As we celebrate Black History Month, here is a list of new titles in the Heights Libraries African-American Fiction collection. We want to lift these voices up and amplify these experiences. These new titles have been published over the past year. Yonder by Jabari...
Happy New Year (somewhat belatedly, 2022 is already shaping up to be another strange year, right?) from the Matchmakers team! I like to read "Best of" book lists in January. Some of them make me feel like I'll never be book buddies with the listmakers. The New York...
Want to brush up your communication skills for the workplace? Are you interested in mastering a new skill to impress your boss? Heights Libraries has Great Courses DVDs that show you how to bring your best self to work. Soft Skills and Communication: The Art of Debate...
Are you looking for a heartwarming read for the cold season? Did you love reading the Narnia books when you were growing up? If your answer to either of these is "yes," then I have a wonderful suggestion for you. Patti Callahan's new novel, Once Upon A Wardrobe, is...
https://heightslibrary.org/recommend/match-me-up/ Hello, fellow readers! Today we're announcing our new Match Me Up online service. Match Me Up is a form on the library website that you can fill out and submit to our Matchmakers team to get suggestions about new books...
Are you in the mood to immerse yourself in reading a Great Big Chunk of a book? Honoree Fanonne Jeffers has written a long debut novel, The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois, that depicts the African-American and Native American experience, both in history and in...
Are you looking for an entertaining mystery series to get you through the dark days of November and December? Look no further than the Lady Sherlock series by Sherry Thomas. It's engaging, it's fresh, and it's feminist. It'll take you right back to Victorian London,...
This week the Matchmakers team welcomes our guest blogger, Youth Associate E Hogan! Queen of the Cicadas a novel by V. Castro, builds a layered, atmospheric story that explores the meaning of blood justice and fate with contemporary themes and strong mythic imagery....
It's October, and the Matchmakers welcome our guest blogger, Noble librarian Hillary Brown! Spooky season: It’s the most wonderful time of the year for horror fans! Whether it’s binging a murder show, catching the latest chapter in a slasher movie franchise, or...
Are you looking for a voice that's new on the scene? Here are two debut novels for you to try! They're fresh, funny, and thought-provoking. Both take place in the present day. Agatha of Little Neon, by Claire Luchette, is a novel about a group of four Sisters (not...