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Weston Branch's Top 10 Questions

Today, I took a poll of the staff. I asked them what questions they were asked most often. These were their responses: 

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Missouri Wildflowers

Looking out my front door, across the grassy field in the shade of the trees, I saw a tall, shimmering, orange flower that stood above all the tall grasses.  Curious, I went over to see it. I knew it was a lily, but had no idea what kind.  At this time, I knew nothing about wildflowers beyond dandelions and Queen Ann’s Lace.  I had never seen this beautiful flower.  On another occasion, I found a pretty purple flower and wondered what it might be.

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Interview with Winter's Bone star Dale Dickey

Here is a very brief and incomplete synopsis of Winter’s Bone, Daniel Woodrell’s dark portrait of the Ozarks : the only way teenager Ree Dolly can save her family is to get her father to turn himself into the law. There are two large obstacles that prevent this from happening, one being that she doesn’t know where her father is and secondly, the people who do know where he is don’t like questions.

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Check out the Young Adult Book Section

Have you checked this out?

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Endless Projects

Two Projects, Both Unfinished -

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Twilight Saga Ball - September 2nd

It’s time again for our 2nd annual Twilight Saga Ball.  Join us at the Colbern Road Branch on September 2nd at 6:00 p.m.

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Quiet Reading

Tired of the hustle and bustle of the city, where nobody takes the time to lend a helping hand?

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Westerns, Horses, and Cowboys

My favorite books are by the author William W. Johnstone.  He writes westerns and those are my favorite.

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The Adventures of Squeaker, the Storytime Mouse

Work, work, work!  Whew, is it time for a cheese break yet? Squeaker is showing the librarians that a mouse is an integral part of the computer. Well, of course it is! He is doing research about cheese; there are 670 well known types of cheese produced.  Squeaker said that was ok for starters. He’s suggesting a field trip to the local grocery store. Squeaker said, so many cheeses, so little time, sigh. We’ll let squeaker get back to his research and see him at storytime on Thursday.

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A Dash of Dewey

A Pinch or a Dash?

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