Gong hei fat choy and Happy Lunar New Year! We are entering the Year of the Pig, which is the last animal in the lunar cycle. The pig symbolizes enthusiasm and wealth and is blessed with good fortune in life. To celebrate the changing year, here are some books…
So summer and Summer Reading have come and gone, school is back in session, and you are probably on school work overload. You need a break, right? The library has new titles that can help you escape, with more on the way. So here are just a few new titles…
There is a tremendous need for representation of strong female and strong women characters in Young Adult literature. We all need figures we can look up to, who embody the variety of shapes, personalities, color and sizes that we see each day in the real world. Exposure to strong female…
Experience the new Freegal Music mobile application, available in your App Store. Use Freegal to download up to 5 songs from the Sony Music Catalog each week with just your library card number and PIN. What is Freegal? Freegal® is a free music service from your library! All you…
Spring is here! If you haven’t already started planning this year’s garden it’s time to get a move on. Every April communities, organizations, and individuals nationwide celebrate gardening during National Garden Month. Gardeners know, and research confirms, that nurturing plants is good for us: attitudes toward health and nutrition improve,…
Join us as we jump in our Delorean and cruise through 100 of our favorite songs of the 80’s, the decade whose music never gets old. Also available on Freegal Music is the 80s-themed spooky soundtrack of Stranger Things for fans of the Netflix original show. Download 5 songs each week…
We’re halfway through the month of November, as odd as that may seem. That also means that we’re now halfway through National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo! How is your progress so far? Are you staying strong and keeping up with the daunting task of writing an entire novel, 50,000…
The National Book Awards are given out by the National Book Foundation with the goal of enhancing the public’s awareness of exceptional books written by fellow Americans, and to increase the popularity of reading in general. For a complete list of winners visit the National Book Foundation March: Book Three By Lewis,…
Imagine only eating a plant-based diet. Does the idea scare or intrigue you? There has been much research done in the areas of the benefits to veganism, for your body and for the environment. Why not try giving up burgers for an entire month? You might be surprised by how…
For those of you participating in National Novel Writing Month, whether you’re striving to become the next big author of our time or simply because of a deep enjoyment of writing, congratulations for taking part in this creative journey. As of today, we are just about half-way through our writing…
