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
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
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
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”
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
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
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
June is Pride Month, and the Matchmakers team celebrates with a special reading list featuring recent LGBTQIA+ titles: The Secret to Superhuman...
The Nao of Brown by Glyn Dillon
Welcome to our post by guest blogger Kate Atherton! The mysterious cover art, depicting the protagonist Nao with a washing machine head and the end...
Outlawed in the Dystopian Wild West
If you're looking for a queer western set in a dystopian wild west, look no further! Anna North's Outlawed (ebook) has got you covered. Seventeen...
Heights Libraries launches memory kits at all branches
Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia that result in memory loss impact many people in our community. According to the Alzheimer’s Association,...
Better Late than Never: San Francisco Man Returns Bob Dylan Album 48 Years Late
Sara Philips, manager of the University Heights branch of Heights Libraries, was having a routine day when an oddly shaped package arrived in the...
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