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		<title>Maybe You Remember This Book…</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of us have a favorite childhood book. A favorite story can leave an imprint not unlike a favorite flavor or aroma that pulls us back to another place or time. We remember where we read the book, who read the book to us or if we read it alone. The memory is there but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Burden of Dreams: The Dark Side of Cinema</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adult Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am completely delighted by the destructively dark cinematography of documentarian and film director Werner Herzog. As the narrator for many of his films, Herzog&#8217;s voice represents the stark reality of this grim human existence. His documentaries are my favorite because his studies are of true characters and strange slices of life. And although I never really agree with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spanish in English</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Children's and Teen Services</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Language Collection]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I want to write about a few English books in which the characters are Spanish speakers.  The stories present varied backgrounds that don&#8217;t show up so often; no little rhymes or gang-bangers.  These are just people who happen to know or speak Spanish in their stories (although the stories are written in English).  Anne Estevis&#8217;  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shel-a-bration on February 23 at 4:00</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Children's and Teen Services</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Biography First he was born, And then he was warned,                        And then he was taught how to swim,                                                       And then he was married,                                                    And then he was buried,                                                                        And that&#8217;s all that happened to him. When we someone comes to the library to find a poem to memorize, the librarians often [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February is Patents Month…at the Library, Anyway.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adult Services</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Patents and Trademarks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you interested in patents and other intellectual property? Then the next couple of weeks will be very exciting at the Library. Here&#8217;s a rundown of all we have going on. On Thursday, February 23rd, officials from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be at the Library bright and early (8 a.m. to 3 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Goodnight</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Children's and Teen Services</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Margaret Wise Brown started it with her softly rhythmic &#8220;Goodnight room, goodnight moon, goodnight cow jumping over the moon&#8230;.&#8220; More than sixty years later, our Children&#8217;s Department is bursting at the seams with books telling us all to go to bed.  Why?  What&#8217;s the rush?  What do books do when we&#8217;re tucked in tight and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Love Your Library</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adult Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that in addition to February being Black History Month, it&#8217;s also Library Lovers&#8217; Month? In honor of Library Lovers&#8217; Month, I thought I&#8217;d share a little about librarianship and what it means today. Here&#8217;s the Dictionary.com&#8217;s definition: In my opinion, this definition needs to be updated, as librarianship has changed a lot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to get the most out of storytime</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Children's and Teen Services</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Becky]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You get your child(ren) fed, bathed, dressed, buckled into their carseat(s) ready to go and you rush to the library to make it in time for storytime.  Now you&#8217;re here and getting settled in the Program Room, what&#8217;s next?  Stories, puppets, songs, fingerplays and a chance to help your child learn and grow, that is what&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taxes. Didn’t we do that last year?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adult Services</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business and Personal Finance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tax Information]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Due to the anxiety that attends this season, the Sunnyvale Library is here to help. While we do not have the tax forms on hand to give out, we will gladly help you print or photocopy them. Should you need some help with filing, we have some resources to assist you to that end. On [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teen Book Award Winners</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:49:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Children's and Teen Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Newbery and Caldecott awards were announced recently, and got a lot of attention. They are well-known awards for books for children (generally, 6th grade and under, although once in a while an older book will win.) But did you know that there is an equivalent award for Teen books? 2012 Michael Printz Award Winner [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dance – Ethnic, Folk and Ballroom</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adult Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dancing is a great way to meet new friends and to stay in shape. Most cultures have a style of dance unique to that region, which can be fun to watch and learn. Some types of dance, like ballroom have become international and many cultures join in or even compete in these forms. Some types [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It’s a Mystery</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Children's and Teen Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not really a mystery why people love the Mystery genre. Readers young and old enjoy gathering clues and trying to finding a solution. When you think about it a mystery is a great exercise in problem solving. Gather the facts, put all the pieces together and reach a solution. The little twists and bumps [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chilling Out</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:58:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adult Services</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Elizabeth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gardening]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“With insufficient chill, trees will leaf out late in the season, blossoming can be prolonged, buds may deteriorate and/or drop, and few if any flowers are produced…Without flowers, there is no fruit.” 
				University of California Cooperative Extension
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		<title>Word play!</title>
		<link>http://passitonspl.org/2012/01/5158/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Children's and Teen Services</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music and Art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://passitonspl.org/?p=5158</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Chickens aren&#8217;t the only ones/there&#8217;s no more to discuss-/everyone who lays an egg/is OVIPAROUS!&#8221;  And of course we all know what &#8220;oviparous&#8221; means: an animal that procreates by laying eggs (we mammals don&#8217;t, except a few in Australia &#8211; but that&#8217;s another story&#8230;). I remember this because I read  Chickens Aren&#8217;t the Only Ones about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Navy SEALs, in the Air, on the Sea and Land, also on the Shelves</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:41:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adult Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By quietly thanking Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on his way to deliver the State of the Union address last Tuesday, President Obama  brought attention to yet another daring action by the Navy SEALs.  That same day they dropped into Somalia and struck the abductors of two aid workers that had been held since October.  The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Awards for Children’s books</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Children's and Teen Services</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This was a big week in the child lit world as the winners were announced for the big Newbery, Caldecott, Prinz Awards and more.  Check out what the judges consider the best books for the year&#8211; they are so good and so popular (especially once the awards are announced) that you might have to place [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remembering Officer Larson</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adult Services</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Garrett]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Astute observers will notice City flags flying at half-staff this weekend.  This is in memory of Public Safety Officer (PSO) Gary L. Larson who, fifty years ago, became the first Sunnyvale officer killed in the line of duty. On Sunday, January 28, 1962, PSO Larson responded to the armed robbery of a Murphy Avenue liquor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Rule of Three</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Children's and Teen Services</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.  I Came, I Saw, I Conquered.  The Three Stooges.  Some of the best things in life come in threes.  Here are three retellings of three favorite childhood tales. Goldie and the Three Hares by Margie Palatini Papa, Mama, and Baby Hare are enjoying a lovely day in their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Literary obsessions</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:21:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adult Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most librarians have their favorite collection areas that they purchase books for. Some may acquire books on how to cook with cheese, how to tend goats in the inner city or how to make knitted wool animals. My obsession is polar exploration. I will read any book about hardship in polar regions. The harder it is, the better! This being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Ready for Some Football?!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adult Services</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cooking and Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the excitement of the San Francisco 49ers in the NFL playoffs, football is as good as it gets for me. Hosting friends to watch a game requires food worthy of a tailgate party, albeit in my living room. I&#8217;ve been going through my cookbooks looking for fan friendly food to serve. My thoughts are that food, [...]]]></description>
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