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or revisit the classic for the umpteenth time. Either way, you'll get more out of it with the Jones Library classics book group. Come join .  

  We would totally read these books .  

  ...here's Merriam Webster's Great Big List of Ten Words You Love to Hate .  

Look no further: NPR has 100 suggestions that might be fun!  Happy reading!  

The 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival will celebrate its 20th birthday this year! And, for the first time in its history, the event will be completely virtual. Join us next weekend for an interactive, online celebration of American Ingenuity featuring more than 120 authors, poets and illustrators. The festivities will culminate with a PBS television special “The Library of Congress National Book Festival: Celebrating American Ingenuity,” hosted by Hoda Kotb on Sunday, Sept. 27, 6-8 p.m. ET/PT.   Register Today!   Create your FREE account now at loc.gov/bookfest  

  At a charged time in politics, talking with young people about voting and our democracy in a non-partisan fashion is important. To that end, the Brookline League of Women Voters prepared, with support from the Lotte E. Scharfman Citizen Education Grant program of the LWVMA, a resource that might be helpful to educators and families . Three groups of books for young people ages 5-10 — on voting, voting rights in history, and government — provide information and inspiration for discussing fundamental elements of democracy, a great way to nurture future voters!