WPL Book Blog
Make Your To-Read Lists Explode
I am fully aware that I will not be able to read every book that I’d like to in my lifetime. Yet I’m also one of those people who can’t stop adding books to reading lists. My to-read list on Goodreads is currently over 1,000 books (no judging!), and even though I periodically purge books […]
Indie Next List – June 2017
Here’s part 2 for our Indie Next lists this month! Click on a cover to place a hold or click here to view the entire annotated list for June 2017. And if you see something on the Indie Next list that we do not own, click here to make a purchase suggestion for our collection! […]
Indie Next List – May 2017
Today, we’re doing double posts from the Indie Next lists! Click on a cover to place a hold, or click here to view the complete annotated list for May 2017. And if you see something on the Indie Next list that we do not own, click here to make a purchase suggestion for our collection! […]
Library Reads – June 2017
Here’s part 2 of today’s Library Reads posts! Click on a cover to place a hold, or click here to view the entire, annotated list of Library Reads picks for June 2017. Happy reading! —Katie, Adult Reference
Library Reads – May 2017
We’re doubling up on the Library Reads posts today! Here are the books featured on the May 2017 list – click on a cover to place a hold, and click here to view the annotated list. Happy reading! —Katie, Adult […]
Read Harder 2017: Read a LGBTQ+ Romance Novel
We’re back with the last set of Read Harder challenges for 2017! This week’s challenge is to read a LGBTQ+ romance novel, which can be a little hard to find from traditional publishers. But we’ve pulled together a few suggestions from our collection to help you along, along with links at the end of […]
Important OneClick Digital update
Exciting news! The name of our OneClickdigital e-audiobook service has changed to RBdigital and the new RBdigital app has launched! The new app offers a significantly improved user experience—with faster, easier search. Along with this new app, the site where you access e-audiobooks now has an improved look and uses the RBdigital logo. Existing users […]
Get These Upcoming Titles on Your Reading Lists!
At the 2017 American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago, a panel of librarians came together to talk about some of the upcoming books that they were most excited about. Although most of these books are unpublished as of July 2017, make sure to put some of these titles on your reading radar! Happy reading! […]
Favorite Featured Titles: June 2017
There were some fantastic books published this month! Here are 10 titles to put on your reading radar – click on a cover or a title to place a hold. You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me by Sherman Alexie B ALE “Family relationships are never simple. But Sherman Alexie’s bond with his […]
Read Harder 2017: Read a Book With a Character of Color Going on a Spiritual Journey
After a hiatus, we’re back with the last few Read Harder 2017 challenges! For this week, the challenge is to “Read a book with a character of color going on a spiritual journey,” as submitted by best-selling author Daniel Jose Older. (Scroll down the list to see one of his YA novels listed!) The […]