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Farms to Suburbs: Clifton Park Develops

Clifton Park Town Historian John Scherer describes the changes in Clifton Park since the advent of the Northway.

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New & Noteworthy

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On Being 40ish ed. by Lindsey Mead; a light pink background. The title is in painted blue font and written on a slant, down left and going up to the upper right corner. There is a gold line under the title. The authors names are in small, black, capitalized font, with the editor's name at the bottom in blue script.

ed. by Lindsey Mead

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Nanaville by Anna Quindlen; a white background with a painted hand print in the center. The author's name is capitalized in blue/indigo capitalized font and the title is in smaller, black, cursive font below. "Adventures in grand parenting" is below the painted hand print in red capitalized font.

by Anna Quindlen

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Why You Like It by Nolan Gasser; a gray background. The title is in white font and has colorful circle backings behind each line of text.

Why You Like It

by Nolan Gasser

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Healthier Together by Liz Moody; a light salmon colored background with the text in black bold font. There is a photo in the lower left corner of a couple of healthy food dishes.

Healthier Together

by Liz Moody

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Operation Dragoon by Robin Cross; 4 armed soldiers walking. The font is in red capitalized font, everything on the cover is a white/beige

Operation Dragoon

by Robin Cross

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Craftfulness by Rosemary Davidson; a light pink background with drawings of craft materials (yarn, scissors, needles, pencil, etc). The title is in capitalized dark pink font, with the heading in blue script font.

by Rosemary Davidson

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Eat to Sleep by Karman Meyer; a white background with a variety of fruits/vegetables along the edges of the cover (celery, cucumbers, fig, banana and more). The title is in blue/indigo capitalized font, with the rest of the sub headings in black smaller font.

by Karman Meyer

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Our Universe by Jo Dunkley; a space sky (blue, brown, orange) with the title and author's name in capitalized white font.

by Jo Dunkley

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The Scar by Mary Cregan; a light blue background with a pink, water color painted flower facing downward in the center.

The Scar

by Mary Cregan

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Unleashing Your Dog by Marc Bekoff; a German Shepherd running towards the left side of the cover in a yellow grassy field

Unleashing Your Dog

by Marc Bekoff

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Designology by Sally Augustin; A blue chair with a white patterned pillow on it sits in a white brick room. A white/metal side table with a plant on it sits next to the chair. A blue lamp hangs over the chair.

by Sally Augustin

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Boom by Michael Shnayerson; A white background with black font. The book title is a blue neon sign. There is a wood floor and a black table in the center.

Boom

by M. Shnayerson

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Before Columbus - The Americas of 1491 by Charles C. Mann; a yellow background that looks like old paper. The title is in old font and in the center is an illustration of a small village.

Before Columbus: The Americas of 1491

by Charles C. Mann

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Joe and Sparky, Superstars! by Jamie Michalak; a giraffe happily dances next to a scared looking turtle who is also dancing on a tree stump. The giraffe has a branch in his hand. They are under a street lamp. The background's sky is a sunset, with two palm trees in the distance. They are on yellow brick floor, in front of a bush.

Joe and Sparky, Superstars!

by Jamie Michalak

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Llama Llama Home With Mama by Anna Dewdney; a little llama sick in bed with his bunny stuffed animal holds a tissue over his nose. His mom is holding his blanket slightly up and feeling his forehead.

Llama Llama Home With Mama

by Anna Dewdney

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My Little Fox by Rick Chrustowski; a painted illustration of a baby fox with him mom in the middle of the forest, surrounded by yellow flowers.

by Rick Chrustowski

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Peter & Ernesto - A Tale of Two Sloths by Graham Annable; a big tree is in the front and center. One sloth is hanging upside down with a smile on his face. He is beige colored. The other sloth looks concerned on the top of the tree. He is gray.

Peter & Ernesto: A Tale of Two Sloths

by Graham Annable

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Snail Has Lunch by Mary Peterson; a lilac background with a blue snail in the center. It looks up at a lady bug. Behind them is a circle and in that circle is the imagery of outside - two clouds, an orange plant, bushes, flowers, etc.

