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When you give a child or a teen a book, you are creating a memory that will last a lifetime. What’s more, reading offers so many options. Are you trying to find a book for an early r...

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Long time “Prairie Home Companion” musician Butch Thompson, will entertain those gathered at the official opening of the new independent library in Lake Elmo on Saturday, Oct. 20. Th...

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At Patch we're always trying to pull together into one place all of the best local resources on every topic, including books and reading. We have the good fortune to be working with a bes...

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Washington County administrators are continuing to prepare for a Minnesota state government shutdown, officials said at Tuesday’s Washington County Board meeting. As far as what the ...

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In honor of the National Education Association's Read Across America Day this week, Patch asked for some book choices from librarian Barbara Halligan of the Oakdale Branch Library. Incl...