Summer Reading 2018: Grades 6-8

It’s Summer Reading! Here is how it works for students in 6th to 8th grade. Get the Grades 6-8 Summer Reading folder from a library staff member. It contains the instructional sheet, a bingo card, the Books Beyond Borders reading Read more …

If you like comedy…

Looking for books to make you laugh? Here are our picks for comedic literature. The Rosie Project by Graeme Wilson (2013) The Don Tillman series, book 1. Available as a book, large print book, CD audiobook, ebook, and digital audiobook.

If you like historical fiction…

Looking for good period pieces? Here are our picks for historical fiction novels. Love and Other Consolation Prizes by Jamie Ford (2017) Available as a book, large print book, CD audiobook, ebook, and digital audiobook.

If you like romance…

Adore love stories? Here are our picks for romance novels. The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory (2018) Available as a book, large print book, ebook, and digital audiobook. Summary from Goodreads: Agreeing to go to a wedding with a guy she Read more …

Visiting Mother Nature with Brian Wargo

Knowing how to get off-the-grid is the key aspect for successfully venturing to our own Gardens of Eden. Doing so requires serious preparation, know-how, and planning. Join Dr. Brian M. Wargo, a science educator and physicist who specializes in naturalistic education, Read more …

If you like mysteries…

Looking for a good mystery book? Here are our picks for mysteries, thrillers, and suspense lovers. The Wife by Alafair Burke (2018) Available as a book, large print book, CD audiobook, Playaway, ebook, and digital audiobook.

Our Picks: Mother’s Day Picture Books

Here are our picks for Mother’s Day picture books. The Night Before Mother’s Day by Natasha Wing (2010)

Staff Book Review: Dread Nation

Book: Dread Nation by Justina Ireland (2018) Available as a book, CD audiobook, ebook, and digital audiobook. Summary: Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania–derailing the War Between the States Read more …

Teen Choice Book Awards 2018

We want you to vote for your favorite books for the Teen Choice Book Awards!  You can vote online or submit a paper ballot to the Teen Department. Read the summaries below the cut.

Children’s Choice Book Awards 2018: 5-6th Grade

We want you to vote for your favorite books for the Children’s Choice Book Awards! Here are the summaries for the 5-6th grade finalists. You can vote online or if you write your name on the back of your paper Read more …