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  • Book Review:  Little Hoot by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Jen Corace

    Posted September 9, 2009 in  Parents and Kids
    From the creators of Little Pea comes another picture book that turns a familiar parent-child argument on its side. Little Hoot is a good little owl who loves school and playing hide and seek with his friends. However, there is one thing Little Hoots does not like… bedtime. This is because Continue…
  • Book Review:  Jane Austen Ruined My Life by Beth Patillo

    Posted September 9, 2009 in  Books and More
    For all you Jane Austen lovers out there who are searching for your next anglophile fix, this is the book for you. This is a story about Emma, a college professor in the midst of a messy divorce whose credibility has been severely challenged. Our heroine bitterly blames her troubles on Jane Continue…
  • Book Review:  Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray

    Posted September 9, 2009 in  Books and MoreTeens
    Gemma Doyle has lived in India all her life. On her sixteenth birthday, her mother dies under mysterious circumstances and Gemma begins to have visions which frighten and confuse her. She is sent away in all her grief to boarding school in England where she is followed by a mysterious man. Continue…
  • Job Computers @ Portage District Library

    Posted September 1, 2009 in  General
    If you are looking for a employment, and need to use the computer to look for jobs, send applications to companies, or claim unemployment, the Portage District Library has special designated computers that job seekers can use for that purpose. Ask at the Adult Information Desk on the upper level, Continue…
  • Ebook Readers for Circulation

    Posted September 1, 2009 in  Books and More
    The Portage District Library will begin circulating portable ebook readers. We will have two Kindles for circulation. Each has a collection of 20 popular fiction and non-fiction titles, a collection that will grow over time, and will circulate for two weeks. They may not be renewed. You may place Continue…