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Speculative Fiction: Jessamine Chan and Jo Harkin
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Moon Witch, Spider King, Bewildered Reader
One of my favorite books from recent years is Black Leopard, Red Wolf (BLRW) by Marlon James, a fantasy novel with sharp, African twists on...
New Fiction In Three Genres
Are you a reader who reads all kinds of different books? Because I'm a reader who reads all kinds of different books... and I've been reading a...
April Is Fair Housing Month: Here’s a List of Books and Movies to Help You Understand
National Fair Housing Month celebrates the passage of the Fair Housing Act in April, 1968, a national law that prohibits discrimination in the sale,...
Journeys of Self-discovery
I read a lot of romance, but these two books struck me as a little bit different than your typical romantic faire. Must Love Books and Float Plan...
Cryptocurrency: What is it?
What is cryptocurrency? Cryptocurrency is a digital payment system that doesn't rely on banks to verify transactions. It’s a peer-to-peer system...
Hair Stories
Hair! What a surprisingly powerful part of us. Hair is one way we can celebrate our individuality, our cultures and histories, our identities. Hair...
Stream Movies at Heights Libraries!
I thought I would use my blog post this month to promote our movie streaming services. Heights Libraries gives cardholders access to thousands of...
Take a Nature Walk—With a Book!
Though the Northeast Ohio winter seems to drag on forever, the slow transition into spring can be extremely rewarding to those with an appreciation...
Black History Month: New Af-Am Fiction
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...
Goodbye Overdrive, Hello Libby
Have you been using OverDrive to get eBooks and audio books for a long time? Well, there is a change coming, and it’s name is Libby. OverDrive, the...
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