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May Featured Digital Resource: Kanopy

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 […]

--Staff Picks

“Smoke and Ashes” by Amitav Ghosh

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 […]

--Preservation Series Special Collections

At-Home Preservation Series: #1

In this series, we are going to cover the basics of cultural heritage preservation at home, or that is, taking care of your family papers, collections, and heirlooms, so they last as long as possible. We’ll begin by defining a few terms that will be helpful for you to know. What is cultural heritage? Wikipedia […]

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May Displays Around the Library

May is AANHPI Heritage Month! On our nonfiction display, read about the diverse experiences within Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities through essays, memoirs, biographies, & more nonfiction. Plus, check out the fiction display “Mother, May I?” for stories about moms or our Staff Picks wall for ongoing recommendations. Nonfiction: AANHPI Heritage Month Fiction: […]

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“Leverage” (TV Show)

Leverage asks the question – “What if bad guys make the best good guys?”  In the first episode of Leverage we meet our crew: mastermind, thief, grifter, hacker, hitter.  This team, all the best in their fields, is assembled by a client to steal back his proprietary information.  Once the job is done, they intend […]

Special Collections

Preservation Month in Special Collections

Preservation Week is an annual event during the week of May Day that celebrates the care of collections and emergency preparedness for cultural heritage. While 2025 Preservation Week has passed (it was April 27-May 3), HPL Special Collections is always thinking about the preservation and protection of our collections. Since Preservation Week last year, we have […]

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Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake

When kingdom come, there will be one. In every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born—three queens, all equal heirs to the crown and each possessor of a coveted magic. Mirabella is a fierce elemental, able to spark hungry flames or vicious storms at the snap of her fingers. Katharine […]

Teens

Teens’ Top Ten Voting is Open!

Teens are now welcome to vote for their favorite book to make YALSA’s (Young Adult Library Services Association) Teen’s Top Ten list! The voting ballot can be found here.

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May Tech Class: Internet Basics

Session I: Wednesday, 5/14 | 2-3pm | Session II: Wednesday, 5/21 | 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 […]