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Ingoing Freshman: Here are some Non-Fiction Books you might actually love!

Posted by GtownCommLib on  August 10, 2022
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The 2022-23 school is year just around the corner, which means time to fit in that summer homework. Non-Fiction gets a bad wrap for being boring, but NF isn’t just encyclopedias and textbooks! There’s hilarious memoirs, fascinating graphic novels, and eye-opening historical accounts that wait for you in YA Non-Fiction. If you’re having trouble finding a non-fiction book for your project, here are some books you won’t have to endure, but might actually enjoy: Video

Germantown Community Library Launches ‘The Enchanted Library’

Posted by GtownCommLib on  May 23, 2022
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(Germantown, Wisconsin) The community has always been a huge part of library services at the Germantown Community Library.  For years, the library has enjoyed participating in local events such as the festivals, the 4th of July parade, Christmas festival and school district programs – just to name a few.  This summer, the library is excited to take this a step further and bring more of the library outside of our building.   ‘The Enchanted Library’ will do just

A Case for Dungeons and Dragons: the Fun, the Friends, and the Fantasy

Posted by GtownCommLib on  March 28, 2022
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When I’m not working at the library, I’m a college student at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. There, I also run the Dungeons and Dragons Network, a club dedicated to finding groups of people who want to play DnD together. I’ve somehow brought the hype back with me, because I honestly can’t stop talking about Dungeons and Dragons. Historically, DnD was created right here in Wisconsin, only about an hour away from Germantown in Lake Geneva,

Top Items Checked Out in 2021

Posted by GtownCommLib on  January 21, 2022
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Check out the top items that were checked out from the Germantown Communitiy Library in 2021!

2021’s Most Popular YA

Posted by GtownCommLib on  January 7, 2022
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This year has been really fun when it comes to Young Adult fiction! With a ton of new releases and circling back to our old favorites, these are our Top 10 Most Checked out YA Titles for 2021. The Maze Runner by James Dashner Even though it came out in 2009, The Maze Runner series is going strong! The Maze Runner follows sixteen-year-old Thomas who wakes up with no memory in the middle of a maze and