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Rediscover: The Moon is Down by John Steinbeck

By MPL Staff on Nov 12, 2014 10:49 AM

The Moon is Down is simply brilliant. It’s brilliant as a short novel. It’s brilliant as anti-Nazi propaganda. It’s brilliant in setting, language and tone. It’s as brilliant as The Grapes of Wrath or anything else Steinbeck has written.

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Greetings from Your New East Crew!

By MPL Staff on Nov 11, 2014 4:30 PM

The new East Branch crew takes a break from packing, unpacking, and endless searching for staplers to come together in front of the new Mrs. Lucille M. Krug Community Room. Join us in celebration for our grand opening and check it out for yourself!

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USPTO Roadshow!

By Brett R on Nov 10, 2014 11:30 AM

Hey there, inventors - the United States Patent and Trademark Roadshow is coming to Central Library! It's FREE and open to the public!

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Read The Bingo Queens of Oneida

By Heather on Nov 7, 2014 2:20 PM

Before Indian casinos sprouted up around the country, a few enterprising tribes got their start in gambling by opening bingo parlors. A group of women on the Oneida Indian Reservation just outside Green Bay, Wisconsin, introduced bingo in 1976 simply to pay a few bills. Bingo not only paid the light bill at the struggling civic center but was soon financing vital health and housing…

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