Reader’s Place

December is a festive and busy month, so here is a collection of novellas and bite-sized nonfiction to sneak in while you check items off your to-do list…

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Nonfiction November is an annual celebration of the pleasure of reading non-fiction books, and also a way to highlight how much they help us expand our understanding of the world around us...

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Looking for your next beach read? Here is a sampling of what our Adult Summer Reading Challenge participants have been enjoying this summer!

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“Summertime and the livin’ is easy,”...although not always for the characters in this month’s Reader’s Place books…

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To mother, or not to mother…

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Commemorate World Book Day on April 23rd by reading a book set in a different part of the world…

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April is National Poetry Month; here are samples from recently published books of poetry.

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The beginning of the COVID 19 pandemic is now 4 years behind us. Writers commemorate that unprecedented time…

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 Anyone over the age of 12 knows that “Love” is not an ending or a destination, but more like a portal through which we can experience the life and thoughts of another …

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Celebrate Black History Month with this literary feast of new titles by African-American authors on our shelves.

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It’s a new year, so let’s read books that promise something “new.”

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The holiday season starts in earnest with Thanksgiving, followed by Chanukah, solstice, Christmas and Kwanzaa. Time to feast and read together.

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This list of books available through the BCCLS Consortium has been curated by our librarians. The list has materials for adults, teens and children, and includes fiction and nonfiction titles. In keeping with our Mission, it is designed to connect you, our patrons, to information, ideas and culture; it is for everyone. 

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Let Freedom Read!: The American Library Association documented 1,269 demands to censor library books and resources in 2022, the highest number of attempted book bans since ALA began compiling data about censorship in libraries more than 20 years ago.The American Library Association documented 1,269 demands to censor library books and resources in 2022, the highest number of attempted book bans since ALA began compiling data about censorship in libraries more than 20 years ago.

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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by picking up one of these new titles by Latine and Hispanic authors. 

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July 1st was Canada Day! Most readers are familiar with Canadian authors Margaret Atwood and Louise Penny. The following Canadian authors also deserve a wider  audience.

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