August has seen the kick-off of the school year and of Cafe Book, the long-standing partnership between school and public librarians where, at the 17 participating middle schools, 7th and 8th grade students engage in lively and thoughtful discussions about books from a list of selected titles. Ranging from real-life stories to fantasy and science…
BookTok – A New Way to Find Book Recommendations
A few years ago, BookTok didn’t exist. Older social media platforms had communities of book lovers, but TikTok was unknown. Then, seemingly overnight, titles by lesser-known authors were soaring up the bestseller lists, particularly in romance and fantasy genres. Readers, authors, and publishers quickly discovered that the new bookish corner of TikTok was driving the…
Three Years of COVID Pandemic Emergency Reading: A Top 14 List
On March 13, 2020, Presidential Proclamation 9994 declared a national emergency concerning the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. It wouldn’t be until May 11, 2023 that the emergency would expire, signaling a shift towards managing COVID as an ongoing health issue.* The emergency years proved to be life-altering, ushering in a host of changes and…
5 Hot New Titles for September 2023
Check out these five popular adult titles that will hit our collection in September 2023. To see more titles, check out our new titles page. Summaries provided by the publishers. In The September House, by Carissa Orlando, a woman is determined to stay in her dream home even after it becomes a haunted nightmare in…
Book Corner: Immerse Yourself in Narrative Nonfiction
I have flashbacks of being assigned a good deal of tedious nonfiction reading back in high school and college. I doubt I retained most of what I read, if I even finished it. And that was back before my smartphone effectively destroyed my attention span. Thankfully, not all nonfiction is the cerebral equivalent of eating…
Book Corner: Getting Into a Back to School State of Mind
The start of the school year is coming up fast, and as we prepare for the practical needs of our kids like supplying them with shoes, pencils, and backpacks, it is also important to prepare our kids emotionally. Change is hard for people of all ages, and many children will have some big emotions as…
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