This past Wednesday (3/23/22), the library hosted Basic Cartooning for Adults on Zoom. Corrine Roberts, a professional illustrator working in children’s books and games, led a presentation that demonstrated basic shape construction and line drawing techniques to create characters and scenery. If you were unable to attend this presentation, or […]
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We’ve added some great new manga series recently! We got the new bestsellers for you including Chainsaw Man and Spy X Family. There’s a new companion to an old favorite – My Hero Academia Team Up Missions. Plus we’ve got some new favorites: Way of the Househusband, Whisper Me a […]
Genre: Essays, Society and Culture Read-Alikes:Under a White Sky by Elizabeth KolbertSapiens: a Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari What are We Doing Here? by Marilynne Robinson “YA novelist Green (Turtles All the Way Down) makes his adult debut with this perfectly calibrated collection that reviews and rates […]
Genre: Self-Help, Business and Economics, Society and Culture Read-Alikes: The Upside of Irrationality: the Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home by Dan ArielyFactfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World–and Why Things are Better than You Think by Hans RoslingRationality: What It Is, Why It Seems […]
With your FTPL card, you have access to a powerful search tool called NoveList. With NoveList, you can search for a book using title, author, and genre. You can also use much more specific criteria, such as writing-style, pace, tone, and more! Each book entry contains a plot summary, several […]
All year long we make it a priority to develop a highly diverse collection for our community. For Black History Month 2022, we are proud to highlight these recent additions to our library. New nonfiction books for teens! Click on the covers to get more information and place holds for […]
Genre: Fantasy Fiction, Literary FictionRead-Alikes: Or What You Will by Jo WaltonSlade House by David MitchellThe Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern “Piranesi is the sole inhabitant of a mysterious house with endless rooms full of statues and a surging ocean below. With lyrical and hypnotic writing in his journal, he […]
Calling all sci-fi fans! The Hugo Award winners for 2021 have been announced! First presented in 1953, this annual award for the year’s best work of science fiction has become one of the most prestigious in the world. As a result, the careers of Hugo winners and nominees are followed […]
Genre: Science Writing Read-Alikes:Until the End of Time by Brian GreeneThe Accidental Universe by Alan LightmanThe Clock Mirage by Joseph Mazur “Time is a mystery that does not cease to puzzle us. Philosophers, artists and poets have long explored its meaning while scientists have found that its structure is different […]
Genre: History Writing, Arts & Entertainment Read-Alikes: Brunelleschi’s Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture by Ross King Da Vinci’s Ghost: Genius, Obsession, and How Leonardo Created the World in His Own Image by Toby Lester The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt “Fascinating history reveals how […]