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Shawnee County's Best Books of 2025
Let's look back on another fantastic year of reading! Find books to add to your to-be-read list and find out if your favorites made one of our lists.
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December 3, 2025 ·
Uncover local history using newspapers in the Topeka Room
December 2, 2025 ·
Up From the Roots: Growing Our Connection with Nature
December 2, 2025 ·
Lost in the Stacks: Too Good to Be Altogether Lost
November 28, 2025 ·
Winter prep: simple steps for a thriving spring garden
November 26, 2025 ·
While you wait for The Impossible Fortune
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Discover family stories through conversations and DNA
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Dec 10 | 10:30AM - 11:00AMBuilding Readers: Wonderful 1sTopeka and Shawnee County Public Library, Story Zone 121C westDec10
Dec 10 | 11:30AM - 12:00PMRoyal Valley High SchoolTopeka and Shawnee County Public Library, Rotunda - SE Corner
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