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As the garden season continues, your beautiful plants may fall victim to bugs and other pests who want to eat your produce before you! Here are some sources for defending your garden from the critters. Click each title to check out an e-book from the library.

Emily, one of our staff members, recently posted a cookbook review on our Facebook page showcasing a recipe for the delicious jam tarts on the cover. Outlander Kitchen by Theresa Carle-Sanders features meals described in Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series. The cookbook and series of novels are both available as e-books, so you can check them out with your library card at www.newtonfalls.org . Since the Outlander novels largely take place over two hundred years ago, many of the recipes are quite laborious! Cooking without modern conveniences can be formidable so Emily posted a simplified recipe for strawberry jam tarts using some twentieth century shortcuts.  However, for anyone feeling adventurous, all the original recipes for making these tarts from scratch - from making and canning homemade Fraser Strawberry Jam to whipping up a batch of Short Pastry Crust - will be included here, as well as the original recipe. JAM TARTS You Will Need: Rolling pin/ heavy cylinder 4 inch cutter

The Newton Falls Public Library has been getting a lot more active online during the COVID-19 pandemic, since we haven't able to see everyone in person. The youth services department has been posting book recommendations and more over at 44444kids and 44444teens . The reference/adult services department realized that we needed to step it up! Watch this space for book lists, recipe reviews, and whatever else we cook up for you.