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		<title>Michael Connelly’s novel ‘Nightshade’ mostly gets Avalon right</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[As Avalon’s resident librarian, when I heard that mega-bestselling author Michael Connelly had just written “Nightshade”, a new crime thriller set mostly on Avalon, I was incredibly excited. Not just because the book is likely to be so huge, we’ll be inundated with wonderful hordes of mystery fans who will want to explore the sites [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Spring forward into Avalon Library programs</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[As the first tendrils of spring touch the Island, with the restaurants starting to stay open ’til 8 p.m. and the sun still shining after 6, your Avalon Library continues to offer your programs, activities, and, yes, books for all ages and sensibilities. Stop by and pick up one of our new fiction books–or place [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Winter fun at Avalon Library</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2023 23:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The days may be getting shorter, and the nights longer, and the winds may blow, causing the boat to be cancelled due to High Seas—but at Avalon Library, we are setting up for a month of exciting programs for all ages and sensibilities! On Dec. 12 at 4 p.m., we’re particularly excited to welcome back [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>What you didn’t know about Avalon library</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2023 19:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Paul Birchall For some reason, over the past week or so, I’ve been stopped a bunch of times on the street or at Vons or at Scoops just getting my four shot non-fat iced latte, by folks asking me about something library-related. The conversation always ends with the person saying “I had no idea [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Island library connected to 88 others overtown</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 18:44:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Folks who visit Avalon Library may not realize that our petit island library branch is connected to the 88 other libraries on the mainland. That means that you have access to any book, DVD, or magazine that is in the collection of any LA County Library. It also means that by default, little Avalon Library [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Avalon School Yearbook</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2023 23:44:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[While some of us have been snoozing through the stormy and windy winter, at Avalon Library, we’ve been working hard to provide some excellent and fun services for you! About a month ago, we were pleased to receive a generous donation of Torqua yearbooks from Avalon School. With perhaps just a year or two gap, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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