October is now TeenTober! 2019 marks the beginning of a new, nationwide celebration hosted by libraries that aims to celebrate teens, promote year-round teen services and the innovative ways teen services helps teens learn new skills, and fuel their passions in and outside the library during the month of October. To celebrate, we’ve put together a list of inspiring, relatable and entertaining reads that teens will love. Click for More Information About TeenTober. No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg The groundbreaking speeches of Greta Thunberg, the young climate activist who has become the voice…
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From Margaret Atwood to Jojo Moyes, you’re going to want to read the next big books from some of our most beloved authors. The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates Now an Oprah’s Book Club Pick, from the National Book Award–winning author of Between the World and Me, a boldly conjured debut novel about a magical gift, a devastating loss, and an underground war for freedom. Young Hiram Walker was born into bondage. When his mother was sold away, Hiram was robbed of all memory of her—but was gifted with a mysterious power. Years later, when Hiram almost drowns in a river, that…
Banned Books Weeks is September 22-28 and we're celebrating our freedom to read these fearless authors who push boundaries and challenge us to think outside our comfort zones. Plus, enter to win our Banned Books Sweepstakes! More information below. Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid’s Tale Challenged for vulgar language and sexual content. In Margaret Atwood’s dystopian future, environmental disasters and declining birthrates have led to a Second American Civil War. The result is the rise of the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian regime that enforces rigid social roles and enslaves the few remaining fertile women. Offred is one of these, a Handmaid bound…
We’re celebrating 25 years of the hit TV show F.R.I.E.N.D.S with a list of reads that celebrate the power of friendship. Plus, enter to win our F.R.I.E.N.D.S sweepstakes! Chances Are . . . by Richard Russo From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls comes a new revelation: a riveting story about the abiding yet complex power of friendship. One beautiful September day, three men convene on Martha’s Vineyard, friends ever since meeting in college circa the sixties. They couldn’t have been more different then, or even today–Lincoln’s a commercial real estate broker, Teddy a tiny-press publisher, and Mickey a musician beyond…
With the next election a little over a year away, it’s time to start thinking about those potential nominees, and sometimes, the best place to start, is with a book. To help, we’ve put together a list of memoirs from some of the 2020 presidential hopefuls. Promises to Keep by Joe Biden Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, the author of Promise Me, Dad, tells the story of his extraordinary life and career prior to his emergence as Barack Obama’s beloved, influential vice president. Vice President Joe Biden has both witnessed and participated in a momentous epoch of American history. In Promises to Keep, Joe Biden reveals…
