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Join us Summer of 2013 and GET YOUR HANDS DIRTY @ YOUR LIBRARY!!! "Dig into Reading" on Tuesdays at 10:00 for Grades K-6, Go "Beneath the Surface" for the teen program (Grades 7-12) on Thursdays at 6:00. Our Friday Family Flicks "ROCK" this summer at 2:00 with a exploring the underground theme! Adults will read and discuss "Groundbreaking Reads"! There is something for everyone! Check out each of the speakers, programs and topics on the calendar or visit us on Facebook and look under "events"!
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A title, and legacies, on the line for Heat, Spurs

Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade, right, jokes with small forward LeBron James as he takes a shot during NBA basketball practice, Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at the American Airlines Arena in Miami. The Heat host the San Antonio Spurs in Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Thursday. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)MIAMI (AP) Game 7s do more than settle championships. They define legacies.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:05:04 -0400
Mum's the word on Hossa amid NHL's injury culture

Chicago Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville listens to a reporter's question during a press conference in Boston, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. The Blackhawks trail the Boston Bruins 2-1 in the best-of-seven series in the Stanley Cup Finals. Game 4 is scheduled for Wednesday in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)BOSTON (AP) Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville didn't want to talk about the injury that forced him to scratch forward Marian Hossa from the Stanley Cup finals against the Boston Bruins.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:44:32 -0400
LeBron excited for title-deciding Game 7

Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade, right, jokes with small forward LeBron James as he takes a shot during NBA basketball practice, Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at the American Airlines Arena in Miami. The Heat host the San Antonio Spurs in Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Thursday. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)MIAMI (AP) LeBron James could not sleep after Game 6.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:21:40 -0400
Spurs break bread, try to move on from collapse

MIAMI (AP) The San Antonio Spurs are hoping the road to recovery from an incredible collapse in Game 6 goes through their stomachs.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:54:09 -0400
Woods to rest elbow, skip AT&T National

Tiger Woods reacts to a missed putt on the fourth hole during the fourth round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Merion Golf Club, Sunday, June 16, 2013, in Ardmore, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)In little more than a month, Tiger Woods went from being tough to beat to having a tough time even playing.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:44:13 -0400
Board backs turning Astrodome into convention hall

FILE - In this May 21, 2012, file photo, rows of dirty, tattered seats ring the Astrodome in Houston. Once touted as the Eighth Wonder of the World, the nation's first domed stadium sits quietly gathering dust and items for storage. The National Trust for Historic Preservation put the Astrodome on its 2013 list of 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. The Astrodome was the worlds first domed, air-conditioned stadium and needs a viable plan to be reused to avoid demolition. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)HOUSTON (AP) A county board has recommended converting Houston's historic but deteriorating Astrodome into a giant convention center and exhibition space.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:01:06 -0400
Police at Patriots tight end's home for 2nd day

Two members of the Massachusetts State Police walk toward the front door of the home of New England Patriot's NFL football player Aaron Hernandez in North Attleborough, Mass., Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Their knock on the door went unanswered. State and local police spent hours at the home Tuesday as another group of officers searched an industrial park about a mile away where a body was discovered the day before. (AP Photo/Erika Niedowski)NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) State police returned to the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Wednesday, two days after a body was found about a mile away.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:56:34 -0400
Bruins' run excites city wounded by marathon bombs

FILE - In this April 17, 2013, file photo, Boston Bruins center Chris Kelly wears a "Boston Strong" decal, left, on his helmet during an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres in Boston. With their "Boston Strong" decals on the back of their helmets and the steady parade of Boston Marathon bombing victims honored at their games, the Bruins are hoping that a Stanley Cup victory will provide solace to those affected in the April 15 attacks. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)BOSTON (AP) They have come to wave flags or meet the players or just appear on the video screen, invariably to a standing ovation, during the Boston Bruins' run to the Stanley Cup finals.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:18:24 -0400
Yankees spoil Mattingly's return to Bronx

New York Yankees starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda, of Japan, delivers during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Wednesday, June 19, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)NEW YORK (AP) Yankees fans showed Don Mattingly the love from the moment he took the lineup card to home plate Wednesday. Hiroki Kuroda, though, wasn't feeling nostalgic when facing his old team.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:01:36 -0400
Astros sign No. 1 overall pick RHP Mark Appel

Newly-signed Houston Astros pitcher Mark Appel smiles as he answers a question during a news conference Wednesday, June 19, 2013 in Houston, to announce his signing. Appel was selected with the No. 1 overall pick in baseball's first-year player draft. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)HOUSTON (AP) Mark Appel received high praise from MLB commissioner Bud Selig on Wednesday when the No. 1 overall pick signed with the Houston Astros.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:35:41 -0400
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