Diversity in audio is just as important as diversity in print. Kids and teens need to hear themselves in character dialogs and language just as much as they need to see themselves reflected in their print counterparts. Books on CD and downloadable audiobook format also provide accessibility for people with obstacles that prevent them from…
The Woodmont Public Garden
The Woodmont Library is celebrating the 5th anniversary of its wildly successful public garden. Created in 2012 by Children’s Librarian Deborah Sandler, each year it just gets better and better. Thanks to this year’s Children’s Librarian Robin Howe, we are continuing the tradition. The peas and kale are ready and the strawberries are coming on…
Preserving the Flavors of Summer!
If you also want to dig into preserving and would like a bit of guidance, here are a selection of books that that would be excellent for both old-time canners and beginners alike!
Welcome to *CHOMP!* Shark Week
If Shark Week programming on TV has whetted your appetite for more shark stuff, check out these movies and books on predators of the deep.
It’s the End of the World as We Know It
...and the global economy does not feel fine. Last night as the United States slumbered Great Britain (that's England, Wales, and Scotland, fyi.) decided to leave the European Union; it is the first country to leave the EU since the European Economic Community (considered the EU's predecessor) was established in 1958. For coverage of the referendum results…
Love The 100? Try These Titles
Do you love the sci-fi action series The 100? Are you looking for something to tide you over until the premiere of season four? If so, read on for a list of books, movies and TV shows about space, survival and sci-fi adventure. Battlestar Galactica The war with the Cylons (vengeful humanoid robots…
4 Sweet Romances with Imperfect Leads
I've officially been reading romances long enough that I should probably quit pretending it's a phase and just proudly state that I am a Romance Reader, capital Rs and all! With so many titles under my belt, I finally have a good idea of what makes me smile so hard my cheeks hurt, and what just makes me cringe. These four books will be…
Blockbuster and Backlist: The Fireman
Here in the library world, we've been debating for months (yes, truly) about what the 'big book of summer' will be this year. What's the big book of summer? It's the blockbuster book that simply everyone will need in their beach bag. One of the books that comes up again and again is The Fireman…
Awesome Plus Size Women in TV and Movies!
Movies and TV shows featuring stories of plus size women who have fun and get happily-ever-afters.
On Beyond Tango
More than a decade ago a book was published and immediately got challenged, banned, insulted, refuted, restricted, and demonized. That book was And Tango Makes Three, a sweet children's story based on true events in the penguin enclosure at New York's Central Park Zoo. Tango became the center of numerous censorship and culture war debates on…
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