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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Summer reading season is right around the corner; here are some early contenders for your beach and pool reads this season.
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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…
Read MoreAnyone 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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When you hear the word “witch,” what image comes to mind? An old, malevolent woman? Or your neighborhood herbalist? These titles explore differing meanings of “witches” and “witchcraft.”
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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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As many of us head back to school, here are some fiction and non-fiction titles dealing with life on or about campus, and the life of learning.
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Why do humans choose to travel? Are we in search of something we can’t find at home? The featured authors ponder this and other questions.
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The MAPSO community is fortunate to have a rich literary arts community, and this year many of our local authors have published new books!
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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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Once again, we celebrate our LGBGTIA family members, friends, neighbors, co-workers, community and selves, in all our glorious diversity.
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