How is it already March?! One year ago on St. Patrick's Day, our library closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak in our state and community. We have been providing virtual and limited in-person services ever since. Here is what our staff is reading on the anniversary of the pandemic. Books bring such comfort during challenging … Continue reading What We’re Reading: March 2021
What We’re Reading: January & February 2021
Happy New Year! Check out what our staff read to kick off 2021. Don't forget to pick up a Reading Log bookmark for the 2021 Adult Winter Reading Challenge, and join the 2021 Reading Challenge! This book would work for the 2021 Reading Challenge prompt: Read an author's debut novel published in 2021. The Prophets … Continue reading What We’re Reading: January & February 2021
What We’re Reading: December 2020
You may have heard that our library was temporarily closed this month due to a COVID exposure. We are happy to report that everyone is safe and healthy, and our staff had lots of time to read while in quarantine! Check out what books they finished before the year ends: The Heart's Invisible Furies by … Continue reading What We’re Reading: December 2020
What We’re Reading: November 2020
Winter is coming, and our librarians are stocking up on cozy books to read while we hunker down to stop the spread of COVID-19. What did you read this month? The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson In 1936, tucked deep into the woods of Troublesome Creek, KY, lives blue-skinned 19-year-old Cussy … Continue reading What We’re Reading: November 2020
What We’re Reading: October 2020
Happy Autumn! The leaves are changing, the weather is shifting, and it's time to curl up with a good book. Check out what our librarians have been reading this month. For even more recommendations, check out our October Book Talk featuring brand new titles! Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart Shuggie Bain is the unforgettable story … Continue reading What We’re Reading: October 2020
What We’re Reading: September 2020
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid In the midst of a family crisis one late evening, white blogger Alix Chamberlain calls her African American babysitter, Emira, asking her to take toddler Briar to the local market for distraction. There, the security guard accuses Emira of kidnapping Briar, and Alix's efforts to right the situation … Continue reading What We’re Reading: September 2020
What We’re Reading: Summer 2020
It's been quite the interesting summer, eh? To relax and learn during the COVID-19 pandemic, we've turned to books over the past few months. Here's what our Library Director and Assistant Librarian have been reading! The titles below are available via Curbside Pickup from our library, or are available digitally as ebooks and downloadable audiobooks … Continue reading What We’re Reading: Summer 2020
What We’re Reading: February 2020
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman Meet Ove. He's a curmudgeon; behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness. So when one November morning a chatty young couple with two chatty young daughters move in next door and accidentally flatten Ove's mailbox, it is the lead-in to a comical and heartwarming … Continue reading What We’re Reading: February 2020
What We’re Reading: Fall 2019
Check out what our staff is reading this time of year! Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth by Sarah Smarsh During Sarah Smarsh’s turbulent childhood in Kansas in the 1980s and 1990s, the forces of cyclical poverty and the country’s changing economic policies solidified her family’s … Continue reading What We’re Reading: Fall 2019
What We’re Reading: August 2019
Miss Bethany is reading... The Last House Guest by Megan Miranda Littleport, Maine is like two separate towns: a vacation paradise for wealthy holidaymakers and a simple harbour community for the residents who serve them. Friendships between locals and visitors are unheard of - but that's just what happened with Avery Greer and Sadie Loman. … Continue reading What We’re Reading: August 2019
