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Gail Borden: Top titles in 2023 with a sampling from the past

By Denise Raleigh
Dec 26, 2023 8:33 pm - Closing out 2023, here are the top circulated titles of the Gail Borden Public Library District. As the library district enters its 150th year of service, library staff a...
Book Review: ‘Soldier of Destiny’ traces Ulysses S. Grant’s complicated route before the White House

By ANDREW DeMILLO
Dec 26, 2023 1:12 pm - Ulysses S. Grant's standing among the presidents has improved in recent years, with critically acclaimed biographies by Ron Chernow and others offering a new perspect...
Book Review: The Velvet Underground’s story and afterlife told in the oral history ‘Loaded’

By MICHAEL HILL
Dec 19, 2023 12:32 pm - Before they became synonymous with downtown cool, the Velvet Underground played a multiband bill at a suburban New Jersey high school in 1965. Parents and kids in the cro...
Streisand talks acting, music and destiny after release of her memoir 'My Name is Barbra'

By HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press
Dec 10, 2023 5:00 am - NEW YORK - Before she's ready to talk about her memoir, Barbra Streisand needs to pull herself away from current events. "I'm watching (expelled Rep.) George Santos, and...
Along for the ride: Biking books recount the ups and downs of cyclists' cross-country, global journeys

By Ralph Banasiak Along For the Ride
Dec 04, 2023 10:00 pm - Along for the ride: Biking books recount the ups and downs of cyclists' cross-country, global journeys
Book review: 'Welcome to The O.C.' serves as a definitive look back at the 20-year-old Fox drama

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press
Dec 04, 2023 10:00 pm - "California, here we come." The refrain from the Phantom Planet tune "California" that served as the theme song for "The O.C." welcomed viewers to Fox's short-lived but ...
Book review: 'Outrageous: A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars' argues history repeats itself

By Krysta Fauria Associated Press
Dec 02, 2023 10:00 pm - "There is nothing new under the sun." So goes the adage that conveys the tendency for history to repeat itself. It's this unstated premise that drives Kliph Nesteroff's ...
Strike a chord: 10 ideas for the music lover in your life

By MARIA SHERMAN Associated Press
Dec 01, 2023 5:00 am - LOS ANGELES - For the obsessive record collector or the casual listener, the shower singer or the rock star of tomorrow, a music-inspired gift is never a faux pas over t...
Picture books about birds can give your kids early exposure to conservancy

By Jeff Reiter
Nov 29, 2023 5:00 am - Picture books about birds can give your kids early exposure to conservancy
Lisle Library District to kick off 'Winter Read' Dec. 8

Submitted by Joy Davis
Nov 28, 2023 10:00 pm - The Lisle Library District, 777 Front St., is hosting its annual Winter Read kickoff from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8. Festivities begin with live music from the Lisle...

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