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Around the World Reads

by Mary L | Jul 16, 2018 | Chapter Books, Children, Picture Books

There's a little less than a month left in the library's summer reading program for kids, Around the World in 30 Days of Reading. The travel theme...

Whoa, Now There’s a Random Book Blog Post

by Andrea L | Jul 10, 2018 | Adult, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Romance

Here we go, an exercise in randomness. Because I seriously don't know who (besides me) would read all three of these books. Different genres,...

No Time or Money to Travel? Let These Two Books Take You Away

by Raidene H | Jun 27, 2018 | Adult, History, Travel

Every book isn't appropriate to read online and Lonely Planet's The Travel Book is a perfect example. This exquisitely photographed coffee table...

Wrath of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder, bk. 2)

by Stephen S | Jun 20, 2018 | Adult, Fantasy, Fiction, Local Authors

Local Cleveland author Brian McClellan makes a welcome return to his world of sorcery and gunpowder with Wrath of Empire. Set a short time after the...

Females Are Strong As Hell

by Baladine C | Jun 13, 2018 | Adult, Fiction, Sci-Fi

Meg Wolitzer’s new novel The Female Persuasion really speaks to me as a young woman in my mid-twenties, because the main character Greer Kadetsky is...

As Seen through Warlight

by Constance D | Jun 8, 2018 | Adult, Fiction, Historical Fiction

Warlight refers to the the dim guiding lights that remained on during WWII blackouts. LIke warlight, memories seen from a distance lose their...

Songs to Fill Your Summer Days!

by Jenny G | May 31, 2018 | Adult, Music, Teens

Listening to fun new music during the long sunshine-filled summer days is one of my favorite pastimes. Some friends and I are going...

The Christie Project

by Andrea L | May 24, 2018 | Adult, Classics, Mystery

If you are in the mood to delve into a classic Mystery series, Heights Libraries is here to help! I myself have decided that it's finally time to...

High Fantasy: Ilana C. Myer

by Andrea L | May 15, 2018 | Adult, Fantasy, Fiction

In her first two novels, which give rise to hope that there will be an extended series coming our way, Ilana C. Myer creates a world of terrifying...

Local artist to host Thoreau-inspired show in library art gallery this June

by Jay R | May 9, 2018 | Ages, Animals/Nature, Art/Craft, Book Discussion, History, Local Authors, Picture Books

July 12, 2017 marked the 200th birthday of Henry David Thoreau, American author, philosopher, and naturalist. As a member of a group known as the...

Do Fairy Tales Ever Come True?

by Raidene H | May 9, 2018 | Adult, Cooking, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Romance, Travel

Reading Samantha Verant's How to Make a French Family: Love, Food and Faux Pas may convince you that fairy tales can come true! While attending...

Soon: An Overdue History of Procrastination

by Stephen S | May 2, 2018 | Adult, Non-Fiction, Science

Procrastination is one of those topics that seems to always get people to talk whenever it is brought up. Everyone has a story about that time they...

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