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What is Diary of a Wimpy Kid?
This children’s series has been on the NY Times bestseller list longer than Harry Potter (653 weeks).
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What is Bluffton?
The branch with the highest circulation numbers for Children’s books.
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Who is Mo Willems?
This award-winning author and illustrator is the creator of the Elephant and Piggie and Pigeon books.
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What is the Environmental Special Collection?
Designated by the spine sticker ENV, this juvenile collection targets nature enthusiasts and includes books, binoculars, microscopes, and an underwater camera.
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What ages can participate in Summer Reading?
Ages 0 - 100 +
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What is Dog Man (by Dav Pilkey)?
With over 30 million copies sold and translations in 30 different languages, you’ll find this juvenile graphic novel series about a canine detective at the top of the bestseller lists.
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What is four years old?
The age at which a child can sign up for their own library card, (and receive a free lanyard and clear plastic card pocket!)
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What is The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats?
This Caldecott-winner, published in 1962, is famous for bringing diversity to children’s picture books, and it remains one of the highest circulating books in public libraries to this day.
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What are graphic novels?
Often mistaken for comic books, this format adds depth and complexity to the reading process, and is highly recommended for reluctant readers.
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What is Oceans of Possibilities?
The theme for the 2022 Collaborative Summer Library Program.
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What is Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
With a target audience ranging from 10-14, this bestselling fantasy series, based on Greek mythology, is found in the Teen section.
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What is a teacher?
This essential professional does not have to be a resident of Beaufort County to register for a BCL library card.
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What is The Hate U Give?
Made into a major motion picture in 2018, this bestselling YA book tells the story of a 16-year old who sees a police officer kill her friend.
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What are Easy Readers?
Leveled in increasing complexity, like a stop light in green, yellow and red, this collection contains beginning chapter books.
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What are Take and Make Kits?
Activities that any person of any age can take when they visit the library.
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What is My Hero Academia.
This popular manga series features an academy for super heroes.
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What is 9 years.
Library patrons under this age must be accompanied by an adult or a responsible caregiver.
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What is Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda?
This novel features a teen trying to figure out who he is, when his secret emails with a mysterious boy named Blue are discovered, and now he has to worry about them being exposed.
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What is manga?
Read from back to front, this graphic novel format originated in Japan, and can be found in the Teen section.
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What is the Summer Lunch Program?
Working with the school district, this program was offered at all Beaufort County Library this past summer.
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What is the Twilight Series
Over 15 years old, this popular teen series has had many adaptions including Movies, a Manga, and a gender swap of the original book.
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What is Unfiltered?
Children, Teens and Adults all receive this same level of internet access.
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What is Shadow and Bone?
A young girl with hidden powers of the sun is forced into a world she never thought she belonged to, but she is the only thing to save the dark slash of shadows cutting across her home lands.
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What are audiobooks?
An alternative to physically reading, these are great tools to get reluctant readers interested in a story.
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What is getting patrons to read to combat the summer slide?
The goal of the Summer Reading Program?
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