While all of our book clubs welcome any attendees, the Brown Bag Talking Book Discussion is designed for patrons with visual challenges. These readers utilize either the large print book format or a recorded version provided through the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Impaired (NLS), a part of the Library of Congress. These are books the group has read and appreciated over the last few years. If you’re interested in joining our Book Discussion group check our event calendar for our next meeting or visit our Braille and Talking Book page for more…
Looking for quick & easy recipes to make dinnertime less stressful? These cookbooks are full of ideas to make meal prep less demanding so you can spend more time doing what you really want to do!
Liv B's easy everyday: 100 sheet pan, one-pot and 5-ingredient vegan recipes by Olivia Biermann
Everything in this book is cooked with either five ingredients or in one pot or on a sheet pan. You'll use less kitchen equipment and less effort, giving you more space to exhale in your already busy day.
Fix-it and forget-it. Best…
Being a Circulation Clerk is a great job to have in the library. Clerks are the face of the library and they are typically the first library staff the community see when they enter the library. They check materials in and out for the library patrons and help them find the location of books throughout the collection. Some library clerks also work with processing the new materials that come in for the collection and fixing damaged items.
I asked a group of Circulation Clerks what they liked about their jobs, and these are some of their comments:
“I love…
Get to know the history our textbooks didn't teach us with these recommendations written by or written from the point of view of the Indigenous Peoples' of the Americas.
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann
Mann offers a groundbreaking study that radically alters readers' understanding of the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans in 1492.
America's Hidden History by Kenneth C. Davis
A collection of extraordinary stories, each detailing an overlooked episode that has shaped the nation's destiny and character.
As Long as the…
Looking for some recommendations on what to read for Pride Month, but keep seeing the same books over and over again? Here are some new teen releases that just hit the shelves and also some under-the-radar favorites.
“Last Night at the Telegraph Club” by Malinda Lo
Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu can’t remember exactly when the question took root, but the answer was in full bloom the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club. A gripping story of love and duty set in San Francisco's Chinatown…
Celebrate AAPI month with ready-to-check out titles from our collection!
Paprika
This wild ride of a movie focuses on the power of the mind, and a mysterious device that falls into the wrong hands. What happens next? Check out Paprika to find out.
Parasite
Winner of an Oscar for Best Picture, Parasite is a masterpiece of tension and its impact on the relationship of two families.
First Love
First Love mixes a crime world with hints of comedy, to follow the story of two people just trying to escape…