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Dec 26, 2021 —
With 2021 winding down, now’s the time to look back on the year’s most-popular hits at DCPL. Checkouts are up across the board from the beginning of the pandemic. Given the challenges of the past year, it’s not surprising that most of the top titles offer some form of escapism to other times, far-off places—or even fantastic, imaginary worlds. Fiction The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah takes the crown for fiction, with almost 200 checkouts.…Dec 14, 2021 —
Celebrate the season with some of our staffs’ favorite recipes! Casey’s Bacon Wrapped Turkey Roulade 2 cups of favorite stuffing (boxed or homemade)your favorite seasoningsoven-safe baking dish (large and slightly deep to catch drippings)butcher’s string/twinemeat thermometer1 assistant Preheat oven to 400 degrees F Pound turkey breasts with meat tenderizer to get it flat. Prepare stuffing then let cool. Lay out bacon and weave in a lattice method. Season turkey and bacon with your favorite seasonings.…Dec 7, 2021 —
Today marks the 80th anniversary of the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor. The attack dismantled 18 warships, destroyed 188 aircraft, killed 2,403 servicemen and women, and leftover 1000 wounded. Often cited as the catalyst for America’s entrance into World War II, the attack on Pearl Harbor not only changed the fate of the United States but the fate of the entire world. Today, we recommend material that will inform readers about the attack and memorialize…