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LibraryReads: March 2025
"Check out the top ten books and notable mentions chosen by librarians that come out in March 2025! Look for these titles in large print, audio, and ebook formats too. For monthly lists and extended reviews, see LibraryReads.org."
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Fall in Love with YA Romance
"Celebrate young love with some of our youth librarians' favorite young adult romances!"
Topic Guide
Liberating Lawrence: Gay Activism in the 1970s
"The story of the early struggle for LGBTQ+ rights has typically been told from the perspective of coastal cities like New York, San Francisco, and Miami, but Lawrence was a hotspot for activist organizations in the 1960s, and the work that was don..."
Topic Guide
Searching the Psyche through Cinema - "Babette’s Feast"
"The 2025 Searching the Psyche Through Cinema film series investigates our relationship with food as a way of understanding ourselves.
Babette’s Feast (G, 102 min.) takes place in a 19th century Danish fishing village. Two pious sisters take in a ..."
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Searching the Psyche through Cinema "Julie & Julia"
"The 2025 Searching the Psyche Through Cinema film series investigates our relationship with food as a way of understanding ourselves.
In Julie & Julia (PG-13, 123 min.), food writer Julie Powell (Amy Adams) takes on a project to prepare all 5..."