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Check out recent book columns by FVRLibraries staff, including the weekly "Check it Out" column that first appears in The Columbian and the monthly "Book Beat" column that first appears in The Messenger.

Check it Out: Look! Up in the Sky! It's a...

B. Wood
Our librarian columnist looks to the sky and sees...dragons! You, too, can see dragons in the titles on this list.

Check it Out: Nonfiction for the Rest of Us

B. Wood
Our librarian columnist demonstrates that nonfiction can be creative and narrative.

Book Beat: Presidential Biographies

J. Alder
Our Book Beat columnist highlights presidents of the past as we approach selecting the next president.

Parent & Caregiver Tip from Vroom: Stomping Patterns

Youth Services Librarian
Read this month's Vroom tip to help your early learner's growing brain learn rhythm.

Check it Out: The Books Must Go On...

B. Wood
Our librarian columnist seeks out books in series, because no one wants to read just one.

Check it Out: Arsenic and Old Books

B. Wood
Our librarian columnist delves into poison in books.

Check it Out: That Mysterious New Dame from the Library

B. Wood
Our librarian columnist introduces herself through her favorite genre: Mystery.

Check it Out: A New Chapter

J. Johnston
Our collection manager bids her readers adieu and shares titles about retirement planning.

Parent & Caregiver Tip from Vroom: Our Weather

Youth Services Librarian
Read this month's Vroom tip to help your early learner's growing brain learn to process stress!

Book Beat: News Literacy

J. Alder
Our Book Beat columnist takes a look at how to be careful consumers of news.

Check it Out: Pet Friendly

J. Johnston
Our collection manager focusses on household pets in print--specifically cats and dogs.

Check it Out: Come Fly with Me

J. Johnston
Our collection manager celebrates human flight in honor of National Aviation Day.

Check it Out: Play in the Sand

J. Johnston
Our collection manager hypes "Play in the Sand" day in August.

Check it Out: From Farm to Table

J. Johnston
Our collection manager honors the challenges and rewards of farm life.

Book Beat: Washington and the PNW

J. Alder
Our Book Beat columnist keeps it local with titles about our region.

Check it Out: My Olym-Picks

J. Johnston
Our collection manager celebrates the Summer Olympics with some Olym-Picks for you to add to your reading list.

Check it Out: Cool Food for Hot Days

J. Johnston
Our collection manager addresses the challenge of cooking for the summer heat.

Check it Out: All About Sharks

J. Johnston
Our collection manager observes Shark Week with some titles into which anyone might want to dive.

Check it Out: Summer at Your Library

J. Johnston
Our collection manager reminisces about her summer trips to the library as a child by featuring several new picture books.

Check it Out: Close Encounters

J. Johnston
Our collection manager shares a variety of alien titles in observance of World UFO day, July 2, 2024.