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Indie Next: March 2018
Here are some of the featured titles on the Indie Next List for March 2018. Click on a cover to place a hold, or click here to view the full annotated list. Happy reading! […]
Library Reads: March 2018
Here are the featured titles from the March 2018 edition of the Library Reads list! Click on a cover to place a hold! Happy reading! —Katie, Adult Reference
Read Harder 2018: A Western
YEE-HAW! The seventh Read Harder Challenge asks us to travel to America’s Old Frontier by reading a Western. This genre is huge, so we’ve tried to narrow it down to some of our favorite western novels, both new and classic. We’ve also got an extended list on our website – just find the Read […]
A Reading List for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
*Content warning for sexual assault* April is designated as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a month that is sadly very much needed, as sexual assault can happen to people of any age, gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, or economic group. To recognize this important awareness campaign, we have pulled together a list of books that talk about […]
Favorite Featured Titles: March 2018
It’s the end of the month, so that means it’s time to round up a few books published this month that may have escaped your attention. Click on a cover or a title to place a hold! Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi YA FICTION ADEYEMI “Seventeen-year-old Zélie, her older brother Tzain, and […]
Read Harder: A Book About Nature
We’re on to the sixth Read Harder challenge for 2018: read a book about nature. We’ve selected a few highlighted titles for this blog post, but we also have an extended list on our website – just find the Read Harder 2018 tab and click on “Read a Book About Nature.” (You can find extended […]
Understanding Feminism
As Women’s History Month nears its last week, we wanted to highlight a few books that focus on modern feminism. Between the Women’s March and the #MeToo movement, “feminism” is a word that’s been seen a lot in the media over the last year and a half. (Merriam-Webster even listed “feminism” as its word of […]
Library Reads: February 2018
Here are the featured titles from the February 2018 edition of the Library Reads list! Click on a cover to place a hold! Happy reading! —Katie, Adult Reference
Read Harder 2018: A Book Set In or About One of the Five BRICS Countries
The fifth Read Harder challenge asks readers to go outside their world! This time we’re asked to choose a book that’s set in or about one of the five BRICS countries, which are: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. There are a ton of books available, but here are just a few to get […]
Favorite Featured Titles: February 2018
Here’s a list of some of the awesome books published this month. Click on a cover or a title to place a hold! The Grave’s a Fine and Private Place by Alan Bradley MYSTERY BRADLEY “In the wake of an unthinkable family tragedy, twelve-year-old Flavia de Luce is struggling to fill her empty days. For […]