August Booklist: Sci-Funnies
This month’s booklist features absurd science fiction and fantasy to make you laugh!
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“Swordheart” by T. Kingfisher
You’d think that inheriting a substantial estate would be good news, but Halla finds it rather intolerable. She would be happy just going about her duties as a housekeeper and being ignored by everyone, but now that she’s inherited the coveted money, her extended family has plans for her: plans that include locking her in […]
August Displays Around the Library
Spanish Language DVDs Did you know that you can check out DVDs from the library? Explore our collection of movies, TV series, documentaries, animes, and international films! This month, we are featuring Spanish language movies, documentaries, and more! Fiction: Reading Makes Life Colorful Have you “red” this book? This one “blue” us away! “Orange” you […]
August Tech Class: Internet Basics
Session I: Wednesday, 8/6 | 2-3pm | Session II: Wednesday, 8/13 | 2-3pm | For those who have never touched a computer or have limited mouse skills, this class will introduce the basics of having a computer, mouse and keyboard. We will also explore how to find information online and develop web browsing skills. This […]
Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann
Leonie Swann’s debut novel is cozy, clever, and unconventional. If you’ve ever wondered what a murder mystery would look like if solved by a flock of sheep, Three Bags Full should be your next read. Yes, sheep. It sounds silly, I know, but somehow, it works. When their beloved shepherd is found dead, the flock […]
August Adult Events at HPL
8/1 | 10 AM-12:30 PM | Friday Flicks In August, we will watch sport movies! Today we watch King Richard (2021). Rated PG-13. No registration required. 8/2 | 11 AM-12 PM | Spanish Conversation Practice Are you looking to improve your conversational Spanish in a supportive and friendly environment? Join us the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of […]
“Jane Austen’s Bookshelf” by Rebecca Romney
Rare book dealer Rebecca Romney loves Jane Austen, and books in general. After purchasing the 18th century novel “Evelina” by Frances Burney as part of a lot of old books, Romney starts to realize that many of the female authors and works explicitly referenced in the novels and letters of Jane Austen are unknown, or […]
Featured Digital Resource: Chilton Library
Let ChiltonLibrary Help with Your Summer Car Care! Summer’s longer days and warmer weather lend themselves to tending to our cars. Car owners can refer to ChiltonLibrary to help keep their vehicles operating properly. Are the air conditioner and ventilation system working properly to temper those hot summer days? Are the brakes making noise? Is […]
“The Undocumented Americans” by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
Writer Karla Cornejo Villavicencio was born in Ecuador and was one of the first undocumented students to attend Harvard. With the book set in six main sections–Staten Island, Ground Zero, Miami, Flint, Cleveland, and New Haven—Cornejo Villavicencio traveled throughout the United States to report on the diverse, sometimes lesser-known but nonetheless important and valuable stories […]
July Booklist: National Parks & Recreation Month
July is National Parks & Recreation Month! Time to celebrate parks, the great outdoors, and Leslie Knope.