Snail Has Lunch

by Mary Peterson

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The Familiars by Adam Jay Epstein & Andrew Jacobson; a purple wizard hat is at the front and center, covered in magic. A frog sits on it, while a black and white cat is behind it looking forward. Above them is a blue and white bird flying towards the front. The title is covered in magic and capitalized in gold.

by Adam Jay Epstein

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The Kingfisher Space Encyclopedia by Dr. Mike Goldsmith; an astronaut in space, floating over earth.

The Kingfisher Space Encyclopedia

by Dr. M. Goldsmith

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The Nuts: Sing and Dance in Your Polka-Dot Pants by Eric Litwin; circular cartoon characters at a dance party. The disco ball shines out multicolored lights. One character has swoopy whiteish blue hair and yellow circle glasses. She is sitting on a tree branch. Another character is wearing a hat with a propeller on top of it. He is holding a small guitar. The third holds a microphone and has polka dotted pants. She has two buns on her head with pink and purple hair ties. A squirrel hands out happily in the corner.

The Nuts: Sing and Dance in Your Polka-Dot Pants

by Eric Litwin

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The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud; Two students fight with swords on a set of stairs. There is a green fog around them.

The Screaming Staircase

by Jonathan Stroud

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Tiny Creatures: The World of Microbes by Nicola Davies; a boy and girl stand on each side of a large magnifying glass, holding it up. A cat stands in front of it but its tail catches the lens of the magnifying glass. There is a red strip at the top of the cover with colorful illustrations of microbes, and a blue strip at the bottom with similar illustrations.

Tiny Creatures: The World of Microbes

by Nicola Davies

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What This Story Needs Is A Vroom And A Zoom by Emma J. Virjan; a pig in a red wig with a yellow scarf and goggles is driving a red car. A goose with an orange helmet driving an orange car and a donkey with googles driving a purple car follow closely behind the pig. The background has white clouds and a blue sky.

What This Story Needs Is A Vroom And A Zoom

by Emma J. Virjan

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Fear of Missing Out by Kate McGovern; a silhouette of two people holding hands and looking out on a skyline. The sky is dark blue, fading into a purple, pink and orangeish/red as it gets closer to the skyline.

Fear of Missing Out

by Kate McGovern

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Beware the Night by Jessika Fleck; a dark blue background. At the top/center is an illustration of a woman fishing in front of a large sun with eyes. Yellow/gold symmetrical leaf patterns fall down towards the bottom of the cover. At the bottom/center is a woman sitting and reading a computer screen in front of a large moon. She is wearing a large blue blanket or cape. Blue leaves, a skull and an hourglass are present on both sides of her and trail up to meet the other gold leaves/vines.

Beware the Night

by Jessika Fleck

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Field Notes on Love by Jennifer E. Smith; a light blue background with a light outline of a train heading towards the right side of the cover. In front of the outline is a girl with a dress and red high tops walking to the left side of the cover and a guy wearing a light blue jacket and yellow backpack, walking towards the right side of the cover. There is a pink heart in between them. The title is capitalized in light blue font except for the word 'love' which is large, pink and in cursive. 3 hearts are on the cover.

Field Notes on Love

by Jennifer E. Smith

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Heroine by Mindy McGinnis; a black night sky in the background with a cloud of smoke towards the right side. The word "heroine" appears in large, white, capitalized letters 5 times. Each line closer to the bottom begins to fade more and more, with the end of the word cutting off. Heroine to her.

Heroine

by Mindy McGinnis

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Ink Knows No Borders by Patrice Vecchione; a tan background with a large ink splatter in the shape of a globe (light green, dark green, blue and purple). The title is in large, white, capitalized font in front of the inky globe.

Ink Knows No Borders

by Patrice Vecchione

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Internment by Samira Ahmed; a white background with an illustration of a woman front and center. She has a black hat that says 'resist' and her hair covers most of her face. She is wearing a black long sleeved top with one of her hands on the collar. The shirt has a few stars, a crescent moon and fades into a barbed wired fence/brick wall.

by Samira Ahmed

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Night Music by Jenn Marie Thorne; two women lay opposite from each other on the grass, head to head, surrounded by papers.

by Jenn Marie Thorne

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Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds; a yellow background with light blue stairs leading up in the center. The same 2 people appear on the steps 4 times and show different levels of a relationship. The bottom couple are on complete opposite sides of the stairs. The second couple begins to notice one another, but they are still unfamiliar. The next couple up moved closer and is conversing. The top couple, which is cut off, shows them kissing.

