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The Urbana Free Library offers an intriguing collection of books printed in larger font sizes. Enjoy recent bestsellers, old classic friends, selected teen titles, and a broad variety of fiction and non-fiction titles.

The library's popular spoken word series Read My Lips!  is happening Monday night (April 11) at 7pm.

It's always exciting to see the new book arrivals each week, and sometimes it's hard to prioritize which of them to read next! Here are a few coming through from this week that look especially intriguing:

Library of Congress National Recording Registry list 2015

Each year the Library of Congress National Recording Preservation Board (NRPB) selects 25 recordings that are "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and are at least 10 years old. Quality copies of these recordings are then processed for preservation by the National Recording Preservation Board.

Generally, when someone asks you to read their poetry, you are quite tempted to gouge your own eyes out with a spoon to avoid the offending verses;

Checking in the brand-spanking new books is a highlight of any clerk’s work day.

What’s a political aficionado to do for fun in the aftermath of this week’s primaries? Watch a movie! Take a break from real life and enjoy one of the many politically-themed motion pictures and TV series available at The Urbana Free Library. And not only dramas. Delve into the past and relive governmental history with one of our feature documentaries.