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As we welcome in a new year, I am highlighting these titles of welcoming! I would also like to wish a warm welcome to everyone in the community to start the year off right with a visit to the Lititz Public Library. In addition to the titles listed here and the wealth of books on…

Wrapping up another full revolution around the sun, this week’s list features some of the top non-fiction books published in 2019. These titles are all available at the Lititz Public Library or via request from the Library System of Lancaster County. From Harper Lee and the emotional lives of animals to social media and creative…

December is here. I’m not here to judge whether that should excite us or bring a sense of dread, but I can offer a few choice reads in the spirit of the new month. This week’s books are all about the month of December in some form or fashion. Whether you’re in the mood for…

What I’m reading: In Praise of Slowness : How a Worldwide Movement is Challenging the Cult of Speed / Carl Honore Challenging modern society’s culture of speed and efficiency, identifying the benefits of a slower-paced lifestyle and its effect on dining habits, urban living, mental and physical health, and relationships, Carl Honore asks “Is it…

Veterans Day has its roots in the recognition of Armistice Day, initially noted to mark the formal end of World War I. Although not the first, or the last, war to be waged it is often considered as the first “modern” war in terms of mobilization and the effects it wrought upon those who served….

With one Election Day freshly behind us, and another larger one looming next year, we look to the history of candidates past. Those that won, those that lost. The fight for the right to choose who won or lost. Roads not taken and alternative paths. All of these themes are touched on in this week’s…

College football is in full swing. Growing up, fall was my favorite season and football my favorite sport. Many years later looking back I don’t know if I love football because I loved autumn, or if I love autumn because I loved football. In any case, the two are forever intertwined for me now. College…

October 20 is the National Day on Writing, a celebration of all sorts of writing from grocery lists and memos to odes and sprawling epics. It is also a fun day for those of us who delight in the possibilities of a blank page. In the mood to take up the pen or hammer away…

“I wish I could write as mysterious as cat.” So goes the widely circulated quote that has been attributed to Edgar Allan Poe. This is likely erroneous, according to the blog of the Poe Museum in Virginia, thus making its origin a mystery in itself. Regardless of who first said it, the concept has clearly…

Exercise is essential—it can help ward off and alleviate many conditions, it increases your energy and strength, and even boosts your emotional health. Whether you already exercise regularly and would like to change up your routine or if you do not and have no idea of where to start, the Lititz Public Library has plenty…