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May 2018

Meet the Staff Monday: Amy Byrne

What Branch do you work at? Crest Hill Branch What Department do you work in? Administration What’s your job title? Crest Hill Branch Manager When did you start working at White Oak Library District? November 28, 2011 What are your top three favorite books of […]

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Meet the Staff Monday: Amber Rubio

What Branch do you work at? Crest Hill Branch What Department do you work in? Circulation Services What’s your job title? Circulation Clerk When did you start working at White Oak Library District? September 5, 2017 What are your top three favorite books of all […]

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Fruits Basket (Furuba #1)

Fruits Basket (Furuba #1) by Natsuki Takaya I can’t praise this Shoujo (Shoujo literally translates to Girl and Shoujo manga are geared specifically to teen girls) manga enough! Based on an old folktale about the creation of the Chinese Zodiac, Fruits Basket (Or Furuba, as […]

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Meet the Staff Monday: Kim Housman

What Branch do you work at? Crest Hill Branch What Department do you work in? Circulation Services What’s your job title? Circulation Clerk When did you start working at White Oak Library District? November 29, 2017 What are your top three favorite books of all […]

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Album Review: Letlive. – Fake History

Rating: 9.5/10 With all the talk of “fake news” in today’s culture, it seems like the perfect time to check out Letlive’s sophomore album Fake History. This late 2000s post-punk album delivers 45 minutes of raw, defiant, and genre bending sound. Jason Aalon Butler, the bands […]

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Book Battle with My Teens

I remember story time. I remember the sweet joy of snuggling up with my kiddos, sometimes both girls at the same time and blissfully giggling over silly stories, guessing what happens next as we grew to chapter books, anticipating the next book in a series…yeah, […]

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