That is a great suggestion! We agree that it would be easier to budget the ten monthly checkouts if we were able to listen to the first thirty seconds of an audio book or test out the first chapter of an ebook to see if it has us hooked enough to keep reading. We passed…
A Wrinkle In Time
I was in fifth grade when I first learned that books had power. Mrs. Jarrett read aloud to us every day after last recess. It was near the beginning of the year as she was reading A Wrinkle In Time when a girl I didn't know very well raised her hand. Mrs. Jarrett stopped reading…
Words Have Power – Top Ten Challenged Books of 2016
We celebrate the right to read freely to affirm and strengthen that freedom, for it is never safe from encroachment. The American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) produced this video to showcase the Top Ten Challenged Books of 2016. ALA says it best, "Think books aren't banned today? Think again.…
Bags and Books Sale in October
Join us for our Annual Big Book Sale with the addition of gently used purses and bags! Dates: Saturday, October 14 from 9am to 4pm Sunday, October 15 from 1pm to 4pm Purses sell as priced Books at $5 a bag each day Bags provided. No limit to number of bags! Sale will be in…
Author of the Month: Celeste Ng
When Celeste Ng's debut novel, Everything I Never Told You, came out in 2014, it had a bit of a slow start (debuts often do). And then, just like that, word spread. This book was unique -- it had the suspense of a mystery, the depth and complexity of quality literary fiction, and a story line…
Banned Book Week: Where’s Waldo?
According to the American Library Association's website, Martin Handford's Where's Waldo was one of the top 100 most frequently challenged books between 1990 and 1999. As a kid in the 90's, I remember pouring over the Where's Waldo books on the floor in the living room with my younger brother. Waldo was one of my brother's…
Miss Eva’s Top Three: September 2017
Welcome to Miss Eva's Top Three! Each month I'll be picking out items from three different areas of the children's section to feature that I've enjoyed -- some new titles, some older ones, but all of them things that have caught my eye! Check out this month's picks below. Picture Book: Adopt A Glurb! by Elise Gravel I stumbled…
Eid Mubarak!
This year Eid al-Adha, the second Islamic Eid holiday of the year, is observed September 1-3. To help you celebrate, or just learn a bit more about Eid, we've pulled together a list of titles for children and families here at ELPL. Find it here! Eid and Ramadan The Best Eid Ever Ramadan and Id-ul-Fitr…
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