Last year I read Chloe Benjamin's The Immortalists (Overdrive Ebook/Audiobook) and absolutely loved it, so when I came across her debut novel, The...
What’s New in Children’s
July 25th - August 7th Browse our new books from the comfort of your own home! Follow the link to read a summary and place a hold. Picture Books...
Technically Wrong: Systematic Bias in Everyday Tech
It's been a little over two months since the death of George Floyd, and the demands for justice and systematic change has not abated. These events...
How Can Tech and Social Media Be Biased?
Most of us expect computers and the programs that run them to be objective, without human biases on race or gender. They're machines after all - how...
Decolonizing my reading
Lately, I've been attempting to decolonize my reading habits. In the past, I never really paid that much attention to the color or gender of an...
Unemployment Resources
The COVID pandemic has changed all of our lives in big and small ways. For many, COVID closures have resulted in job loss. If you lost your job due...
Mystery: Elizabeth Haynes
You know, I honestly wouldn't have thought that a dark, atmospheric historical mystery would fit the bill for my reading list right now. I just...
Locks, Letters, and Love
These days with the news I've been finding myself drawn to really light reading. It's comforting in a time when there doesn't seem to be a lot of...
Mouthful of Birds: What did I just read?
It's hard to describe how strange and wonderful Samanta Schweblin's Mouthful of Birds is. I feel like I can't do these stories justice, but I am...
New zine features pandemic art
In April, it became clear that the annual Pekar Park Comics and Art Festival, a summer tradition in Coventry Village, would have to be canceled or...
Pride in Picture Books
Happy Pride! Yesterday was the last day of June which means it was the last day of Pride Month! To celebrate we are sharing picture books that...
Need to Scan Something?
As we are all trying to get back to life as we know it, we are still having to deal with the “new normal.” This means we have to change how we do...
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