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The ICPL Friends Foundation celebrates the library's Bright Future on April 11. Enjoy one of these hopeful novels this month!
![Brightly shining : a novel]( "Brightly shining : a novel")
![All the glimmering stars : a novel]( "All the glimmering stars : a novel")
![Must love flowers : a novel]( "Must love flowers : a novel")
![A shore thing]( "A shore thing")
![The full cupboard of life]( "The full cupboard of life")
![Love, Holly : a novel]( "Love, Holly : a novel")
![When Christmas comes : a Yuletide mystery]( "When Christmas comes : a Yuletide mystery")
![Starlight on Willow Lake]( "Starlight on Willow Lake")
![Sensor]( "Sensor")
![The emissary]( "The emissary")
![The British booksellers : a novel of the Forgotten Blitz]( "The British booksellers : a novel of the Forgotten Blitz")
![A people's future of the United States : speculative fiction from 25 extraordinary writers]( "A people's future of the United States : speculative fiction from 25 extraordinary writers")
![Honeysuckle summer]( "Honeysuckle summer")
![A pocketful of crows]( "A pocketful of crows")
![The delight of being ordinary : a road trip with the Pope and the Dalai Lama]( "The delight of being ordinary : a road trip with the Pope and the Dalai Lama")
![Invisible kitties : a feline study of fluid mechanics or the spurious incidents of the cats in the night-time]( "Invisible kitties : a feline study of fluid mechanics or the spurious incidents of the cats in the night-time")
![Margaret and the mystery of the missing body]( "Margaret and the mystery of the missing body")
![The day tripper]( "The day tripper")
![All the glimmering stars : a novel]( "All the glimmering stars : a novel")
![First cosmic velocity]( "First cosmic velocity")
![The sacrifice of darkness]( "The sacrifice of darkness")
![The seven year slip]( "The seven year slip")
![The last bookshop in London : a novel of World War II]( "The last bookshop in London : a novel of World War II")
![Jollof Rice and other revolutions : a novel in interlocking stories]( "Jollof Rice and other revolutions : a novel in interlocking stories")
![What we found in hallelujah : a novel]( "What we found in hallelujah : a novel")
![Late bloomers : a novel]( "Late bloomers : a novel")
![Lost and found]( "Lost and found")
![Dear Mrs. Bird : a novel]( "Dear Mrs. Bird : a novel")
![Just haven't met you yet]( "Just haven't met you yet")
![Delphine Jones takes a chance]( "Delphine Jones takes a chance")
Share the love of poetry with your littles.
![A story about Afiya]( "A story about Afiya")
![Push-pull morning : dog-powered poems about matter and energy]( "Push-pull morning : dog-powered poems about matter and energy")
![Bless our pets : poems of gratitude for our animal friends]( "Bless our pets : poems of gratitude for our animal friends")
![A beautiful day in the neighborhood : the poetry of Mister Rogers]( "A beautiful day in the neighborhood : the poetry of Mister Rogers")
![The people remember]( "The people remember")
!['Twas the night before Christmas]( "'Twas the night before Christmas")
![Akiane : her life, her art, her poetry]( "Akiane : her life, her art, her poetry")
![Wild in the streets]( "Wild in the streets")
![Spinster Goose : twisted rhymes for naughty children]( "Spinster Goose : twisted rhymes for naughty children")
![The spider and the fly]( "The spider and the fly")
![Pigmares : porcine poems of the silver screen]( "Pigmares : porcine poems of the silver screen")
![My own way : celebrating gender freedom for kids]( "My own way : celebrating gender freedom for kids")
![Wilderman's treetop tales]( "Wilderman's treetop tales")
![A child's calendar]( "A child's calendar")
![Bugs!]( "Bugs!")
![Where the sidewalk ends : the poems & drawings of Shel Silverstein.]( "Where the sidewalk ends : the poems & drawings of Shel Silverstein.")
