A Man Called Ove is heartbreaking, uplifting, and completely, wonderfully about the highs and lows of life and old age. Our staffer literally laughed out loud and cried several times reading this fast moving novel, and can’t recommend it enough. This cranky and quirky old man will make you fall in […]
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Dame Judi Dench learns a poem or new word every day to keep her mind active. Neuroscience shows that reading stimulates the brain and creates empathy in readers. We challenge you to take what we’re calling the Judi Dench Challenge: read a new poem or book this week and […]
This October, our Staff Picks of the Week are all about spooktacular horror. We have 4 new Spooky Staff Pick Bookmarks for you, available at the Circulation desk all month long to keep you in the Halloween spirit. This week’s staff pick is anything by Joe Hill. Some recommendations of his work for […]
Have you heard of All Hallows Read? Started by Neil Gaiman (author of The Graveyard Book, Coraline, Stardust, Neverwhere, The Ocean at the End of the Lane and many more), it is the new literary Halloween tradition to give someone a scary book. We love this idea, but also think […]
This October, our Staff Picks of the Week will all be about spooktacular horror. We have 4 new Spooky Staff Pick Bookmarks for you, available at the Circulation desk all month long to keep you in the Halloween spirit. This week’s staff pick is The Red Tree by Caitlin R. Kiernan, one […]
It’s Teen Reads Week! What does this mean? We want you to accept our challenge of reading any book of your choosing next week. Let’s make it interesting and challenge everyone to try to finish reading a new book this week! If you’re an adult, why not try one of […]
This October, our Staff Picks of the Week will all be about spooktacular horror. We have 4 new Spooky Staff Pick Bookmarks for you, available at the Circulation desk all month long to keep you in the Halloween spirit. This week’s staff pick is Hell House by Richard Mattheson. Our staffer […]
Next week is Teen Reads Week! What does this mean? We want you to accept our challenge of reading any book of your choosing next week. Tell us on Facebook if you liked it, hated it, or … you tell us. No idea what to read? You can check out […]
It’s National Reading Group Month! Come in and join ours on Saturday, October 11 for a discussion of Defending Jacob by William Landay. New members always welcome! Meetings take place from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Community Room. Andy Barber has been an assistant district attorney for two decades. […]
In honor of Banned Books Week, which ends today, every Staff Pick of the Week this month has featured Banned Books. This is the last one, we promise. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of books that people have attempted to ban, but we believe you should choose what you read – […]