Answer a couple of questions about your favorite Young Adult reading experiences and, every month, we’ll custom-select a book we’re sure you’ll enjoy. We’ll throw in a few bookish surprises too.
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Candace Fleming Wins YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults
The Young Adult Library Services Association has chosen The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh written by Candace Fleming, as the winner of the 2021 Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults.
The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh…
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2021 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
The Asian/Pacific American Award promotes Asian/Pacific American culture and heritage and is awarded based on literary and artistic merit. The award offers three youth categories including Picture Books, Children’s Literature and Youth Literature. The award is administered by the Asian …
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2021 Sydney Taylor Book Award
The Sydney Taylor Book Award is presented annually to outstanding books for children and teens that authentically portray the Jewish experience. Presented since 1968 by the Association of Jewish Libraries, an affiliate of the American Library Association, the award encourages …
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2021 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees
The nominees for the 2021 Phillip K. Dick Awards were announced in January.
Named for the acclaimed science fiction writer of The Man in the High Castle, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and other classics, the Philip K. …
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Quilt Square Coloring Pages
National Quilting Day is Saturday, March 19th and we’re working on a community quilt project to celebrate. Make sure to grab your quilt square kit via curbside pickup or home delivery.
For a little simpler project, you can download …
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On the Horizon by Lois Lowry
Ya’ll Read? Teen Subscription Box
Answer a couple of questions about your favorite Young Adult reading experiences and, every month, we’ll custom-select a book we’re sure you’ll enjoy. We’ll throw in a few bookish surprises too.
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LitWorks Teen Book Fest: Chris Crutcher
Friday, March 05, 1:45 PM.
Meet Chris Crutcher, author of dozens of strikingly authentic and unflinchingly honest books for young readers. Chris has received a number of awards, from his high school designation as “Most Likely to Plagiarize” to the American Library Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award. His favorites are his Intellectual Freedom awards from the National Council for Teachers of English and the National Coalition Against Censorship.
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Like Your Narrators Unreliable?
Coined by literary critic Wayne C. Booth in his book, The Rhetoric of Fiction the term “unreliable narrator” refers to a storyteller who lies to the reader, withholding information, and casting doubt on the true narrative.
Here are a few …
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Book Match
Find a book you’ll love with the help of your librarians.
Answer a few quick questions about your favorite reading experiences and we’ll get to work on a personalized book recommendation just for you.
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Together We Read: Love Lettering
February 10th to 24th
We're excited to join libraries and readers across the country for the Together We Read digital book club.
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Five Unmissable Books from Colleen
From dragons, sorcerers, and pirate ships to empowering romances for teens, here are a few books I’ve read recently from Erin Morgenstern, Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Becky Albertali, Margaret Rogerson, and Rosaria Munda that I think are unmissable.
The Starless Sea by …
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Five Movies for MLK Day
Martin Luther King day, observed on the third Monday of January each year, celebrates the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. The campaign for a federal …
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Reopened March 01
As vaccinations are being more widely administered and Covid-19 cases have begun to drop, the library building will reopen with safety procedures in place on March 1st for browsing and computer use.
Monday – Thursday: 10:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Friday – Saturday: 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
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A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
Pippa Fitz-Amobbi is a highly precocious and dedicated teenager who chooses to solve a murder as her senior capstone project. The town put the case to bed five years earlier when their chief suspect, the victim’s boyfriend, committed suicide.
Pippa …
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Check Your News Sources
In times of turmoil, it is more important than ever to check your news sources. Below are some online resources to help you separate truth from misinformation, disinformation, and outright lies.
Have a news story you’re not sure about? Give …
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Bridgerton
Debuting on Netflix on Christmas Day, Bridgerton is set to become the next great streaming sensation. Based on the books by Julia Quinn, Bridgerton, follows the eight close-knit siblings of the Bridgerton family as they look for love and …
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Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
I read A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle when I was in grade school and I’ve loved science fiction books ever since. All these years later, I was taken on a similar journey with a book about a brother …
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A Conversation with Author Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Friday, January 29, 6:00 PM.
Meet Jarrett J. Krosoczka, the bestselling author/illustrator behind more than forty books for young readers, including his wildly popular Lunch Lady series. Most recently, he has found acclaim with his memoir Hey, Kiddo, about growing up in a family grappling with addiction and finding the art that helps you survive.
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Basketful of Heads by Joe Hill and Leomacs
In the new graphic novel from horror writer (and son of Stephen King) Joe Hill and artist Leomacs, it’s the end of the summer and June Branch is visiting Brody Island to meet up with her boyfriend, Liam. Liam has …
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One of Us in Next by Karen McManus
“The Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars, One of Us Is Lying is the story of what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walk out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide.…
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Five Books Featuring Costumes
Hooray for Cosplay! Dressing up allows us to wear our fandom with pride and to express ourselves however we wish. These books all focus on costuming and feature characters who know how important cosplayers are.
Don’t Cosplay with My Heart …
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Tiny Pretty Things
Based on the novel by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton, Tiny Pretty Things started streaming on Netflix this week. After an attack brings down the star student at an elite ballet school, her replacement enters a world of lies, betrayal …
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