Ellen and Michelle talk about why the Andy Weir novel, Project Hail Mary, is such a great read.

Gail McCarthy and Evelyn DeLutis discuss their involvement in the Dress-a-Girl-Around-the-World program. Another way libraries and churches can help protect vulnerable young girls. Want to get involved? Find out more here: http://www.westbpl.org, https://www.dressagirlaroundtheworld.com/, https://www.bridgew.edu/news-events/news/worthy-outfit. Email Gail if you want to make a personal connection: [email protected]

Betty by Tiffany McDaniel (passing reference to) Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer In the Great Green Room by Amy Gary You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey by Amber Ruffin & Lacey Lamar Radium Girls by Kate Moore The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Gretchen Newman reveals the background of the lure of the brooding Scottish highland man as the doomed hero.

Ellen and Gretchen talk about lifting the stigma that has existed for years on romance novels. Today's romance is a hip, sexy, and diverse genre that provides harried professional women with badly-needed escape and fantasy. Authors discussed: Selena Montgomery, Julia Quinn, Diana Gabaldon, Courtney Milan. Resources: https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5660117-beyond-heaving-bosoms

Ashley and Ellen talk about Anxious People by Fredrick Bachman.

Books reviewed: Deacon King Kong by James McBride, The invisible Life of Addie LaRue by Victoria Schwab, and The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett.

These five poems were excerpted from the beautiful children's book, Breathe and Be: A Book of Mindfulness Poems written by Kate Coombs and illustrated by Anna Laitinen.

The 2020 West Bridgewater Public Library "This I Believe" Annual Teen Essay Contest Winners. First Prize: Caleb Brown wrote on the value of Hard Work. Second Prize: Ellie Smith wrote on the importance of Bravery. Third Prize: Ava Millerick wrote on the power of books to provide insight. Runners Up: Eric Ames wrote on why he believes in "Rainbows after the Rain." Hannah Smith wrote on the important of Friendship in building character. Eva Sullivan wrote on the value of Education and Mind Set. Contest sponsored by the Friends of the WB Library and Bluestone Bank.