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This week let’s feature an author, no doubt toward the end of his career (he’s 79), who has a Michigan connection and has been productive...
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Michelle Duclos
May 6, 20213 min read
Frequently asked questions plus information about the Wishing Tree
This past week, I sat down with Library Director Pamela Williams and discussed a number of Frequently Asked Questions that I’ve been...
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Michelle Duclos
Apr 19, 20213 min read
Constitutional Seminar Series begins fourth year on Wednesday, April 28
One of the library’s most popular adult programs is the series of Constitutional Law Seminars led by retired United States Magistrate...
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Michelle Duclos
Apr 12, 20213 min read
Dishing the dirt on writers
Have you ever noticed when watching mysteries how often the English professor did it? As soon as I see an English professor as part of...
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Michelle Duclos
Apr 7, 20213 min read
Let's talk about tone
We all know tone when we hear it. Is there any mom or dad ever who hasn’t looked at their kid and said, “Don’t use that tone with me.”...
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Michelle Duclos
Mar 22, 20213 min read
A potpourri of library information
It’s time to review and highlight what’s happening at the library during these changeable times. First, what are our hours currently?...
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Michelle Duclos
Mar 15, 20213 min read
Books for Lunch Bunch Recommendations for March
Ten of us had a lively book discussion via Zoom last week and shared recommendations. While every book club, such as the book worms'...
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Michelle Duclos
Mar 8, 20213 min read
Time to get your Irish on
St. Paddy’s Day is only half a week away from spring, so even if there’s no Irish in your family line, it’s a good holiday to enjoy....
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Michelle Duclos
Feb 22, 20213 min read
Join the Genre Bingo Challenge
Those of you old enough, try to hear the voice of Rod Serling as you read this paragraph: “Imagine, if you will, an ordinary 25 square...
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Michelle Duclos
Dec 24, 20203 min read
Remembering John le Carre
Tradecraft. The Circus. The Cousins. John le Carre, the British writer who recently died at 89, changed the vocabulary of how we speak of...
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Michelle Duclos
Dec 20, 20203 min read
Christmas Stories that never get old
Ten classic Christmas stories at least a couple of which you haven’t read Why not compile an oddball little list of Christmas stories,...
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Michelle Duclos
Dec 20, 20203 min read
A sampling of new books in December
What’s new in December If there’s a theme to several of these selections, it is with the most anticipated authors. Do they thrill or...
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Michelle Duclos
Nov 30, 20203 min read
The future is now
The future of libraries (This column will be published in the Dec. 2, 2020, Frankenmuth News by Roz Weedman.) No organization can survive...
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Michelle Duclos
Nov 23, 20203 min read
Debts of Gratitude
Counting our blessings (For publication in the Frankenmuth News, Nov. 25, 2020, by Roz Weedman.) While the big feast with generations of...
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Michelle Duclos
Nov 20, 20203 min read
November Books for Lunch Picks
(This column was published in the Frankenmuth News on Nov. 18, 2020, by Roz Weedman.) Nine of us, including a first-time person (welcome,...
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Michelle Duclos
Nov 12, 20203 min read
What's new in Chick Lit
What’s new in Chick Lit (and is that even a thing?) (The following column was published in the Frankenmuth News on Nov. 11, 2020, by Roz...
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Michelle Duclos
Nov 5, 20203 min read
Mysteries: We know what we like but do we know why?
We know what we like but do we know why we like it? There’s a big difference between an intellectual exercise and a good story. For many...
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Michelle Duclos
Oct 28, 20203 min read
Just a few procedural reminders from the Library
In some ways, it can feel like we are doing less than normal while finding what we actually can do changes like Michigan weather. Here...
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Michelle Duclos
Oct 24, 20203 min read
The Books for Lunch Bunch Recommendations from March
(This article was published in the Oct. 15, 2020, Frankenmuth News.) The October Books for Lunch Bunch has feedback for us on newer books...
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Michelle Duclos
Oct 22, 20203 min read
Let's get creepy . . . with Susan Todd
Some years it just isn’t enough to write about creepy books all alone. Indeed, “all alone” are words that create anxiety and fear in many...
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