Michigan heirloom seeds are now available at the East Lansing Public Library! Choose from a selection of vegetable, herb and flower seeds to take home, plant, grow and enjoy. How Do I Borrow Seeds? Visitors to the library may check out five packets of seeds per season. A limit of five packets has been set…
Author of the Month: Angie Thomas
This month's featured author, Angie Thomas, was an instant success after the release of her debut teen novel, "The Hate U Give" in 2017. The story of sixteen-year-old Starr Carter, who witnesses the murder of her best friend during a traffic stop. Starr is the sole witness to the crime, and in addition to grieving…
5 Finds Teens: March 2017
Stranger Than Fanfiction Cash Carter, the young, world-famous lead actor of the hit television show Wiz Kids, is a favorite of the tabloids and paparazzi, who take notice of his every move. When four fans jokingly invite him on a cross-country road trip, they are shocked when he actually accepts their invitation. Getting a taste…
Author of the Month: Stephanie Land
"My daughter learned to walk in a homeless shelter." With these arresting words, author of the month, Stephanie Land begins her story of teetering on the edge of the poverty line in her book, Maid: Hark Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive. As a 28-year-old, Land had aspirations to move away from her Pacific Northwest…
Author of the Month: Diane Setterfield
December's author of the month released her debut novel, The Thirteenth Tale, in 2006. A classic gothic novel set in a ruined mansion in the English countryside, Diane Setterfield's debut was reminiscent of the works of Brontë and du Maurier, and quickly became an overnight success, selling over 3 million copies in 38 countries. This month…
Author of the Month: Stephanie Burgis
When author Stephanie Burgis released her debut book, Kat, Incorrigible in 2011, we were thrilled to finally see a children's fantasy set in Regency England. Burgis went on to complete a trilogy featuring her strong-willed heroine before beginning a new fantasy series for adults. The Shadow books (Masks and Shadows, Congress of Secrets) were inspired by…
Author of the Month: Kate Atkinson
September's featured author, Kate Atkinson, is perhaps best known for her mastery of prose. Her writing is to such a standard that she doesn't just make the bestseller list or win awards for her work, fellow authors are reading it, too. This month, Kate Atkinson releases her tenth novel, Transcription. Set during the beginning stages of World…
Author of the Month: Jacqueline Woodson
This month's featured author, Jacqueline Woodson, is the current National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and has won numerous awards throughout her career, including the National Book Award, the Coretta Scott King Award, and multiple Newbery Honor Awards. At the end of August, Woodson will release two new children's books -- including the first middle…
Author of the Month: Robert Beatty
This month, we are highlighting one of our favorite up-and-coming children's authors, Robert Beatty. A Michigan State University graduate, Beatty began his career in the tech industry, ultimately becoming one of the early pioneers in cloud computing, but as his tech achievements grew, he never gave up on his love for writing. By the time…
Author of the Month: Tommy Orange
This month's featured author, Tommy Orange, is new to the literary world, and sure to take the bestseller lists by storm. Orange's impressive debut, There, There, follows twelve characters as they travel to the Big Oakland Powwow in Oakland, California. As the past and present unfolds, and stories of despair, addiction, hope and recovery converge, Orange offers…
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