Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to read, the value of free and open access to information, and the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.
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This week, as the ALA draws our attention to banned books, we celebrate and affirm the right to read.
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Making their way in a world often hostile to at least one if not more of their identities, these Latinos and Latinas, real and fictional, open up their worlds to us.
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There’s still time to soak up a few more weeks of summer reading this season! Check out these recommendations from our Adult Summer Reading program participants.
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The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. As we are living the very real consequences of global warming, we can read about our warming planet in a variety of genres.
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Saturday hours at both library buildings will be from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm through the Fall 2022.
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Books about writers, plants and gardening…
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Once again, we celebrate our LGBTQIA communities, neighbors, friends, families and selves. Politicians, a perfumer, an actor and an academic offer glimpses into their very diverse lives.
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Coping with Trauma: Mental Health Resources for Difficult Times and Topics
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As the days get longer, dip into a short story collection to get a taste for a new favorite author, genre, or storytelling style.
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Maplewood Library is thrilled to announce it will host an evening with Nikole Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter covering racial injustice for The New York Times Magazine and creator of the landmark 1619 Project.
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The Asian disaporic experience in graphic novels. Here are some titles focusing on the experience of living in diaspora.
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April is National Poetry Month.
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The selected reading list below provides context and background for the history and culture of Ukraine and the ongoing Russian invasion.
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