ACLS Librarian

The Atlantic County Library System is dedicated to providing information, education and entertainment for the enrichment of our community.

[Kendra @SurvivingCFS]

When I lived in my car I parked in the lot of the local library all day and was never bothered, I used their bathroom throughout the day and they never asked any questions, I used the computers to sign up for food stamps and other programs, I picked the flowers around the lot and decorated my car with them, I went in and just RESTED sometimes. Public libraries are sooooo crucial in a community, in ways people don't even realize. Libraries are a safe space for so many people. They were my lifeline.

[Kendra @SurvivingCFS]

Shout out to Galloway Township library in New Jersey for providing me with these beautiful flowers every day without saying anything when I would roam around outside cutting them 😛🙏🏾. They provided so much joy.

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A Heart That works - UnCovered review by Stephanie Baker, ACLS IT Having worked in a comedy club for a number of years, I got to know many comedians personally. So, if you ask me if I think one is qualified to write a story about love and... https://t.co/8xd1hsxUiZ

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The Fourth Monkey - unCovered Review by Debbie Brahmi, Librarian, ACLS Pleasantville Branch First of all, J.D. Barker is no relation to Clive Barker (I checked!) but if you enjoy a “horrific” read now and then, pick up THE FOURTH MONKEY. Even... https://t.co/4U8KhmwrmM

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A Wealth of Pigeons - UnCovered review by Beth Bliss, ACLS Brigantine Branch Manager There have been some amazing author-illustrator teams in the canon of great literature. Think Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake, A.A. Milne and E.H. Shepard, C.S.... https://t.co/Bjg7dO2ln2

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The Last Campaign: Sherman, Geronimo and the War for America - unCovered review by Frank Tomasello, ACLS Mays Landing Branch The treatment of Native Americans has been a contentious subject since well before the founding of the United States... https://t.co/iDacMvqbo9

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Daughter of Darkness by - UnCovered review by Elizabeth Sausto, ACLS Galloway Branch Terry Brooks’ DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS was much more emotional than I thought it would be when I turned the first page. Picking up two years after CHILD OF LIGHT... https://t.co/KtBof6P7vE

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A MAN OF IRON: THE TURBULENT LIFE AND IMPROBABLE PRESIDENCY OF GROVER CLEVELAND - unCovered review by Frank Tomasello, ACLS Mays Landing Branch Grover Cleveland served as the 22nd and 24th President of the United States and today is generally... https://t.co/7Yqxc4Imtv

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If We Were Villains - unCovered review by Marina Smolens, ACLS Brigantine Branch IF WE WERE VILLAINS by M. L. Rio brings you into the world of seven thespians in their senior year at the Dellecher Shakespeare conservatory – and where there’s... https://t.co/QbU2BQ44ig

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Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders - UnCovered review by Beth Bliss, ACLS Brigantine Branch Manager As unusual as it might seem to recommend an encyclopedic book for casual reading, the venerable series ATLAS... https://t.co/Yp4ciPEUEy

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Dolphin Junction - UnCovered review by Pam Saunders, ACLS Librarian Mick Herron has been hailed as the successor to John Le Carré for his modern spy thrillers, and his long-running Slow Horses espionage series, focused on has-been MI-5... https://t.co/un4XADl6vT

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The Boys from Biloxi - UnCovered Review by Collette Jones, ACLS Egg Harbor City Branch The folklore, legend, and vice crime of the Gulf Coast and Biloxi will draw you into this story with twists and turns. The plot will make you think about... https://t.co/wtpiiUiR4b

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Sorcery of Thorns - UnCovered review by Marina Smolens, ACLS Brigantine Branch Elisabeth Scrivener knew for sure of two things: that sorcery was evil, and that, more than anything, she wanted to become a warden for the Great Libraries of... https://t.co/ydtp24OMCX

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Verity - UnCovered review by Collette Jones, ACLS Egg Harbor City Branch Manager Self-published in 2018, VERITY is a psychological thriller that follows the journey of writer Lowen Ashleigh as she travels to Vermont to work as the new... https://t.co/7smr0AurlE

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Amari and the Night Brothers - UnCovered review by Nancy Wessler, Librarian, Mays Landing Branch Thirteen-year-old Amari Peters has been struggling since her older brother disappeared. Despite being a high achiever who received scholarship... https://t.co/JkAhiomlwb

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Child of Light - UnCovered review by Liz Sausto, ACLS Galloway Branch I found Terry Brooks’ CHILD OF LIGHT to be an interesting if not problematic read. It is the story of a teenaged girl named Auris who, along with many other children, has... https://t.co/XFWTLP845x

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Rust in the Root - UnCovered review by Nancy Wessler, Librarian, ACLS Mays Landing Branch Rust In The Root is a spectacularly well-written historical fantasy set in an alternative version of 1930s America. In this universe, an event known as... https://t.co/T1uTlhnrwf

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Proving Ground: The Untold Story Of The Six Women Who Programmed The World’s First Modern Computer - UnCovered review by Matt DiBella, ACLS Director Proving Ground: The Untold Story Of The Six Women Who Programmed The World’s First Modern... https://t.co/zyIWIyXrvc

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The Honeys - UnCovered Review by Samantha LeRoy, ACLS Mays Landing Branch Ryan La Sala’s new book The Honeys follows in the footsteps of films such as Midsommar and the Witch, fitting nicely into this niche of “elevated horror,” horror defined... https://t.co/ram1gi1wKJ

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A Prayer for the Crown-Shy - UnCovered Review by Marina Smolens, ACLS Brigantine Branch Encompassed in just one-hundred and fifty-two pages is the story of Sibling Dex and Mosscap, a monk and a robot in a futuristic land called Panga. In this... https://t.co/g12jHSkUaU