by Devin Burritt | Sep 1, 2022 | Book Lists, News, Staff Picks
This month we celebrate Banned Books Week. This is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries. Typically held during...
by Devin Burritt | Aug 1, 2022 | Book Lists, News, Staff Picks
Looking to try out a new book? Try one of our staff picks! Michelle: The Ride of her Life: the True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and their Last-Chance Journey Across America by Elizabeth Letts In 1954, Annie Wilkins, a 64 year old farmer from Minot, Maine, had next to...
by Devin Burritt | Jul 1, 2022 | Book Lists, News, Staff Picks
“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” -– John Lubbock, The Use of Life Reading a book...
by Devin Burritt | Jun 1, 2022 | Book Lists, News, Staff Picks
Looking for a good beach read? Try one of our favorites! Barb: This is MY Fort by Drew Daywalt An early reader book about conflicts & friendship – you can find a way to figure things out together 🙂 Devin: Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan I read this book for...
by Devin Burritt | May 3, 2022 | Book Lists, News, Staff Picks
Need a good read before summer? Look no further! Michelle: Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour Don’t you love it when you finish a book so captivating and beautiful and lush and gorgeous and…and you discover the author has more books? Yerba Buena is LaCour’s first foray into...
