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Watching Shakespeare
Joy O'TooleShakespeareMy LibrarianFilmJoy O'TooleMy Librarian BooklistsIn Shakespeare for Beginners, I listed various books and resources I like to use to help in reading Shakespeare’s plays. However,...
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Homeschooling and the Library
Joy O'TooleMy LibrarianJoy O'TooleHomeschoolingLibraryPoint BlogAbout this time seventeen years ago, I made a decision that changed my life and the lives of my children forever. I decided to...
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Writing Nonfiction
Joy O'TooleNonfictionWritingMy LibrarianmemoirsJournalismLibraryPoint BlogWriting is a peculiar art. Some people seem to be born with a distinctive style and voice which comes effortlessly to them....
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Adulting Made Easier
Joy O'TooleHobbies, Crafts & DIYMy LibrarianJoy O'TooleAdultingLife skillsLibraryPoint BlogTeen BlogGrowing up is hard to do, especially those first steps on your own as a real adult. While you can...
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Ebooks and Miss Silver
Joy O'TooleHistorical FictionMystery & ThrillersHistorical mysteriesMy LibrarianeBooksLibraryPoint BlogThe Miss Silver mystery series, by Patricia Wentworth, was written in the 1930s and 1940s....
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Bibliophiles, Real and Imagined
Joy O'TooleBiographies & MemoirsLiterary FictionMy Librarianreading -- fictionBooks about ReadingbibliotherapyLibraryPoint BlogReading Room BlogFor those of us who love books and reading, there are...
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CRRL My Librarian: Novel Histories
Joy O'TooleHistorical FictionQueen Victoria-- fictionMy LibrarianLibraryPoint BlogReading Room BlogWho doesn’t love a good story? While history books abound, a great way to learn about another time...
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Learn About Homeschooling at the Library
Joy O'TooleHome & GardenHomeschoolinglibrary programLibraryPoint BlogWhatever your reasons for choosing to homeschool, if you are just starting out, you will need to know what is involved, what...
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My Librarian: The Roaring Twenties
Joy O'TooleMy Librarian1920s -- fictionParis (France) -- fictionAfrica -- colonialismwomen aviators -- fictionmemoirsProhibition -- fictionNew York City -- fictionLibraryPoint BlogAfter the horrors of...
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CRRL My Librarian: The Benefits of a Local Writers' Group
Joy O'TooleWritersMy LibrarianinklingsCreative writingnovelistsPoetsWritingLibraryPoint BlogWriting tends to be a solitary activity. From hours of research to even more hours of honing one’s prose or...
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Quilt Making for Beginners Class
Joy O'Toolequiltinglibrary programLibraryPoint BlogQuilt making has a long history in the United States. For hundreds of years, mothers and grandmothers handed down the techniques of piecing quilts to...
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The Protestant Reformation: 1517-2017
Joy O'Toole16th century17th centuryEnglish Civil WarHenry VIIIMartin LutherMy LibrarianLibraryPoint BlogHistory BlogOctober 31, 2017 is the 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant...
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If you liked Lucia, Lucia by Adriana Trigiani
Joy O'TooleCookingHistorical FictionHumor/SatireLiterary FictionRomanceBook MatchItalian-AmericansItalian cookingReading Room BlogThis readalike is in response to a customer's book-match request. If...
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Improving Your Productivity with Deep Work
Joy O'TooleCRRL My LibrarianproductivityorganizationbusinessLibraryPoint BlogShelf Life BlogThe beginning of a new year is a great time to work on your productivity. While there are many...
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Keeping a Writer's Journal
Joy O'TooleWritingCRRL My LibrarianJoy O'TooleJournalsLibraryPoint BlogSylvia Plath kept a journal. So did Mark Twain, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Madeleine L’Engle. What did these and many other writers...
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