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  • Plant a Seed with PBS

    It’s time for Summer Reading, and this year’s theme is Plant a Seed, Read. Like the farm-to-table theme, the library provides resources for you to grow and flourish. Plant a seed of knowledge with these new PBS shows, available for checkout at The Library. (Descriptions below provided by the publisher.)

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  • New Children’s Nonfiction about the Ocean

    Working at the public service desk, you notice trends of what people are looking for at the library. A consistent trend? People looking for information about the ocean in our children’s nonfiction section. Below I have gathered a list of new children’s nonfiction books about the ocean. This is by no means a complete list. As of this writing, all of these titles are owned by the Davenport Public Library. Descriptions are provided by the publishers.

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  • New Mental Health Nonfiction

    Exploring brain science, trauma, and resilience, the below collection of new nonfiction about mental health is available at the Davenport Public Library. While this isn’t a complete list of all new mental health nonfiction available, we hope the below will be helpful. As of this writing, all of these titles are owned by the Davenport Public Library. Descriptions are provided by the publishers.

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  • New Gardening Books

    Have you utilized the Davenport Library Seed Library yet? Located at our Main Street location, our seed library offers vegetables, herbs, flowers, and microgreens to our patrons for free! There are no costs to take seeds, plus no library card is required to use the Seed Library. There is a limit of five seed packets per month per household.

    For more information about our seed library, give us a call or visit our Seed Library Growing Companion LibGuide.

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