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	<title>DCPLive &#187; Kids &amp; Parenting</title>
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		<title>Happy New Year!</title>
		<link>http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2010/02/03/happy-new-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy M</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arts & Culture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese New Year, that is. Chinese New Year is a centuries-old celebration that is based on the Chinese lunar calendar. The New Year celebrations begin on the first full moon of the year and last for about a week to 15 days.  This year marks the year of the Tiger and will begin on February 14. Festivities take place all over the [...]


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		<title>2010 Newbery and Caldecott Medal Winners Announced!</title>
		<link>http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2010/01/20/2010-newbery-and-caldecott-medal-winners-announced/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy M</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past Monday the American Library Association announced the year&#8217;s best in children&#8217;s books and media. This much anticipated event includes a couple of the most well-known and prestigious awards- The Newbery and Caldecott Medals. The Newbery Medal is awarded to the author with the most outstanding contribution to American literature for children and has been [...]


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		<title>What&#8217;s Cooking @ the Library?</title>
		<link>http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2010/01/06/whats-cooking-the-library/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy M</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adult Learning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every year, like so many others, I half-heartedly attempt a New Year&#8217;s resolution. Gone are the days where I try to guilt myself into going to the gym, being more organized, and wasting less time on Facebook. As I get older, I realize I&#8217;m just setting myself up for failure. But last year in an attempt to save more money and [...]


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		<title>The WOW Factor</title>
		<link>http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2009/12/23/the-wow-factor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:45:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The holiday gift season has arrived. If you’re like me, you’re always on the lookout for a great gift idea for the kids. Knowing that books make wonderful, lasting gifts, I set out this year to find the perfect knock-your-socks-off, WOW factor book…something that would make even the most jaded ten year old smile.
My search [...]


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		<title>CDs and DVDs and Audiobooks-Oh my!</title>
		<link>http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2009/12/21/cds-and-dvds-and-audiobooks-oh-my/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:19:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivian A</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commuter's Corner]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[audiobooks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you dread hearing &#8220;How much longer?&#8221; or &#8220;Counting cows is boring!&#8221; check out your local library for things to check out for your Christmas roadtrips. DCPL has tons of interesting, entertaining and educational DVDs, audiobooks and CDs to engage you and your children on the way to grandmother&#8217;s house or wherever you&#8217;re headed this [...]


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		<title>The Best Thing to Spend on Children</title>
		<link>http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2009/12/14/the-best-thing-to-spend-on-children/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:08:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia D</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Duke Ellington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eddie Bonnemere]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jim Trelease]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Years ago I had the pleasure of working with Mr. Eddie Bonnemere.  He had played piano for Duke Ellington and told wonderful stories of late rehearsals and long road trips.  One story that stuck with me was this: whenever the band finally stopped for a meal Mr. Ellington would return thanks not only for the food but for the time and company [...]


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		<title>Boarding School Fiction</title>
		<link>http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2009/12/09/boarding-school-fiction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy M</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For some people, high school is four years that are fondly remembered as the best years in life. I am not one of those people. I started 9th grade as a New England transplant placed in a southern suburban high school of over 2,000 students. I hated every minute of it. I begged and pleaded with my parents to [...]


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		<title>Pre-K Students Sign Up for Library Cards</title>
		<link>http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2009/11/25/pre-k-students-sign-up-for-library-cards/</link>
		<comments>http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2009/11/25/pre-k-students-sign-up-for-library-cards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy M</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kids & Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Interest]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hightower Elementary School]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Hightower Elementary School for being the first school in the DeKalb County School System to have all their pre-kindergarten students sign up for library cards! The undertaking was accomplished with the dedication of the pre-k teacher, Elaine Swartley, Hightower&#8217;s teacher-librarian, Kia Wansley, as well as the parents and the DeKalb County Public Library System. These people worked [...]


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		<title>Paraskevidekatriaphobia!</title>
		<link>http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2009/11/13/paraskevidekatriaphobia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivian A</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What in the world is that? Fear of Friday the 13th. It&#8217;s derived from the Greek words meaning &#8211; Paraskevi (Friday) dekatreis (thirteen) and phobia (fear). Or for a slightly shorter word try out Triskaidekaphobia &#8211; fear of the number thirteen.
Friday, November 13 marks the third and final Friday the Thirteenth of this year. This [...]


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		<title>Halloween @ Your Library</title>
		<link>http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2009/10/28/halloween-your-library/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy M</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Halloween is upon us once again, and you can count on the Library to help you and your children get into the spirit.
The shelves are abound with Halloween books that are informational, spooky and just plain fun, including my new favorite picture book, Ghosts in the House by Kazuno Kohara. The adorable story about a young [...]


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