WHAT IS IT? Thirty-two years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush. Passed with bipartisan support, this landmark civil rights legislation prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including schools, transportation, in the work force, and all public and private places […]
Do you like to read books? Do you like books a lot? “I do, I do!” you say when you’re put on the spot. Do you like to win prizes? Earn badges for proof? “Of course,” you say, “stop being so gosh darn aloof.” “What’s this all about? Why’s reading so important? ‘tis summer, […]
ICYMI, (in case you missed it), our MORE library system has rolled out an app that allows users to check their library accounts from your device. That’s right! You can now check your borrowing, place items on hold, see if your items are in transit, and browse staff created recommendations from your preferred device. Search over […]
Anyone else out there wish that book award ceremonies received as much pomp as the Oscars, Golden Globes (well, not this year), the BAFTAs, or the American Music Awards? Authors hobnobbing with publishers and editors, dressed to the nines, attending Stephen King’s after party in a posh hotel in West Hollywood Park. Celebrated and political […]
All the Things [awl thuh things] | phrase of thing | Used to express over-eager or widespread, non-specific desire or action to do or have many, if not all, of a certain thing or action. Similar in use to “for reasons”. [1] It is January and the library has All the Things that are going […]
Remember in high school when you had a crush on someone and thought the best way to really get their attention and express your true feelings was to create a mixtape for them? You’d spend hours pouring over your recordings to create just that perfect blend of disinterest (I’m just sharing some tunes I think […]
I grew up in a house filled with books, visits to our local library and bookmobile, and parents who read to me every night. Each year, under our tree, I found a beautiful picture book dedicated to the season, a tradition that my mother continued well into my adulthood and I now continue for my […]
People who know me well know that beneath my thin veneer of cynicism lurks a person who cries easily. I’m talking bursting into tears when a female vice president is sworn in, when finding out that the very first Hmong American gymnast wins the all-around in gymnastics, or when she finds out that her favorite […]
This July marks Booklist’s third annual “Graphic Novels in Libraries Month,” and we want you to join us in celebrating! Whether it is your very first time reading a graphic novel, or you know more about the genre than library staff, here are a few new staff picks from our collection of graphic novels you […]
Click the Play Button Above and Sing Along! [Verse 1] Summer readin’, will be a blast Summer readin’, it’s here at last I found a novel perfect for me Found the new Murakami Summer days reading away And, uh oh, through the night [Chorus] Well-a, well-a, well-a, uh! Read some more, read some more Really […]
