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Maybelle Goes to Tea: A Book Review

I picked up the book, Maybelle Goes to Tea by Katie Speck, to read to my daughter for RAFT. It looked like a cute book about some creature with a large pink bow on its head. As I started to read this book aloud to my daughter, I discovered that Maybelle was a cockroach. I nearly gave up on reading this book.

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February Teen Book Discussion

How do you go on when you lose your sister to an eating disorder? Join us at the Antioch Branch on Monday, February 6, at 6:30 p.m. and discover how Jane copes as we discuss Jane in Bloom by Deborah Lytton.

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Snow Day Fun!

Every kid waits for the TV announcement of a snow day. If your children need a creative nudge to get them (and you) through the day while home from school, here are a few ideas.

Give your kids spray bottles filled with water and a couple drops of food coloring. Send them out to decorate their snow forts with color. Your kids will also love using sand box toys as molds and buckets to build castles in the snow. Use bath tub boats as sleds for castles residents.

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The Antioch Branch

The Antioch Branch

The current Antioch Branch opened in 1988. Previous homes of the Antioch Branch included a Book Mobile, a basement, and a bowling alley. Last year, 251,141 patrons visited the library.

The Antioch Branch hosts Civil War reenactors at a veterans tribute.

Learning Opportunities

A group of Civil War reenactors answer questions after their presentation. Events like this, and more are all here waiting to teach you something new today.

The computers at the Antioch Branch.

The Library in the Digital Age

Public computers are one of the most used resources in a modern library. You can use the computers to check email, apply for jobs, research a new topic, and much more.

The Antioch Branch Staff

The Antioch Branch Staff

Are you looking for an item? An answer? A suggestion? This group is here to help. If your branch staff doesn't know the answer to your question, they likely know where to help you look for the answer. All you have to do is ask.