Have you heard about TED, the nonprofit, global phenomenon devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading? Its goal is to make great ideas accessible
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For the last five years, the Barrington Area Library, like many libraries around the world, has offered a “One Book” reading selection.
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It’s no secret that Barrington is full of amazing authors and storytellers. From novelists to poets to historians, many Barrington area authors
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It’s been way too long since I’ve written a Books & Beyond post on behalf of the Barrington Area Library! Since we
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Sunday morning – it’s a phrase that conjures up peacefulness and restoration, whether those things arise from sleeping in, or taking advantage
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Hi – I’m Lizzy Klinnert, one of the Adult Services Librarians at the Barrington Area Library! Like some of the other library
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When I knew the library was going to be taking over 365 Barrington for a few days, I kept trying to think
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When I am out and about in the community, I’m occasionally stunned (maybe depressed is a better word) by what people don’t
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I’ll never forget the night before our new Youth Services department opened. Everybody on the staff wanted to play with the giant
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We know there was a time when you thought the Barrington Area Library’s renovation project was never going to end. I even
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Summer reading clubs at public libraries are nothing new. Children, teens, and even adults register for the programs, log in the books
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My father passed away about a year and a half ago. Losing a parent really leaves an emptiness in part of your
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We’ll be chatting live via Skype with Rachel Joyce, the author of international bestseller The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, in the
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I started re-reading The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry this week to prepare for our upcoming interview with the book’s author, Rachel
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When the Barrington Area Library asked me last fall if I would interview the author of this year’s fiction selection for their
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