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Book Review: 99% Mine
Author: Sally Thorne Genre: Contemporary Romance, Adult Fiction Review by: Chantelle, LCA Intern for Library HQ Synopsis: Darcy Barrett had the extreme luck of finding her ideal man at a young age; eight years old to be exact. Ever since then she’s had to be content with settling for “lessâ€. Having seen what other men… Read more
Book Review: Dance of Thieves
Author: Mary E. Pearson Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy Age Range: YA 15-17 Review by: Chantelle, LCA Intern for Library HQ Synopsis: An outlawed family determined to be powerful. A son intended to lead. A renowned thief sent by order of the queen. One battle, destined to bring them all together. Review: Dance of Thieves… Read more
Book Review: Talon
Author: Julie Kagawa Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Age Range: YA 15-17 Review by: Chantelle, LCA Intern for Library HQ Synopsis: On the surface, Ember Hill looks like your average sixteen year old girl, but Ember has a lethal secret–She’s a shapeshifter. More specifically, she can shift from human to scaly, horned back dragon, with barely… Read more
Book Review: Where The Crawdads Sing
Author: Delia Owens Genre: Adult Fiction, Mystery Review by: Chantelle, LCA Intern for Library HQ Synopsis: Abandoned by everyone in her family at a young age, Catherine Clark must persevere and learn to fend for herself in a land inhabited with wildlife, but not much else. Catherine (Kya to those who know her) learns to… Read more
Delay in Displaying Proposed Plans for Old Greenfield Estate in Maynooth
Previously the below plans were meant to be available from Friday 11th November at Maynooth Library but have been delayed until Monday 21st November. Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) – Part XI Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) – Part 8 Site Location: 352 Old Greenfield, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, W23 T3Y1 and Fitzgerald… Read more
LOTE Kids eBooks Adds More Picture-books in Different Languages
We’ve previously written posts about the various eServices available to library users and one for children is LOTE, or Languages Other Than English which you can read about here. What’s New Last month LOTE Online for Kids released another 60+ picture books, taking the collection to 1,800+ book titles in 50+ languages! Languages in focus for this… Read more
