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Where to start with Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol Oates is one of our most accomplished storytellers. With more than 60 novels and 40 short story collections it can be difficult to know where to begin reading her works. Oates will be here at Central Library on Thursday, May 30 as a part of the AViD series. If you are looking to read one...
Read MoreBeyond the Shelves - All About Book Chat
On the latest episode of Beyond the Shelves, Jes and Sarah discuss Book Chat, a reader's advisory service at the Des Moines Public Library. They talk about how to use it, why it's helpful, how they assign Book Chat requests, and more. Plus, an extra long Book Bulletin where we run through some of th...
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