Opposite of Always

by Justin A. Reynold

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Out of Salem by Hal Schrieve; a white background with 2 silhouettes on the cover. The one of the left has a mysterious red gash of sorts and a green spot. The one on the right seemingly has a long brown tail. The title is in red, capitalized font.

by Hal Schrieve

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The Everlasting Rose by Dhonielle Clayton; a mid-shot of woman with glittery gold and blue eyeshadow. She faces diagonally towards the left of the cover. She has a big indigo collar on. The title is in capitalized gold font, with the word "rose" covered in thorny vines. The background has colorful light spots.

The Everlasting Rose

by Dhonielle Clayton

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The Waking Forest by Alyssa Wees; an electric blue forest with two animals at the end of the path.

The Waking Forest

by Alyssa Wees

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The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum; a black background with a mid-shot of a woman looking up to the right. She has short blonde hair and the filter is in black and white. Layered over her are 3 'life line' looking lines that are filled in with space imagery.

The Weight of the Stars

by Kayla Ancrum

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Elmo Visits the Doctor; a yellow background. Elmo is wearing khaki pants and a blue/white t-shirt, sitting on a table in the doctor's office. The doctor wears a long blue coat, has long brown hair and glasses. She holds a stethoscope over his heart.

Elmo Visits the Doctor

Children

Movie

Zoetrope; the cover is broken up into 3 different sections. The top section shows a man looking forlorn towards the left side of the cover. Another person sits on a bench behind them. The sands/dirt is golden. The middle section is the title in popped out gold font, with a character holding a weapon in a blue overlay background. The bottom section shows two robots talking. One is tall and blue and the one on the right is short with no arms. The background shows a tree (not lush) and golden dirts.

Zoetrope Foreign Film

Children

Movie

DC Super-Heroes The Flash; orange background with a close-up of the Flash. He has a red body suit on, a red mask, white spots where his eyes are and a lightning bold in a circle on the center of his chest. He has a lightning bold also popping out from the side of his head.

DC Super-Heroes The Flash

Children

Movie

Laura Stamm’s Power Skating; Action shot of Laura wearing a hockey uniform (#14) and playing hockey.

Laura Stamm’s Power Skating

Children

Movie

The Kid Who Would be King; 5 kids/teens hit action poses with shields and swords on top of an orange car. People surround them, looking like they are about to attack. A dragon of sorts flies in the sky, which is blue and cloudy - it looks like a lunar eclipse is about to happen. They are in a city.

The Kid Who Would be King

Children

Movie

The Yeti Adventures; a blue background with a white yeti stands facing forward with his arms out.

The Yeti Adventures

Children

Movie

Life in the Doghouse; 3 dogs (2 small ones on the side, one bigger one in the middle) sit on some grass outside and look towards the front of the cover.

Life in the Doghouse

Adult

Movie

Kilauea. Hawai'i on fire; a close-up of the Kilauea volcano on fire, hitting the ocean.

Kilauea. Hawai’i on fire

Adult

Movie

Maria by Callas; a blue background with a vintage chair. A woman with a red top, big white skirt, pearls and pulled back hair sits with her body slightly to the right and looks forward.

Maria by Callas

Adult

Movie

24 Frames; a black and white image of open windows looking at a tree.

Adult

Movie

Black '47; a close-up of two men looking towards the right of the cover. One has dark brown hair and a beard, pointing a gun at whatever he is looking at. The other man has a slightly graying beard and holds another gun upright. Below them is a visual of 4 men riding in on horses in the dark.

Adult

Movie

Divide And Conquer: The Story Of Roger Ailes; A man sits front and center of the cover. He has a turn dial TV on his head, with his face appearing on the screen. There is a blue background with faded overlays of someone's eyes and other images.

Divide And Conquer: The Story Of Roger Ailes

Adult

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