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#fridayreads: Good Omens

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Neil Gaiman obviously has too much time on his hands and might have nothing better to do than work on cleaning his fish tank. Hold on! We sit corrected. A six-part adaptation of  Good Omens  by Gaiman and Terry Pratchett is streaming on Amazon Prime starting today. Never one to stay idle, Gaiman has written inventive and creative books over the years, and Jessup Library has many of them including  American Gods ,  The Ocean at the End of the Lane , and  The Graveyard Book .  As you can see from the photo, even turtles love to read. 

#fridayreads: Aladdin

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Calm yourself, Iago – the new  Aladdin  movie is out today. While Aladdin is one of the more famous stories attributed to Scheherazade in The Arabian Nights  you can expand your horizons to a whole new world. Jessup Library has books on Middle Eastern folklore and you won’t have to rub a magic lamp to summon them. Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves are all welcome to check out books with a PVCC ID or community member library card.    

#fridayreads: New Fiction

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Exams are over! Now is the time to catch up on all of your non-required reading. We have updated our collection of books in the Nook section of the library, located on shelves to the left of the circulation desk.  American Street tells of an immigrant's harrowing journey from Haiti to Detroit.  Darkest Minds  involves a girl with psychic abilities on the run from a rehabilitation camp.  Sadie  is a murder thriller with tantalizing clues courtesy of a mysterious podcast.  Timekeeper  is the first book in a series of steampunk-fantasy set in an alternative Victorian world. Whether you want to get lost in worlds that exist or original literary creations, there are many books to chose from in the library.

#fridayreads: Detective Pikachu

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First there was Duckman, now another yellow detective is on the case. Today is the release of the movie Detective Pikachu ! W e may not be watching the detectives in the library but we can get lost in a virtual world of anime and video games. As you can see below, at least one member of the library staff is very excited about some of the books in our collection. If you’re looking for inspiration for your own creations or are just interested in the history of animation/anime/video games, we have books for you. Pika Pika!

#fridayreads: World Press Freedom Day

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One library. Over 20,000 books.   How many hidden treasures are in the collection? Jessup Library spotlights a collection of books every Friday as “#FridayReads.” They are on display near the “New Books” in the front of the library. Look for a rack with this rainbow sign: World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1993. Every year, May 3 is a date which celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom, to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence, and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession. If you’re looking for George Michael’s “Freedom” we can’t help you or wake you up before you go-go. But if you are interested in reading about journalistic freedom and ethics, as well as why free speech matters to everyone, we have books on those subjects.

National Pet Month @ Jessup Library

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Dogs!  Cats!  Snakes!  Oh my!   Come celebrate animals that share our homes and our hearts!   For tens of thousands of years, we as a species have incorporated animals into our daily lives as cherished companions.   This month we are showcasing some of our best books about pets and animals.   We have books that delve into the origins and psychology of dogs and cats, as well as works about how even bad dogs can be the best dogs (see Marley & Me ).   Of course, we did not leave out the more exotic pets: there are books about snakes and pigs, sheep and even octopuses! John Grogan’s Marley & Me is a firsthand account of the challenges and the immense rewards that come from having a dog.  The Good Good Pig is about a piglet that author Sy Montgomery took in and raised as a (very large) pet, coming to change the way that she, and ultimately the whole town, viewed life.   Don’t forget the cats!   The Lion in the Living Room by Abigail Tucker is a book that follows the his