Genre: Love StoriesRead-AlikesEverything I Never Told You by Celeste NgMonogamy by Sue Miller Kaleidoscope by Cecily Wong “When Sally Holt is 13, her 16-year-old sister, Kathy, is tragically killed in a car accident. Kathy’s boyfriend, Billy, who was driving, swerved to avoid hitting a deer and ran into a tree. […]
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Did you know that your library card gives you access to Kanopy, a free streaming service for film, documentaries, and TV? On Kanopy, you can find recent blockbusters, foreign and classic films (like those in the Criterion Collection), thought provoking documentaries, full TV series, and more! To start using Kanopy, […]
Welcome to Magazine Mondays! This biweekly blog series highlights the wide variety of magazines available to FTPL patrons. This week’s installment includes publications that are specifically related to technology and gaming! Some titles listed are also available on PressReader, a free reading app that lets you check out digital copies […]
There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. John Green, Turtles All the Way Down Did you know that May is Mental Health Awareness Month? Observed since 1949, this month is designed to “fight stigma, provide support, educate the public and advocate for policies that support the […]
Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2023 with these fiction and nonfiction eBooks and audiobooks! To read or listen to these digital books, you will need either CloudLibrary or Hoopla Digital (our free reading apps) and an active FTPL card. For information on our reading apps, please click here. […]
Genre: Autobiographies, Life Stories Read-Alikes: Just Mercy by Bryan StevensonLife After Death by Damien EcholsSolitary by Albert Woodfox “In 1985, Hinton was charged with capital murder for the killing of two store owners. Despite evidence that he had not committed the crimes, he was found guilty and sentenced to Alabama’s […]
Welcome to Magazine Mondays! This biweekly blog series highlights the wide variety of magazines available to FTPL patrons. This week’s installment includes publications that are specifically related to the great state of New Jersey! Some titles listed are also available on Pressreader, a free reading app that lets you check […]
Welcome to Magazine Mondays! This biweekly blog series highlights the wide variety of magazines available to FTPL patrons. There is no set theme, and each installment includes a topically diverse set of publications. Some titles listed are also available on Pressreader, a free reading app that lets you check out […]
Genre: Historical Fiction, Greek Myths Read-Alikes: Circe by Madeline MillerLavinia by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker “The story of the Trojan War is an old and familiar one. Here again are the Greek aggressors, the besieged Trojans, and the sneaky wooden horse. This time […]
This Thursday (3/23 at 7pm) the library is hosting Examining the Titanic, an informative lecture hosted by historian Greg Caggiano that will examine the story of the famous ill-fated passenger liner. Seventy-three years after it sank, the Titanic captured the attention of the world again when the ship’s wreck was […]