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Best Children's Books of 2021

Miss Clara has compiled titles of the Best Children's Books of 2021! Titles have been taken from Best Of lists created by School Library...

3rd Wednesday Book Discussion - 2022-23

Our book discussion group meets monthly, September through July. Meeting dates for September 2022 through January 2023 and book titles...

Assata: an autobiography (review)

Assata: An Autobiography is a deeply moving and eye-opening account of the life and experiences of Assata Shakur and the rabid...

A Juneteenth, and more, reading list

Delve into history, biography, poetry and fiction by Black authors and, about Black lives and experience in the United States. This is...

AAPI Heritage Month - books to read

Want to delve into books by authors of Asian and Pacific Island heritage? We have a list for you complete with annotations and links back...

National Library Week - books...

Here's a sampling of books about libraries or a library-themed story. Enjoy!

Book Review: "All This Time"

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One to Watch

One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London A really wonderful story about a plus-size woman and her journey to find romantic love on a reality...

One By One

One by One by Ruth Ware Let me start off by saying that Ruth Ware is my “safety” author; I can always trust that her novels will...

Stamped From the Beginning

Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi Stamped From the Beginning is probably...

The Disaster Artist

Ha, ha, ha! What a story, James Franco! I wrote a positive review of The Disaster Artist, by Greg Sestero, on the West Chester Public...

Film vs. Book: “Wonder,” “Murder on the Orient Express,” and “The Disaster Artist”

As we reach the end of 2017, there are several movies currently playing in theaters which are based on books that you can find in our...

Murder on the Orient Express

Kenneth Branagh stars as the fictional detective, Hercules Poirot, in this new film adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient...