Summer reading has just launched at the library -- school is out, and our readers finally have a chance to pick up a book that hasn't been assigned to them, and simply enjoy the stories that unfold. Every year, our staff try to point our summer readers to titles that will stay with them long after […]
Read MoreAuthor of the Month: May 2017
We are part of this universe; we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts, is that the universe is in us. -- Neil deGrasse Tyson Astrophysicist and science communicator, Neil deGrasse Tyson's latest book, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry - a succinct collection of answers to common questions about the […]
Read MoreAuthor of the Month: Fredrik Backman
With titles published in over 38 languages, Swedish author Fredrik Backman is known for his ability to craft character-rich stories that feature those who are often overlooked or outright dismissed by the people around them - the curmudgeon, the socially awkward, the eccentric, the flawed - and in the process, rather magically opens their world to […]
Read More5 Finds Adults: April 2017
Beartown When Beartown's amateur hockey team has a winning streak that may allow them to reach the junior ice hockey championship, their star player is embroiled in a scandal involving the hockey coach's 15-year-old daughter. The town can't survive without the financial success that a winning team will bring them, but will morality overpower […]
Read More5 Finds Teens: April 2017
Alex And Eliza: A Love Story A story for Hamilton fans, Melissa de la Cruz's Alex and Eliza takes us back to the American Colonies, when socialite Elizabeth Schuyler first meets Alexander Hamilton. Besotted with Eliza, penniless Alexander must prove his worth to Eliza's family, who would rather she marry another, more suitable match. […]
Read More5 Finds Kids: April 2017
The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors Drew Daywalt (The Day the Crayons Quit) and Adam Rex team up to tell the legend of three warriors named Rock, Paper and Scissors, revealing the downright hilarious story behind the game played on playgrounds everywhere. Olivia the Spy Everyone's favorite pig returns in Falconer's latest […]
Read MoreAuthor of the Month: R J Palacio
March's author of the month is R. J. Palacio! A former art director and book jacket designer, R. J. Palacio didn't come upon the inspiration to write her bestselling children's book, Wonder, until she was well established in her career as an artist. After witnessing her son's impolite reaction to a young girl with facial deformities, […]
Read MoreXavier vs. Arizona
Representing Xavier University is Tracy Chevalier's The Last Runaway. Honor Bright, a Quaker from England, relocates to the Ohio frontier in the 1850's. After befriending the local milliner, Honor is quickly exposed to the anti-slavery movement, as well as the lives of those who made a living hunting down runaways. Honor is soon forced to examine her own […]
Read More5 Finds Kids: March 2017
We're All Wonders Over 5 million people have fallen in love with Wonder and have joined the movement to Choose Kind. Now younger readers can meet Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face, and his beloved dog, Daisy. Countless fans have asked R. J. Palacio to write a book for younger readers. […]
Read More5 Finds Teens: March 2017
The Hate U Give After witnessing her friend's death at the hands of a police officer, Starr Carter's life is complicated when the police and a local drug lord try to intimidate her in an effort to learn what happened the night Kahlil died. Stranger Than Fanfiction Cash Carter, the young, world-famous lead actor of […]
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