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Virginia Hall was born to a life of ease, the daughter of a Baltimore socialite, and an avid world traveler. Then World War II broke out, devastating her beloved Paris, and she wanted nothing more than to free it. Even if it meant fighting her way through a bureaucracy that regarded her as nothing but a secretary. Even if meant struggling with an artificial leg - a prosthesis replacing the limb she lost in a hunting accident. Even if it meant putting herself on the Third Reich's most wanted list. Read more

Summer Reading is on - online! Are your kids looking for more things to read? You might have already tried ebooks from CloudLibrary and Tumblebooks, or even magazines with Flipster, but did you know Kanopy has animated versions of kids' books, too? Check out this streaming video service - free with your library card! Read more

Wow, I loved this book. Truths I Never Told You is about Beth, a new mother, cleaning out her father's house and discovering her late mother's journal. Read more

High Five keeps parents and children coming back to Chandler Public Libraries, in person or not! High Five is an early literacy promotion that introduces five key concepts: Talk, Sing, Read, Write and Play. Read on to learn about how to encourage early literacy - and good hygiene - with singing! Read more

The June list of librarian favorites includes romance, suspense, fantasy and other great reads for summer. Find out more about each selection - and place holds - by clicking the title to visit our catalog, and see the LibraryReads website to read brief reviews submitted by librarians from across the country. Read more

Keep the kids reading all summer! Try TumbleBooks - a collection of ebooks you can use on your computer! TumbleBooks has picture books, chapter books and nonfiction books for young readers, all in a multimedia presentation with text, sound and animation. Some books even have associated games to play, and there are also language learning books and videos from National Geographic. Read more

Summer feels up in the air right now, with library programs cancelled and even some delayed publication dates on hot new books - but you can still keep reading! While we’re disappointed that we’re unable to chat with our Sizzlin’ Summer Reads fans in person, we’re still here to help you find a few good reads to escape all of the uncertainty. Read more

Love Lettering was such a fun book! I have been reading plenty of contemporary romances this year and this is definitely one of my top picks. Read more

Did you know about all the library resources you can use from home? Your neighbors just learned about them, too! Check out this infographic and see how people are using our online resources. Read more

How do you find reliable information online? Libraries are in the business of helping people find good information. It's such an important topic for us that we'd like to re-run this post on how to evaluate information online. Read more