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Life of the Party
Life of the Party
December 9, 2010
Carine Risley, Chris Abani, Collective Brain, conversation, holiday party, Isabel Allende, Janine Benyus, John Gerzema, Karen Armstrong, lectures. learning, Lisa Margonelli, Nora York., party, Robert Ballard, San Mateo County Library blog, Sheryl WuDunn, small talk, speeches, Stephen Palumbi, talks, TED, Atherton, Brisbane

Getting smart under the mistletoe.

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Some Christmas Favorites
Some Christmas Favorites
December 8, 2010
Collective Brain, family, festive, fiction, holiday, kids, MK, picture books, reading aloud, San Mateo County Library blog, seasonal, winter holiday, Atherton

The books I return to each year.

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Voices from the Past
Voices from the Past
December 7, 2010
audio, Collective Brain, history, local, San Mateo County Library blog, Stephanie D., Brisbane

Brisbane's oral histories.

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Build a House for the Holidays
Build a House for the Holidays
December 6, 2010
Collective Brain, cooking competitions, gingerbread houses, Hansel and Gretel, holiday, holiday crafts, San Mateo, San Mateo County Library blog, seasonal, Sharon H., tradition, Brisbane

Discover the tastiest kind of house!

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This Year, Try a Video Holiday Card!
This Year, Try a Video Holiday Card!
November 30, 2010
card, Collective Brain, craft, greeting, hobby, holiday, Michelle K., project, San Mateo County Library blog, Santa, Squirrel, video, Brisbane

Translate your good intentions into action.

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Gifts
Gifts
November 29, 2010
Atlantic, Collective Brain, Joe Toschik, non-fiction, San Mateo County Library blog, Simon Winchester, Half Moon Bay

Preview your gift selections at the library (the nonfiction lover in your life will be covered).

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What Holiday Traditions Do You Maintain?
What Holiday Traditions Do You Maintain?
November 24, 2010
change, Collective Brain, crafts, family traditions, festive, holiday, holiday cooking, holiday crafts, holiday outings, holiday stress, holiday traditions, Reeba Lynn, rituals, San Mateo County Library blog, seasonal, traditions, upbringing, Pacifica Sanchez, Pacifica Sharp Park

Thoughtfully picking and choosing your way to a relevant holiday season.

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New Book Club Forming–On the Telephone!
New Book Club Forming–On the Telephone!
November 23, 2010
Barbara Blanchard, book club, Collective Brain, convenient, conversation, discussion, literature, program, reading, San Mateo County Library blog, telephone, Foster City

Ring ring--you'll want to make this call.

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Spray Paint the Walls: The Story of Black Flag
Spray Paint the Walls: The Story of Black Flag
November 22, 2010
Alan Couch, black flag, California music, hard rock, music history, musical biography, punk rock, San Mateo County Library blog, Portola Valley, Woodside

How far would you go to change the way the world works?

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Surviving Thanksgiving
Surviving Thanksgiving
November 18, 2010
Carine Risley, Collective Brain, dysfunctional family, film, holiday movie, Holly Hunter, Home for the Holidays review, humor, San Mateo County Library blog, Thanksgiving, Atherton, Brisbane

When happiness is not the first word that comes to mind.

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