Genres and Topics

Our Team: What was, what could’ve been, and what is

by Stephen S | Aug 4, 2021 | Adult, Biography, History, Matchmakers, Non-Fiction, Sports

Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series that Changed Baseball is a slightly unusual sports book. I've read plenty of books about...

Adam Malka on the Rise of Police and Criminalization of Black Freedom

by John P | Jul 30, 2021 | History, Unpacking History Interviews

Professor Malka discusses his book, The Men of Mobtown, which explores how the free black population of the antebellum South came to be controlled and policed.

A Body at Rest by Susan Petrone

by Luke N | Jul 28, 2021 | Adult, Fiction, Local Authors, Matchmakers

Each month members of the Matchmakers team create unique book displays for patrons to browse on the 2nd floor of the Lee Road branch. Last month, I...

The Song of Achilles: A Retelling of an Old Myth

by Stephen S | Jul 15, 2021 | Adult, Fiction, Folklores/Myths, Historical Fiction, Matchmakers

I have read several retelling's of old tales and myths over the past few years, but I cannot think of a better one that I've read than Song of...

Digital Collections Updates

by Ann M | Jul 12, 2021 | Technology

We've discussed the library's digital collections a lot in previous blog posts but as with all things technology, things change! Here are a few...

Gideon the Ninth

by Andrea L | Jul 7, 2021 | Adult, Fantasy, Matchmakers, Sci-Fi

This week the Matchmakers team welcomes guest blogger Maggie Lawrence, Youth Services Associate at our Noble Branch! Maggie writes: Gideon the Ninth...

Hot Summer Reads

by Sara P | Jun 30, 2021 | Adult, African-American, Bookmark Lists, Fiction, Matchmakers, Romance

Do these hot summer temperatures have you hiding out at home to beat the heat? If you're looking for a good read that will rival the heat outdoors,...

Matchmakers Midsummer Book List

by Andrea L | Jun 23, 2021 | Adult, Book Discussion, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Local Authors, Matchmakers, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Romance

On June 21st, the Matchmakers hosted our first-ever Outdoor Book Talk event! Each member of our team prepared to share three books we enjoyed and...

Consumed by the flame: Jhumpa Lahiri’s “Whereabouts”

by Luke N | Jun 18, 2021 | Adult, Fiction, Matchmakers

In Whereabouts, Jhumpa Lahiri explores the terrain of her own mind amid a lush, formidable Italian city. The word “novel” appears below the title,...

Talking 5G

by Joseph K | Jun 17, 2021 | Genres and Topics, Technology

Unless you have been off the grid or living under a rock, it’s a safe bet that you’ve heard something about 5G. For this month’s blog post we are...

Multigenerational Reparations with Professor Thomas Craemer

by John P | Jun 14, 2021 | Adult, African-American, History, Non-Fiction, Unpacking History Interviews

In this interview, Professor Craemer looks at past reparations for slaveowners in the United States and Great Britain as successful examples of multi-generational payments. We go into the math of how Black reparations might be calculated, as well.

The Matchmakers Celebrate Pride Month

by Andrea L | Jun 11, 2021 | Adult, Fiction, Graphics Novels, Matchmakers

June is Pride Month, and the Matchmakers team celebrates with a special reading list featuring recent LGBTQIA+ titles: The Secret to Superhuman...

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