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Jennifer Cyr is co-ordinator of library collections for the Region of Waterloo Library. She recommends: Outside the Jukebox: How I Turned My Vintage Music Obsession into My Dream Gig By Scott Bradlee, Hachette Books, 256 pages   Scott Bradlee’s YouTube viral sensation, Postmodern Jukebox (PMJ), is now a vibrant musical group touring the globe. Outside the Jukebox is a behind the scenes look at PMJ and its creator, Scott Bradlee. It offers highlights and lows...
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Jennifer Cyr is the Coordinator, Library Collections at the Region of Waterloo.
She recommends:
Krista Kim-Bap by Angela Ahn, Second Story Press, 168 pg.
Krista is glad to be starting fifth grade with her best friend Jason. Friends since preschool, they always sit next to each other in class; play at every recess and walk home from school together. The school year starts off with a big project for Heritage Month that everyone has to do alone. Her classmates think she...
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Jennifer Cyr is co-ordinator of library collections for the Region of Waterloo Library. She recommends:
The Forgetting  by Sharon Cameron, Scholastic, 416 pages
At first blush, The Forgetting appears to be the standard tale of an agrarian society with a secretive council who hold close their conspiracies, but there is more than one twist in The Forgetting that make this a unique take on how humans build and maintain communities and how ideals and memories...
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Jennifer Cyr is co-ordinator of library collections for the Region of Waterloo Library. She recommends:
Brown Girl Dreaming By Jacqueline Woodson, Nancy Paulsen Books, 336 pages
Celebrate National Poetry Month with Jacqueline Woodson’s autobiographical Brown Girl Dreaming. This memoir, written in verse, follows Woodson’s childhood in South Carolina and Brooklyn. While she expresses feelings and describes situations familiar to most, she also shares...
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Some library members have reported receiving suspicious looking emails, which appear to be coming from the Region of Waterloo Library. In many cases, these emails suggest the library member has an overdue bill or outstanding balance. They may include subject lines like "Overdue Payment" or "Late Payment" and appear to be sent from a library email address (e.g. ayrlib@regionofwaterloo.ca). Many of these emails include a link for you to click, which will take you to an unknown...
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