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Provo City Library to host Book Ball and Silent Auction

By Elyse Reber
November 21, 2024 11:24 AM
Provo City Library will host its first-ever Book Ball and Silent Auction to fundraise for library operations on Saturday, Nov. 23.
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Art

Moon's Rare Books showcases rare items

By Brooke Christensen
June 25, 2024 12:00 AM
Moon’s Rare Books, located at The Shops at Riverwoods, is home to hundreds of books and rare items.
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Video of the Day

Video of the Day: Provo School District features local libraries for National Library Week

By Jaecie Stilovich
April 15, 2024 12:00 AM
To celebrate National Library Week, which ran from April 7-13, Provo City School District posted videos giving an inside look at Provo’s public school libraries. The district honored libraries and the librarians who keep them running. The video features the Provo City Library and school libraries at Timpanogos Elementary, Canyon Crest Elementary, Timpview High and Provo High.
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Books

The top books of 2024, according to BookTok, Goodreads

By Mckenna Jensen
April 09, 2024 12:00 AM
In a digital age dominated by fleeting trends, young adults are rediscovering the joy of a good book thanks to BookTok.
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Academics

BYU English professor John Talbot describes series of 'happy accidents' that led him to BYU

By Alyse Clark
January 16, 2024 12:00 AM
Professor John Talbot used the words 'rude,' 'arrogant' and 'self-centered' when describing his former teenage self.
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Featured

Pioneer Book provides used books to Provo

By Annika Ohran
November 29, 2023 12:00 AM
For 43 years, Pioneer Book has provided Provo residents with used books — and collected theirs in return.
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Art

Provo celebrates 400 years of Shakespeare

By Sydni Merrill
November 14, 2023 12:00 AM
2023 comes with a unique anniversary for Shakespeare and his legacy.
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Books

Author Ally Condie promotes new book at Provo City Library

By Nathan Beitler
September 19, 2023 12:00 AM
Award-winning author and BYU alumna Ally Condie spoke at the Provo City Library on Monday, Sept. 18 to promote her new book, 'The Only Girl in Town.'
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Campus

Lack of time makes leisure reading difficult, some BYU students say

By Kamree Laursen
January 12, 2023 12:00 AM
College consists of classes, homework and more, but BYU students have said reading for pleasure is not the first thing on their to-do list.
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Campus News

BYU store discontinues automatically ordering textbooks for freshmen

By Robyn Morris Christensen
October 05, 2022 12:00 AM
The BYU bookstore discontinued their process of automatically ordering textbooks for freshmen Fall Semester 2022.
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Metro

Modern libraries expanding their role to empower, educate, engage

By Lauren Lethbridge
November 19, 2019 12:00 AM
Editor's Note: This story pairs with, 'Libraries expand services, stay on forefront of technology, information sharing'
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Books

Local, independent bookstores thrive despite predictions of demise

By Sadie Anderson
May 07, 2019 12:00 AM
Scott Glenn, a managing partner at Pioneer Book, busies himself. Pioneer Book, an independent local bookstore on Center Street in Provo, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. (Sadie Anderson)
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Books

BYU professor debuts YA fiction novel on mental health

By Sadie Anderson
May 07, 2019 12:00 AM
Spencer Hyde's debut novel, 'Waiting for Fitz,' follows a girl named Addie as she battles OCD and befriends a boy with schizophrenia. (Sadie Anderson)
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Books

Provo Library opens creative lab, escape rooms

By Lauren Lethbridge
December 11, 2018 12:00 AM
A camera, along with other equipment, is set up and ready to be used by Provo residents who have current library cards. Residents can use the equipment to film and record things like commercials, music videos and podcasts. (Provo City Library)
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Books

7 things Brandon Sanderson fans waited for at "Oathbringer" release

By Emily Janeen Ashcraft
November 15, 2017 12:00 AM
The Nov. 14 release of 'Oathbringer' enticed Brandon Sanderson fans to camp out for days, wait in line for hours for access to the release event, and wait even longer to have Sanderson sign their books.
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Books

English Reading Series inspires writers, community

By Joanne Wadsworth
February 15, 2017 12:00 AM
Sunni Wilkinson addresses an audience of students gathered to hear her reading. Wilkinson is one of the authors who has participated in the English Reading Series during the Winter 2017 semester. (Maddi Driggs)
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Books

Little guys meet their heroes at the Provo Library

By Carley Porter
September 27, 2016 12:00 AM
There was a rather large spike in superhero activity on Saturday morning, centered around the Provo Library on Academy Square. With a few exceptions, these superheroes were all under 4 feet tall.
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Business

SLC bookseller holds on tight to community

By Saul Marquez
July 05, 2016 12:00 AM
The King’s English Bookshop in Salt Lake City has weathered a number of changes in the book industry since it opened in 1977, but its reputation for placing the community first has remained constant. Betsy Burton, one of the store’s co-founders, attributes a large part of that to bookseller Anne Holman.
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