Ready to dive into another delicious dish and devilishly good story? This June we're making Pineapple Upside Down Cake from the pages of Miss Julia Stirs Up Trouble by Ann B. Ross. Let's get started! Ingredients- 3 tbsp butter or margarine 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed 4 canned pineapple slices At least 5 Maraschino cherries as garnish Instructions- Preheat oven to 350F. In a 9-inch heavy skillet, melt the butter with brown sugar. Cool slightly and arreange the pineapply

Welcome back to another post exploring our libraries! We have all kinds of little spots and corners you may have never noticed, so we can't wait to share them with you. This May's spotlight is on a small section (very small) but no less fun. The "Last Chance" display shelf gives books a second life you might say! You may not know this, but not all library books can stay forever, sadly. All libraries have a process usually called "weeding" where we start deleting some books to

Looking for a delicious summer salad and a splashy fun read? Look no further! Our may book and a recipe combo is perfect for you then! We're making Orange-Avacado Salad from Susan Mallery's fictional The Summer Book Club. This one's easy so let's get started - Ingredients- Salad- 4 cups salad greens 1 ripe avocado, diced 1 bunch of green onion, sliced 3 oz crumbled feta cheese 1/4 cup pecan halves and pieces Segents of 1 orange, cut into chunks Dressing- Juice and zest of 1 o

Meeting Date: May 28th 2026 Time: 5pm Location: River Room at BCPL Virtual attendance available also! Title: Billy Creekmore Author: Tracey Porter The Blurb: Folks say I'm bound to be unlucky in life, for I was born at midnight on a Friday, the thirteenth of December, and Peggy says it's certain I can commune with spirits. But I ain't never seen any ghosts, not even my own mother, and wouldn't that be the ghost I'd see if I could? So begins the tale of Billy Creekmore, a boy

March 3, 2021 - Do You Feel Lucky? Some books have all the luck! (We're bringing this post back from the early days of our blog - for fun!) Brooke County Libraries are excited to share a list of "luckiest" books for the month of March 2021. Also feel free to check some out and let us know what you think! We love to hear your thoughts in our comment section or on one of our social media pages. All titles are available either as Ebooks or at one of our locations. McKettrick's

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