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Bookshelf

  • 2011: A year in print

    Oldham County has an eclectic taste in adult fiction, according to Susan Eubank, Oldham County Public Library director.

    Eubank compiled a list of the top circulated adult fiction and non-fiction books in 2011, including many from familiar authors. 

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  • South Oldham students host shoe drive for Soles 4 Souls

    Students at South Oldham High School are changing the world one pair of shoes at a time, after learning that 600 million people around the world are affected by diseases including hookworm, a deadly disease caused by walking barefoot in contaminated areas.
    Millions of children are without shoes, including 20 million in sub-Saharan Africa alone.
    In America, more than 300 million pairs of shoes are tossed in landfills each year.

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  • i-Librarians can help with new gadgets

    The Oldham County Public Library will be offering to assist customers who need a little help getting to know their new Christmas digital items. 

    Visit the reference desk at the Main Branch of the Oldham County Library and a friendly and knowledgeable “i-brarian” can show you how to use various models of e-readers, MP3 players, notebooks and tablets — and how to locate the free e-book collection available from the library.  

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  • REVIEW: "This Book Made Me Do It"

    You are a kid of many talents.
    You can make your own breakfast, pack your own lunch, and whip up a mean mac-&-cheese for dinner. You know a stegosaurus from a diplodocus, you can tell a king snake from a king cobra, and you know their habitats, too. You can pop wicked wheelies on your bike, whistle between your fingers, recite poetry from memory, and burp on command.  

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