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Miss music concerts? Stream them from home!

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Qello Concerts is the only place to watch over 1,700 of the most amazing live moments in music. It’s the world’s largest collection of full-length concerts and music documentaries streamed on-demand to just about any digital device. It’s like a never-ending concert ticket.

And now it is available free with your Avon Library card!

Go to www.rbdigital.com/avonct/service/qello to sign up for your free account

Watch the world’s largest collection of on-demand full-length performances, concert films, and music documentaries. Stingray Qello transforms your connected devices into the ultimate live concert video experience. Give your favorite headliners a standing ovation from the best seat in the house anywhere, anytime!

Get your front seat to shows by Queen, Pink Floyd, Paul McCartney, Aerosmith, Carlos Santana, Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Metallica, Eric Clapton, Nirvana, The Rolling Stones, Heart, Beyoncé, Bob Marley, Linkin Park, Bon Jovi, Imagine Dragons, Mumford & Sons, and so many more. Billboard Magazine described Stingray Qello as “A Super-Hip Netflix for Concert Films.”

You can stream Qello anywhere you have an internet connection. Watch Qello Concerts on your smartphone with Android or Apple apps, on your computer, or on the big screen with Apple TV, Roku, Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV,  and more.

Reference Librarian Barbara’s Pick

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All-time favorite sheet cakes & slab pies : easy to make, easy to serve / Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough ; photographs by Eric Medsker  (2017 cookbook 641.8653 Weinstein)

Collects recipes for old-fashioned, comforting desserts suitable for every occasion, including such options as vanilla cake with confetti frosting, blueberry buckle, chocolate chip ricotta cheesecake, and lemon meringue pie.

Reference Librarian Barbara’s Pick

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Niki Jabbour’s veggie garden remix : 224 new plants to shake up your garden and add variety, flavor, and fun / Niki Jabbour  (2018 non-fiction, 635 Jabbour)

Presents planting and growing advice for 224 varieties of unusual vegetable and herbs from around the world, including the Cape gooseberry, Middle Eastern molokhia, Asian celtuce, Japanese winter squash, and Thai basil.

Reference Librarian Christine’s Pick

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The power of habit : why we do what we do in life and business / Charles Duhigg (2012 non-fiction, 158.1 Duhigg)

Identifies the neurological processes behind behaviors, explains how self-control and success are largely driven by habits, and shares scientifically-based guidelines for achieving personal goals and overall well-being by adjusting specific habits.

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Reference Librarian Christine’s Pick

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The book of hygge : the Danish art of contentment, comfort, and connection / Louisa Thomsen Brits ; photography by Susan Bell (2017 non-fiction, 158.1 Brits)

A full-color lifestyle guide to the centuries-old Danish art of togetherness and contentment shares advice for incorporating hygge practices into everyday life, from making coffee together at breakfast and sharing meals to sitting beside a fire or snuggling into bed with a good book.

Reference Librarian Patrice’s Pick

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Under the wide and starry sky : a novel / Nancy Horan  (2014 fiction, F Horan)

Imagines the unconventional love affair of Scottish literary giant Robert Louis Stevenson and American divorcee Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne, who after meeting in late-19th-century rural France take refuge from their respective unhappy lives and embark on two shared decades of international turbulence.