May 2015: “A Serious Person” by Steve Knobloch
Sometimes, when a big part of your life ends in a disaster and before you can say, “O, woe is me,” something else comes along and starts you in an entirely different direction. Sort of like the saying...
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July 2015: American Dreams
As we celebrate the birth of America in July, this month’s prompt asks you to think about “American Dreams”. Write a personal reflection (3-5 pages) about what the American Dream means to you. Do...
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August 2015 Prompt: Happiness Happens
August is Happiness Happens Month, a month to celebrate happiness and all the things that make us happy. This month’s Writer’s Station prompt is “The Happiness Box.” The box at the Writer’s Station...
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September 2015: Free Writing
This month’s Writer’s Station prompt is Free Writing: a type of writing exercise where, for a set period of time, you write about whatever comes to mind without worrying about spelling, grammar, or...
View ArticleJuly 2015: “American Dreams, Haitian Nightmares” by Steve Knobloch
Every American has a dream about the kind of life that would be happy and fulfilling, usually a life that each one can aspire to. The dream may include a home, family, and good income. For immigrants...
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The Cloud Library, offered to Rochester Patrons through the Illinois Heartland Library Consortium, features dozen of recent book and audiobook titles. There are Cloud Library apps available for Android...
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Formally known as Library on the Go, Overdrive offers e-Books and e-Audiobooks, as well as music and videos for certain devices. The Overdrive app can be installed to a variety of different devices,...
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Libby is a new e-Book & e-Audiobook service offered through Overdrive. It’s specially designed to make checking out e-Books from the Library easier than ever!
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RBDigital is a one-stop service that allows you to check out e-Audiobooks, as well as dozens of popular magazine titles such as Cosmopolitan, The Economist, and Taste of Home! Check out e-Audiobooks...
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August 2016: Olympic Dreams
In honor of the 2016 Summer Olympics, this month’s Writer’s Station prompt is Olympic-themed. You will first pick a sport that is played at the Summer Olympics. A list of all the sports currently...
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