Shelf Respect

Posted about 1 month ago by Erin Brallier

Posted in Adult | Tagged with #bookchat, #bookclub, #bookclubkits, #bookclubs, #books, #reading

We are excited to announce the launch of a new collection, Book Club Bags, available now for check out.  Book clubs are more popular than ever and are a great way to come together and connect with fellow readers and now your local library offers the convenience of multiple copies of your latest book club pick in a bag.

Posted about 1 month ago by Genevievre Wood

Posted in Book Reviews, By Teens, Fiction, For Teens, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions, Teens, young adult | Tagged with #bookrecs, #rplrecommends, #yabooks, book recommendations, book recs, booksforteens, reading suggestions, teenreads, ya, yabookchat, yabooks, yafiction, youngadult, youngadultbooks

Don’t know what to read next? Looking for YA book recommendations? Welcome to the Book Chat with the Young Adult Team. Every month, the YA Team each recommends a favorite […]

Posted about 2 months ago by Adriane Marshall

Posted in Adult, Book Reviews, reading suggestions, Travel | Tagged with #adultbooks, #bookrecommendations, #readingintheadultage, #rplrecommends, #tweenbooks, book recommendations, book recs, dogs, internationaldogday, reading suggestions, shelter dogs

Is there anything better than man’s best friend? Since that first celebration in 2004, National Dog Day has grown in popularity and is now celebrated across the world as International Dog […]

Posted about 2 months ago by Sarah Fenninger

Posted in Book Reviews, Children's | Tagged with #bookchat, #bookrecs, #childrensbooks, #kidsbooks, #rplrecommends, #storytimeathome, storytime at home

Welcome to the Storytime at Home series! Every other week, we share a list of book options tied to a kid-approved theme, a craft you can set up to go […]

Posted about 2 months ago by Sarah Fenninger

Posted in Book Reviews, Children's, Reading Recommendations | Tagged with #bookrecommendations, #childrensbooks, #kidsbooks, #rplrecommends, #youthservices, book reviews, children's books, picture books, reading suggestions

Welcome to another installment in our series of blog posts featuring children’s books we’re currently loving! “Book Chat with the Youth Services Team” features one book recommendation from each of […]

Posted about 2 months ago by Genevievre Wood

Posted in book discussions, Book Reviews, diverse reads, Fiction, For Teens, mystery, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions, Teens, young adult | Tagged with #bookrecs, #rplrecommends, #yabooks, #yalit, book recommendations, booksforteens, dark academia, reading suggestions, teenreads, ya, yabooks, yafiction, yareads, young adult, youngadult, youngadultbooks

Are you drawn to the dark academia aesthetic — the intellectual and artistic pursuits, the reverence for classic literature, or the allure of all things somber, mysterious, and atmospheric? While […]

Posted about 2 months ago by Adriane Marshall

Posted in Book Reviews, Children's, reading suggestions | Tagged with #childrensbooks, #kidsbooks, #readinginthemiddle, #rplrecommends, #tweenbooks, academyofamericanpoets, april, book recommendations, book recs, nationalpoetrymonth, poetry, reading suggestions, verse

The term “middle grade readers” refers to children in the middle of elementary school, students between the ages of 8 and 12, or third though sixth grade. These readers have […]

Posted about 2 months ago by Sarah Fenninger

Posted in Book Reviews, Children's | Tagged with #bookchat, #bookrecs, #childrensbooks, #kidsbooks, #rplrecommends, #storytimeathome, storytime at home

Welcome to the Storytime at Home series! Every other week, we share a list of book options tied to a kid-approved theme, a craft you can set up to go […]

Posted about 2 months ago by Lauren Clementi

Posted in Book Reviews, Children's, Families, Picturebooks, Reading Recommendations | Tagged with #childrensbooks, #kidsbooks, book recommendations, book recs

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten is a nationwide initiative to encourage reading to babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. To learn more about how to start the program, visit the 1,000 Books Before […]

Posted about 2 months ago by Louis Maranski

Posted in Adult, book discussions, ghosts, haunted houses, horror, Inform * Enrich * Empower, reading suggestions

Horror is an interesting genre of fiction. All stories are meant to elicit a response from us, for our enjoyment or education. Comedies make us laugh, mysteries intrigue us, thrillers […]