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KCU Young Library is part of Kentucky Christian University. Our mission is to help patrons acquire information and we love to help!

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Today is the birthday of American crime writer Patricia Cornwell! Start with book 1 in her 29 title series about a chief medical examiner named Kay Scarpetta! https://t.co/sIm7chg5xG #KCUSummerReading #kculibrary

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CCPL & KCU are working together to provide summer reading for Carter County! Check out our virtual option of Unearth a Story @ Your Library! We will be exploring Appalachian folktales from the region online. https://t.co/6LbftkzS02 #kcuccplsummer #kculibrary

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Looking for a summer read? ☀️Take a peek inside “The Enchanted April”! Join in on their adventures and kick start your reading this summer! 🏰 🌸 Free on OpenLibrary: https://t.co/nqXdvEBqP1. Free on LibriVox: https://t.co/9Afvq2hUc0. #kcu #kcureading #kcuyounglibrary #KCUReads

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Summer Reading Challenge update! 61 titles, 2 alumni participants, 1 student participant, & 8 faculty/staff participants. Students, if you have read something since May 4th, let us know! See all of our titles at https://t.co/LpcNjKfdxE #KCUSummerReading #kculibrary

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Our June Library Newsletter is now available! Track our Summer Reading Challenge! Discover how to find free online comic books! Consider celebrating National Pen Pal Day and learn how to sign up for OpenLibrary! https://t.co/zYoMJuHfV4 #KCUSummerReading #kculibrary

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Today is National Paper Clip Day! Read books on other uses of paper clips. (https://t.co/SwUjTJapdX). Paper Clips were also used as a symbol of protest in Norway during WW II. Watch a playlist on this project! (https://t.co/0SXP51LTwH) #KCUSummerReading #kculibrary

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Our Summer Reading Challenge is going great, we have read 43 books! There have been 9 participants with 6 of them being faculty & staff! We have covered a wide range of interest. Check it out on our Pinterest page!(https://t.co/hUkHefJWN5) #KCUSummerReading #kculibrary

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It’s Old-Time Piano Player Day!! 🎹 Enjoy a literary work that has inspired the iconic score: The Phantom of the Opera!👻Listen to a dramatic audiobook reading of the masked masquerade (https://t.co/4mrmUAgySi)! 🎭Happy Listening!🎵
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Celebrate actor John Wayne's birthday today! One of his early westerns, "Stagecoach"(https://t.co/5RUqXuggEz), was based on a short story by Ernest Haycox (https://t.co/lM0UjGaZMW). Read the story & then watch the movie. Which is better?!#KCUSummerReading #kculibrary

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Young Library will be closed for Memorial Day weekend - Sat., May 23-Mon., May 25. We encourage you to spend time remembering those who have sacrificed for our country. Look for books on military engagements at (https://t.co/gLzwn3HabC)! #KCUSummerReading #kculibrary

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On this date in 1908, the first American horror movie, which was a silent film, was released in Chicago. If you love gothic horror, read the book (https://t.co/wIQk04wRgZ) & watch the 1912 version of the movie (https://t.co/oGjJd5jWvU)! #KCUSummerReading #kculibrary

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It is a great day to participate in our Summer Reading Challenge! Try a comic book! You can read comics in the public domain for free from the digital comics museum (https://t.co/YaCjcdpNtM). We suggest this 1 as a start! (https://t.co/OKPUnWXqLE) #KCUSummerReading #kculibrary

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Today is voting day in Kentucky! We encourage everyone to vote. It is a privilege that many people in the world do not enjoy. To learn more about 1 fight for voting rights in the U.S., read this interactive history book!(https://t.co/rzXcxj8ObW) #KCUSummerReading #kculibrary

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With a three day weekend coming up, we thought it was a great time to post about frugal entertainment and give you time to get prepared! Check out our post on Boredom Busters! https://t.co/F58eAoiOef #kculibrary

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After 2 weeks, we have read 23 books! Need ideas of what to read? Check out one of our Pinterest pages of books that others have read. This is our 13th year of our Summer Reading challenge, so you have a lot to choose from! https://t.co/zPb2U6uIv4 #KCUSummerReading #kculibrary

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Noticed the water theme on our Summer Reading Challenge poster? Looking for something to read? Stop by the library and check out a book with water as the theme! You can also explore your local library or free e-book sites. (https://t.co/wF7jn7Fo7F)(#KCUSummerReading #kculibrary

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Are you an adjunct professor or a distance learner at KCU? You also are eligible to participate in our Summer Reading Challenge! We would love to hear what you are reading. Find out how to participate on our website!(https://t.co/cxipaZ6x8m) #KCUSummerReading #kculibrary

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Looking for a suggestion for our Summer Reading Challenge? Try some historical fiction! Mary Johnston is 1 of my favorite writers in this genre. Try this title on Project Gutenberg & let us know what you think! (https://t.co/h78dCTOoV7) ~Naulayne #KCUSummerReading #kculibrary

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Our Spring semester is completed! Don't forget to participate in our Summer Reading challenge (https://t.co/S0MbqaDTOl). We are up to 16 titles read! #KCUSummerReading #kculibrary

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Today is author Peter Benchley's birthday. If you like the horror, thriller, or adventure genres, this author might be for you! These books are available on https://t.co/sN8T3MT9dv (https://t.co/EDSObQ6fNW). We hope you will not have nightmares! #KCUSummerReading #kculibrary