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Pura Belpré Awards 2020

by Mary L | Jan 31, 2020 | Children, Picture Books

Pura Belpré was the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library. The Pura Belpré awards were created in 1996 to honor her legacy and to...

Newbery Awards 2020

by Mary L | Jan 30, 2020 | African-American, Children, Graphics Novels, Teens

The John Newbery Medal is the big one. It is given out to the most outstanding contribution to children's literature each year. The medal winner...

It’s About Time

by Greg O | Jan 29, 2020 | Adult, Matchmakers, Sci-Fi

Check out these titles where time isn't necessarily on your side.Recursion by Blake Crouch New York City cop Barry Sutton is investigating a...

Caldecott Awards 2020

by Mary L | Jan 29, 2020 | Children, Picture Books

This week was a big week in children's literature! The annual Youth Media Awards given out by the American Library Association were announced! All...

Let’s Talk About the Census!

by Alyse G | Jan 16, 2020 | Technology

It's officially 2020 which means the return of something pretty awesome. No, it's not the Jazz Age, I'm talking about the United States Census. Once...

Fantasy: Alix E. Harrow

by Andrea L | Jan 15, 2020 | Adult, Fantasy, Matchmakers

The adage says "Don't judge a book by its cover." But we've all done it, right? I will freely admit that the gorgeousness of the cover of The Ten...

Favorite Picture Books of 2019

by Mary L | Dec 26, 2019 | Children, Matchmakers, Picture Books

2019 has been a great year for picture books - interactive high-five competitions, wordless science fiction, celebrations of food and history,...

My 19 + 1 Favorite Books of 2019

by Raidene H | Dec 26, 2019 | Adult, Fiction, Matchmakers, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Romance, Thrillers, Travel

It's the time of the year to look back and reflect on what we read and what we loved. Here are my 19 favorites from 2019, plus 1 additional title...

A Video Game Primer

by Greg O | Dec 18, 2019 | Adult, Matchmakers, Technology, Uncategorized

I think it’s time to update the scope of the Matchmakers service. Books, audiobooks, movies, and music are great, but Heights libraries has another...

Saying Goodbye to Windows 7

by Ann M | Dec 11, 2019 | Technology

Next month, Microsoft will be ending extended support for Windows 7. But what does that actually mean? About Windows 7 Windows 7 was released in...

New Takes on A Classic Tale!

by Baladine C | Dec 5, 2019 | Adult, Classics, Fiction, Matchmakers, Romance

Pride and Prejudice is one of my favorite books in the whole world but I can admit that it might not be a book for everyone! Did you have to read it...

Contemporary Romance: Jasmine Guillory

by Andrea L | Nov 26, 2019 | Adult, African-American, Matchmakers, Romance

It's so heartening to watch the romance genre become more and more diverse... and it's even better when you have an entertaining author like Jasmine...

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