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It’s here! This weekend is the online County Reads and Authors Festival.
If you haven’t yet registered to join us, head to the website: peclibrary.org/countyreads. If you have any technology questions or are hesitant to try Zoom, please call David at the Picton Branch Library. He’s standing by to assist you with any questions you may have.
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The County Reads debate will be Thursday, April 22 at 7 p.m. By the time you’re reading this, there may still be time to catch the live debate. If you missed the live event, you can find out whether Alexandra Seay, Sandra Barnes, Councillor John Hirsch, Kevin Scanlon or Anne Preston took the crown in the vote.
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As we go through the second wave of the pandemic, we’re once again spending more time confined at home and grappling with stressful new realities.
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