Monthly Archives: May 2014

17 posts

Staff Pick of the Week: Maya Angelou

  This week’s staff pick isn’t an individual work, but the entire collection of Maya Angelou, who passed on this week.  Maya was a strong civil rights supporter and voice, and her work has affected millions.  She was a truly great literary voice, and will be missed. We have several […]

Second Saturday Book Club: June 2014

Join us on Saturday, June 14th at 1:30 pm in the Community Room for a discussion of The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin.  New members are always welcome and this will be our final meeting before we break for the summer. Set against the rugged beauty of Washington State at the […]

Family Story Time at the Branch (May 29)

Come join us for Family Story Time at the Franklin Park Branch on May 29th from 7- 7:45 PM.  Enjoy stories together while building language skills. For grades pre-K to third grade. Parents/caregivers are expected to stay with children during all storytime sessions. No registration is necessary. This event is […]

Staff Pick of the Week: “Al Capone Does My Shirts” by Gennifer Choldenko

Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko is this week’s staff pick, chosen by one of our superb Children’s Librarians! “In this appealing novel set in 1935, 12-year-old Moose Flanagan and his family move from Santa Monica to Alcatraz Island where his father gets a job as an electrician […]

Staff pick of the week: Delicious! by Ruth Reichl

“Billie Breslin has traveled far from her California home to take a job at Delicious, the most iconic food magazine in New York and, thus, the world. When the publication is summarily shut down, the colorful staff, who have become an extended family for Billie, must pick up their lives […]