June is National Caribbean American Heritage Month! Celebrate Caribbean contributions to American history, life, and culture. You can explore this and other booklists on our Booklists page!
On March 14, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14238 eliminating the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) “to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law.” IMLS is the single largest source of critical federal funding for libraries. The IMLS has been completely defunded in Fiscal Year 2026 (starting July 1st). Because of these […]
Now that we’ve defined cultural heritage and preservation, and how these concepts apply to your own collections, it’s time to learn about deterioration and how we can slow it down. First, we need to know what we’re up against! In our home environment, sources of deterioration include: We’ll do a post on each bullet point, […]
Celebrate Pride this June by checking out a book from one of our adult displays! Our nonfiction display has an assortment of titles related to LGBTQIA+ communities, and our fiction display is dedicated to trans fiction. We also, as always, have staff recommendations on our Staff Picks board. Stop by soon! Nonfiction: Pride Fiction: Trans […]
Ramona Riley had her first kiss on the 4th of July when she was 14 with a mysterious girl she just met and who was leaving the next day. She never got her name and never saw her again…until she did. You see the girl was Dylan Monroe, the daughter of very famous rock stars, […]
Excel spreadsheets allow you to easily store, organize and modify data. In this class you will learn how to make Excel do the work for you by using commonly accessed formulas and functions. This class is great for those who are familiar with Excel, but want to learn more, and those who took our Excel […]
Chika does not understand love. At least not in the sense other high schoolers seem to. She has never been in love or had a crush, and has no desire for any kind of romantic intimacy. Everyone tells her she just hasn’t met “the one,” but Chika isn’t sure that will ever happen. When Chika […]
6/2 | 6-7:30 PM | English (ESL) Conversation Circle Would you like to practice your English with native speakers in a relaxed and informal environment? Join us for a friendly chat–Monday evenings at 6 PM. No registration required. 6/3 | 10 AM-12:15 PM | Classic Matinees: Spies and Espionage Join us in watching some of […]
Source: Kanopy, Inc. Want to stream TV shows, movies, and more without all the fees? With Kanopy, say goodbye to streaming subscriptions! Your library card gives you free access to an on-demand streaming video platform with more than 30,000 films. You can watch up to 10 films per month with 3 days to watch each […]
Are you mad right now? Want to feel more mad? Good! Step right up. Amitav Ghosh’s nonfiction book about the opium trade, which he researched while writing his historic fiction Ibis trilogy, is a doozy. The Portuguese Catherine of Braganza married Charles II and became the queen of England in the late 1600s. She is […]
