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Give Great Books For All Ages

Want to give a gift they'll love for years? Try books!

For Kids - Our children's librarians share their favorite books to give to kids on From Tots to Tweens - everything from picture books for the littlest readers, to chapter books for older readers.
For Teens - Shopping for a Teen? The TATAL has a list of our Young Adult gift book suggestions.
For Adults - And for the adult who's always looking for something new (but really wants something along the lines of that last great book she read), you'll find read-alike suggestions on Novelist.

No matter what you're celebrating, books make great gifts!

- Give A Great Book
Looking for a great gift for the young reader in your life? We have lots of recommendations: Holiday Books and Gift Ideas for Children - find these and more Gift Ideas for Teens - find these and more ...

- Tumblebooks Are Here!
What are TumbleBooks? They're animated, talking eBooks, which geared towards elementary school-aged children. The TumbleBook Library contains picture books, chapter books, nonfiction titles, educational puzzles and games, and books in Spanish and...

- 'get Caught Reading' Now!
Get ready for Summer Reading fun! Kids and Teens can sign up for 'Get Caught Reading' online, or at any Arlington Public Library Preschoolers may earn a "fishy" prize by sharing 10 books and completing fun, literacy-building activities. Children...

- Adult Summer Reading Begins May 29
Adult Summer Reading Begins May 29Summer reading programs are not just for kids! If you?re an avid adult reader (age 18+), OPL wants you to be a part of our Adult Summer Reading program, ?Groundbreaking Reads.? Sign up at the Reference Desk beginning...

- Adult Summer Reading Prize Winners
The prize winners for "Between the Covers," the adult Summer Reading program, at the library for 2012 have been drawn! The winners are: Faye Hopwood -- Barnes & Noble Color Nook Dale Shadonix -- Canteen Gift Basket Jo Rohach -- Barnes & Noble...

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