There's a lot of information — and misinformation — when it comes to COVID-19 and the vaccine. We've pulled together a list of resources to help you access information about testing locations and vaccine registration. Please keep in mind that information changes rapidly.
Universal Letter Writing Week begins Jan. 9 and we're celebrating by sharing some of our favorite epistolary novels (and a movie based on book!). Epistolary novels are written in the form of letters or other documents, like diaries or newspaper clippings. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is a more famous example, while Maria Semple's Where'd You Go, Bernadette is a more modern take.
We looked at all the titles checked out from our Library over the past year and broke them down by age, as well as fiction vs. nonfiction for adults. Here are the top 10 titles checked out in print 2021 (or 11 if there was a tie). There's a little bit of overlap when it comes to our top eBook checkouts for the year, but they're mostly different! Are there any surprises for you? Any titles you thought would be there but aren't - or vice versa?
Fiction definitely took center stage when it came to the top 10 eBook checkouts in 2021!
Let’s kick off 2022 with 22 facts (both big and small) about our Library. We hope you learn something new. And please take advantage of all these fantastic services we offer – they're here for you to use! Be sure to read all the way to the end for a reminder about three best-selling authors who will be paying us visits soon.
Hoopla now offers Binge Passes for immediate unlimited access to eMagazines and the Great Courses. No holds, no waiting!
If you need a little inspiration to close out the year, we've got a list of some staff favorites from 2021. There are mostly books, but some movies in there, too. We hope we point you in the direction of your new favorite!
The National Book Awards were established in 1950 to celebrate the best writing in America, including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature and young people's literature. With names like Toni Morrison, John Updike, Alice Walker and Ta-Nehisi Coates, there's a good chance that you've read at least one of he past winners!
You can look up all the winners year-by-year, but we're here to narrow it down a bit if you find the list a bit daunting! Check out some of our favorite National Book Award winners.
LOTE is our newest online resource, offering digital picture books for kids read out loud in more than 40 languages!
Cathy Park Hong gives life to many voices. She’s a poet, author, professor, mother and nationally in-demand speaker since the 2020 publication of the critically acclaimed Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning. Part memoir, part cultural criticism, Minor Feelings is comprised of seven essays which have been described as a “new sound, a new affect, a new consciousness.”
Hong will join us and other area libraries on at 7 p.m. on Nov. 4 for an online program. Sign up now.
We recently caught up with Hong and she shared these insights about her work, upcoming library appearance and her recent rise in the national consciousness.
