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{Storytime} Need a story? Dial-A-Story! The Beverly Hills Public Library will be hosting different stories week by week. 310-285-2580 #BHPL #Storytime

{Digital Resource} Season’s Readings! @OverDriveForLibraries #LIBBY

{Author Celebration} John Milton (December 9, 1608 - November 8, 1674) John Milton was an English poet and intellectual who served as a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under its Council of State and later under Oliver Cromwell. Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Milton Quotes:... The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven. The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the past, in order to strengthen his character thereby. Paradise Lost ebook on @hoopladigital https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/13258247 Audiobook https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/10755408

{National Pastry Day} National Pastry Day celebrates one of the world’s most favored baked goods. On December 9th, visit your local bakery and pick up one or two of your favorite kinds. https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-pastry-day-decemb/ Pâtisserie Gluten Free by Patricia Austin ebook link: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12355375 25 Days of Christmas Pastries eAudiobook link: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12226128... #BHPL See more

{Author Celebration} Bill Bryson (December 8, 1951) William McGuire Bryson OBE HonFRS is an American-British author of books on travel, the English language, science, and other non-fiction topics. Quotes: I had always thought that once you grew up you could do anything you wanted - stay up all night or eat ice-cream straight out of the container.... I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to. Bill Bryson ebooks and audiobooks available on @OverDriveForLibraries https://bhpl.overdrive.com/search?query=bill+bryson Bill Bryson ebooks and audiobooks available on @hoopladigital https://www.hoopladigital.com/search #BHPL

{National Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day} Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day on December 8th encourages us to step from our Tardis or flip open our Omni while wearing clothes from the past. At the same time, we should act appropriately confused by certain technology. https://nationaldaycalendar.com/pretend-to-be-a-time-trave/ Time Travel: Theories, Paradoxes & Possibilities https://www.space.com/21675-time-travel.html Is time travel possible? https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/t...ime-travel/en/ Paradox-Free Time Travel Is Theoretically Possible, Researchers Say https://www.npr.org//paradox-free-time-travel-is-theoretic The Time Machine by H.G. Wells audiobook on @OverDriveForLibraries https://bhpl.overdrive.com/media/1085507 A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking ebook on @OverDriveForLibraries https://bhpl.overdrive.com/media/567258 Outlander by Diana Gabaldon ebook on @OverDriveForLibraries https://bhpl.overdrive.com/media/54798 The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger audiobook on @hoopladigital https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11419202 How To Build A Time Machine by Paul Davies ebook on @OverDriveForLibraries https://bhpl.overdrive.com/media/636395 #BHPL

{National Brownie Day} Each year on December 8th, brownie lovers across the nation enjoy one of their favorite baked goods on National Brownie Day. https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-brownie-day-decem/ Cookies, Brownies, And Bars: Dozens of scrumptious recipes to bake and enjoy by Elinor Klivans ebook on @hoopladigital https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11580717... Double Fudge Brownie Murder by Joanne Fluke ebook on @hoopladigital https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12423116 #BHPL