Library Log

Devices Dublin Public Library is able to provide technology to local residents thanks to some generous grants like the Emergency Connectivity Fund from the FCC, the Tech Academy program, a Digital Navigators grant and a Community Connect Grant.

Let’s give these words another try

Do you ever hear yourself use a word or phrase that makes you say, “I am becoming my parents?” It happens to me all the time. The biggest example is when something surprising happens and I blurt out, “Golly!” It sounds like I’m from the black-andwhite “Leave It to Beaver” days.

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Dublin Public Library continues to host special events for the community this week. Meet Annie On Saturday, April 15 from 11 a.m. to noon, guests to the library can meet Annie, the lead therapy dog of Annie’s Therapeutic Companions.

Break of Night

Darkness. Absence of sight. In the dark we fear those things that go bump in the night. Terror of darkness is common. Who wants to go into a dark basement? Who would like to volunteer to be first into the mouth of an unknown cave flooded with the blackness of the dark?

Till We Meet Again

It’s not really goodbye; it’s till we meet again. Seeing friends and loved ones off on a long journey isn’t easy. Parting is painful if we’re unsure when we will be reunited faceto- face. What if there’s the chance of never seeing them again?

Skip to the endonym

Don’t you love when linguistics and geography collide? No, I’m not talking about the town of Noun, Alaska, where people, places, things and ideas live in harmony; I’m talking about different names for different places. Different pen strokes for different kin folks, I suppose.

Eggstraordinary learning

Paul and myself have had an interesting learning opportunity as of late that many people probably never had the opportunity to endeavor towards: the art of filling Easter eggs.

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Dublin Public Library is inviting people outdoors for the spring with some garden-centric activities On Saturday, April 8, the Library will host ‘Grow a Garden’ from 9 a.m. to 10 a. m.

Is it too late to buy a long-term care policy?

Dear Toni, My brother recently had to move out of his house into as assisted living facility because he broke his hip and is unable to live on his own. The monthly cost of the facility is about $4500 per month and his adult children are having to help him financially.