{"id":212162,"date":"2025-12-05T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/?p=212162"},"modified":"2026-04-15T17:07:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T21:07:26","slug":"periodically-speaking-from-the-huntsville-public-library-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/periodically-speaking-from-the-huntsville-public-library-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Periodically speaking from the Huntsville Public Library"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A look ahead from the reading chair.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>November is now behind us, and December brings a \u2018flurry\u2019 (snow pun intended) to our community, and the HPL team and staff would like to highlight a few picks from our growing collection as we get ready to \u2018plow\u2019 into the winter season (2nd winter pun).<br>\u00a0<br>Interested in curling up with a good movie? The F1 movie is now out and available to check out. This is a great opportunity if you are a fan of motor racing, a fan of the Netflix series, or a fan of Brad Pitt. This movie provides a point of view that allows you to get up close and personal with the fast-paced, heart-thumping sport that is modern car racing today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking at staff picks for something to read? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018At a Loss for Words: Conversation in an Age of Rage\u2019. What better way to equip yourself for spicy holiday dinner conversations? Six riveting chapters cover the English language around freedom, democracy, truth,<br>woke, choice, and taxes. Regardless of your political stripes, this is a book that will light up a conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t forget, in December, we have several programs, including our ongoing Friends of the Huntsville Library book sale. Pay what you wish. What a great way to shop for the holidays. Along with our growing \u2018library of things\u2019 offerings\u2026including Nintendo Switch games, sewing machines, and Thermal Imaging Cameras, there is something for everyone at HPL.<br>\u00a0<br>Check out your local Huntsville Library\u2013 your local community hub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"109\" height=\"129\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2025\/12\/library-barry-ed.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-212167\" style=\"width:124px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>From the Huntsville Public Library<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A look ahead from the reading chair. 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