recommended.”Library Journal (starred review)

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A Young People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn

“Beginning with a look at Christopher Columbus’s arrival through the eyes of the Arawak Indians, then leading the reader through the struggles for workers’ rights, women’s rights, and civil rights during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and ending with the current protests against continued American imperialism, Zinn in the volumes of A Young People’s History of the United States presents a radical new way of understanding America’s history. In so doing, he reminds readers that America’s true greatness is shaped by our dissident voices, not our military generals.” — Amazon.com

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Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory by Claudio Saunt

“Jones and Lee, editor and submission reader, respectively, for the New York Times Modern Love column, assemble a charming assortment of brief tales of love from the popular column. Each of the 175 selections distill a story of love into fewer than 100 words. While romantic love predominates, there are stories of love between parents and children, siblings, and even for pets and places. . . . This is a moving testament to the diversity and depths of love.” —Publishers Weekly

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The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

“Hannah brings Dust Bowl migration to life in this riveting story of love, courage, and sacrifice…combines gritty realism with emotionally rich characters and lyrical prose that rings brightly and true from the first line”Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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Programs

JamTown Family Jam

Enough is enough! I miss playing with kids and caregivers so, come March we are building music muscles one song at a time. Free on Zoom!

Thursdays in March  (PST/Seattle)
10am 2-3 year old focus
11am 4-5 year old focus
all ages/siblings welcome at both times

What to expect? Learn & play zany songs and warm-up games. Bring your rhythm instruments – be ready to play when the doors open. No instruments? No problem. We’ll scavenger hunt for the instrument of the week and build Fam-jam-ily packs as we go. (Tip: sign in a few minutes early.)

Log onto https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMudO-qqD0rHdJVvYNiYd-r_cPrJuMR2yzJ to register and get the Zoom link.

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What’s Up in the Sky?

In this wide-ranging exploration of space, you’ll learn about what you can see with your eyes in March and other spring skies: constellations, planets and the moon. Then you’ll move on to learn about the robotic missions and the recent Mars Rover landing. Questions from the audience are strongly encouraged.

Both children and adults were enjoy this program about space. The program is in collaboration with the Barton and Glover libraries.

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MOBA 101: An Introduction to the Museum of Bad Art

Museum of Bad Art

The Museum of Bad Art collects, exhibits, and celebrates art that will be seen in no other venue. Since 1993, they have collected art from thrift stores, yard sales, sidewalk trash, and even the artists who create it. They analyze, compare to classic art, and share with thousands of fans around the world. They will be doing a Zoom presentation, March 23rd at at 7:00 PM. Visit their website at https://museumofbadart.org/ to learn more about what it does or go to the Greensboro Free Library calendar at https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r/month/2021/3/1 to join the Zoom meeting.

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Become a Magician

The library is pleased to offer a new video series designed to educate and entertain called “Becoming a Magician”. This successful, self-guided course is free. It teaches students ages 8-80 enough magic to do a 30-minute performance and includes, along with teaching the magic tricks, acting and storytelling skills so the performance is fun and entertaining. Props needed for the course are ones most people already have at home or can be purchased at the local dollar store.

The course was tested in ten Vermont communities and was well received by both libraries and students. “The course is wonderfully designed and not only teaches the magic in a marvelous way, but the performance and storytelling skills make the tricks come alive” states a librarian from Vermont. “There are so many things a librarian can do with this course.” A mother of two who accessed the course through their local library said “My son and daughter performed a magic show for their grandfather whom they had not seen in person for months because of the pandemic.
They have missed each other terribly. He kept shouting, ‘I can’t believe it, this is wonderful, how are you doing this?’ He was astonished. What you taught them has already brightened one person’s life.”


Teachers, Tom Verner and Janet Fredericks are founders of Magicians Without Borders (www.magicianswithoutborders.com) and have traveled to over 45 countries bringing love, laughter, magic and hope to hundreds of thousands of refugee and orphan children in many of the most war-torn parts of the world.