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Our book discussion group meets monthly, September through July. Meeting dates for September 2021 through January 2022 and book titles...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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