![Mirror mirror : a book of reversible verse]( "Mirror mirror : a book of reversible verse")
![Echo echo : reverso poems about Greek myths]( "Echo echo : reverso poems about Greek myths")
![Tres poemas mágicos]( "Tres poemas mágicos")
![Welcome to Wild Town]( "Welcome to Wild Town")
![All aboard the London bus]( "All aboard the London bus")
![Follow follow : a book of reverso poems]( "Follow follow : a book of reverso poems")
![ICE! : poems about polar life]( "ICE! : poems about polar life")
![A joyful Christmas : a treasury of new and classic songs, poems, and stories for the holiday]( "A joyful Christmas : a treasury of new and classic songs, poems, and stories for the holiday")
![Awful Ogre's awful day]( "Awful Ogre's awful day")
![Where I live : poems about my home, my street, and my town]( "Where I live : poems about my home, my street, and my town")
!['Twas the night before Christmas]( "'Twas the night before Christmas")
![Sing a song of seasons : a nature poem for each day of the year]( "Sing a song of seasons : a nature poem for each day of the year")
![Pony poems for little pony lovers]( "Pony poems for little pony lovers")
![Dirty beasts]( "Dirty beasts")
Love thy mother
![Saving us : a climate scientist's case for hope and healing in a divided world]( "Saving us : a climate scientist's case for hope and healing in a divided world")
![Adventures in the anthropocene : a journey to the heart of the planet we made]( "Adventures in the anthropocene : a journey to the heart of the planet we made")
![Lean logic : a dictionary for the future and how to survive it]( "Lean logic : a dictionary for the future and how to survive it")
![Coming to land in a troubled world : essays]( "Coming to land in a troubled world : essays")
![The uninhabitable earth : life after warming]( "The uninhabitable earth : life after warming")
![The last resort : a chronicle of paradise, profit, and peril at the beach]( "The last resort : a chronicle of paradise, profit, and peril at the beach")
![The climate action handbook : a visual guide to 100 climate solutions for everyone]( "The climate action handbook : a visual guide to 100 climate solutions for everyone")
![This land : how cowboys, capitalism, and corruption are ruining the American West]( "This land : how cowboys, capitalism, and corruption are ruining the American West")
![AP environmental science prep.]( "AP environmental science prep.")
![A traveler's guide to the end of the world : tales of fire, wind, and water]( "A traveler's guide to the end of the world : tales of fire, wind, and water")
![The new map : energy, climate, and the clash of nations]( "The new map : energy, climate, and the clash of nations")
![The great pivot : creating meaningful work to build a sustainable future]( "The great pivot : creating meaningful work to build a sustainable future")
![Endgame]( "Endgame")
![The politics of climate]( "The politics of climate")
![Falter : has the human game begun to play itself out?]( "Falter : has the human game begun to play itself out?")
![F**k plastic : 101 ways to free yourself from plastic and save the world]( "F**k plastic : 101 ways to free yourself from plastic and save the world")
![Speed & scale : an action plan for solving our climate crisis now]( "Speed & scale : an action plan for solving our climate crisis now")
![Behind the curve : science and the politics of global warming]( "Behind the curve : science and the politics of global warming")
![The war on the EPA : America's endangered environmental protections]( "The war on the EPA : America's endangered environmental protections")
![Bright green lies : how the environmental movement lost its way and what we can do about it]( "Bright green lies : how the environmental movement lost its way and what we can do about it")
![Wasted : how we squander time, money, and natural resources - and what we can do about it]( "Wasted : how we squander time, money, and natural resources - and what we can do about it")
![Drawdown : the most comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming]( "Drawdown : the most comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming")
![A Sugar Creek chronicle : observing climate change from a midwestern woodland]( "A Sugar Creek chronicle : observing climate change from a midwestern woodland")
![Field notes from a catastrophe : man, nature, and climate change]( "Field notes from a catastrophe : man, nature, and climate change")
![A road running southward : following John Muir's journey through an endangered land]( "A road running southward : following John Muir's journey through an endangered land")
![Invisible doctrine : the secret history of neoliberalism]( "Invisible doctrine : the secret history of neoliberalism")
![Whole earth discipline : an ecopragmatist manifesto]( "Whole earth discipline : an ecopragmatist manifesto")
![Finding the mother tree : discovering the wisdom of the forest]( "Finding the mother tree : discovering the wisdom of the forest")
![What's really happening to our planet? : the facts simply explained]( "What's really happening to our planet? : the facts simply explained")
![Advocate : a graphic memoir of family, community, and the fight for environmental justice]( "Advocate : a graphic memoir of family, community, and the fight for environmental justice")
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