Concrete Rose is New York Times Best-selling author, Angie Thomas’s third book. A prequel to The Hate U Give, Concrete Rose tells the story of Maverick Carter (father of Starr) as a teenager in the ’90s. At 17 years old, Mav is in a gang (his father was the leader before being sent to jail) […]
Are you looking to establish a new exercise routine in 2021? HPL can help! OverDrive has a collection titled “Always Available Gaiam Workout Videos,” featuring 25 exercise videos that are available to HPL cardholders, no waitlists involved! Here are a few: Try downloading the Libby app (available in the app store) so you can watch […]
Kids Challenges Time to beat the winter blues with the Winter Reading Challenge! Complete badges, by reading books or doing activities, to earn points. Earn tickets for every 5, 10, 15 and 20 points. More points mean a greater chance to win our cozy raffles! The idea is simple, the rewards are priceless! Help your child […]
Rachel read Black Brother, Black Brother and this is what she thought… Donte and Trey, bi-racial brothers, attend Middlefield Prep where there is not much diversity. Donte is dubbed the “black brother” while Trey has fair skin and passes for white. Donte is harassed by other students and targeted by teachers, often getting in trouble […]
