We’ve got some exciting news to share! You can now stream movies and TV shows to your Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV using the new hoopla apps. Click here for more information and detailed instructions on downloading the app. The library will be closed on Thursday and Friday for […]
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November is National Sweet Potato Month! So in honor of this delicious superfood, we’ll be highlighting ORANGE books! We have shades of tangerine, apricot, melon, peach, persimmon, and more! Bang! by Sharon G. Flake Mann is only thirteen, yet he has already had to deal with more than most go […]
This week’s staff pick is the emotionally-moving graphic novel debut My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris. Presented as a graphic diary the story blends historical fiction, coming-of-age and a murder mystery. The beautiful illustrations alone are worth checking out! “Set against the tumultuous political backdrop of late ’60s […]
Have you read Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and want to discuss your thoughts with others? Then join us tomorrow, November 18th at 11:00 am in the Historical Room for the Second Saturday Book Club. Haven’t read the book but are interested in seeing what the book club is all […]
A young girl comes of age in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads with a mother who’s an eccentric artist and an alcoholic father who would stir the children’s imagination with hope as a distraction to their poverty. Rated PG-13. 2 hours 7 minutes. Sign up here.
SnapChat Scavenger Hunt! Tuesday November 14th @ 7pm Join us for our second ever SnapChat scavenger hunt. Follow the clues and take the right pictures to win. No SnapChat? No problem, we’ll be working in teams. Bitmoji FTW! Popin’ Cookin’ Thursday November 16th @ 7pm Try your hand […]
On Wednesday, November 15 at 7PM, Dan Levinson’s Palomar Jazz Band and their captivating chanteuse Molly Ryan will bring you the hot and sweet sounds of the 1920s, ’30s and ’40s – timeless, evocative melodies from the golden age of popular music that got America on its feet and delighted their senses. For more information […]
Teen Tech Party! Thursday November 9th 3pm-6pm AND 7pm-8:30pm Join us as we welcome our robot and technology overlords! Drop in and try out the library’s new tech equipment. We’ll be playing with: Sphero Robots Raspberry Pi GarageBand iMovie and more! This Sphero is ready for action! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-gkrOVHAXQ&w=560&h=315] Thanks […]
Open to all levels of practice and abilities, this gentle class focuses on an exploration of basic yoga poses and how to connect them through attention to breathing, alignment and mindfulness. Although much of the class will be done seated in a chair, the option to practice standing poses to […]
Our staffer loved Ng’s first book, Everything I Never Told You, and was equally impressed with her follow-up, Little Fires Everywhere. A look at two very different families and how their lives collide in Shaker Heights, Ohio. With relate-able characters and quick pacing, the book touches on pregnancy, surrogacy, abortion, […]