Many holidays bring with them fond memories of food. And with many celebrations around the corner, Bite by Bite: Nourishments & Jamborees by Aimee Nezhukumatathil is the perfect book to wrap up your reading year! In each essay (which starts with Fumi Mini Nakamura’s gorgeous illustrations), Nezhukumatathil reflects on a singular favorite food through personal memories […]
11/1 | 1:30-3 PM | Collage Club Craft and chat with your community! Drop in anytime during the program on the 1st Sunday of the month. All materials are provided, but feel free to bring any of your own. Teens and adults welcome. 11/2 | 6-7:30 PM | English (ESL) Conversation Circle Would you like […]
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Ivan has made sort of a living by offering to dispose of people’s imaginary friends. He has a strict rule that this only applies to adults who are desperate enough to pay money. However, when he meets 8 year old Kay, this changes. What starts as a weird and funny story quickly delves into dark […]
With its feature film adaptation soon to arrive in theaters, now is a perfect time to check out Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun. Set in a dystopian future, this science-fiction novel is narrated by Klara, an android, and follows her bond with human girl Josie. As the two girls grow closer, Klara develops an […]
Halloween (non-fiction) Reads!
In the United States, October is Filipino American History Month. Learn more about the history, culture, and heritage of Filipino Americans (mga Pilipinong Amerikano)! Find this and more librarian-curated booklists on our Booklists page! Movies: Leonor Will Never Die; The Kingmaker; Death of Nintendo. Fiction: America Is in the Heart; A Professional Lola; The Villa, […]
This new manga follows Kori, a high school student, looking for an apartment near her school. She finds one for an extraordinary price, but there’s a catch – the ghost of a Shiba Inu named Mu is bound to the apartment! In fact, ALL of the apartments have Shiba Inu ghosts bound to them. Can […]
Halloween (non-fiction) Reads! With our non-fiction display you will discover Ghost Towns of New England, Modern Magic, UFOs and more! Queer Horror in Fiction You’ll scream in the spooky season with these stories of LGBTQIA+ horror from authors all over the spectrum. Terror in Paperback Get scared with these paperbacks on display! Here you will […]
The Sunflower Boys follows narrator Artem, a 12-year-old boy from Chernihiv, Ukraine. In the early part of the book, Artem wrestles with his feelings for his friend and classmate, Viktor, and how his family would respond if they ever found out. Artem’s world is torn apart when Russia invades Ukraine, and he and his younger […]
