Love for the Library
Dear Librarian | Lydia M. Sigwarth Summary: Many children don’t gain the experience of knowing a ‘library home’ – having […]
Favorite Family Movies:
From Cinda: The holidays are on their way! I associate holidays with family coming together. Do you have a favorite
Story-heavy graphic novels for kids:
The Great Chicago Fire: Rising from the Ashes | Kate Hannigan & Alex Graudins Summary: A fictionalized account of what
Children’s Lighter Graphic Novels:
The Bad Guys (#1) | Aaron Blabey Summary: Hosted by The Wolf, readers meet a gang of bad guys who
Modern zombie/infection movies:
Blood Quantum – 2019 Summary: This amazing story is told in two large parts: before the discovery of immunity and
Banned, Burned, and Challenged stories I happen to love:
The Hate U Give (listing the movie only because I have yet to read the source material, 2018) , book
Banned Books Week 2021
Find a banned, burned, or challenged book available through our library! Banned Books Week My Antoniaby Willa Cather O Pioneers!by
Wait…That Author has a PODCAST?!
The titles shared are the author’s most recent works (link to the online card catalog shows all formats of that
May in September – Asian-American reads
We Are Not Free | Traci Chee Summary: This is a novel written by a single author; yet, like a
Enjoyable reads!
Greenlights | Matthew McConaughey Summary: What Is a Greenlight? “This is a book about how to catch more YESs in
Audiobooks from this summer:
When No One Is Watching | Alyssa Cole Summary: Enamored with her hometown neighborhood, Sydney pays attention to the changes
Movies vs. Books – is the book always better?
Movies/Books by the same name: AtonementThe Bridge Over the River KwaiThe Call of the WildThe Color PurpleCrazy Rich AsiansDivergentThe Fellowship
Non-Fiction Books I Would Re-Read Over and Over Again
The Happiest Man on Earth | Eddie Jaku Summary: Eddie Jaku, a Holocaust survivor, takes you through the story of
Trouble comes in genders:
The Last Thing He Told Me | Laura Dave Male: This husband and father takes off in a suspect manner
Books that you don’t want to put down because the next chapter will be better than the last.
The Music of Bees| Eilen Garvin Summary: This book is about hope and change for three different people who are
Unique superpower movies:
Birds of Prey | 2020, starring Margot Robbie Summary: If only criminals were more trustworthy… ehh! Harley Quinn is finally
LGBT+ Books that Both Warmed My Heart and Made Me Cry
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda | Albertalli, Becky Summary: When sixteen-year old Simon Spier accidentally leaves his email open
Shakespeare, Period. [Movies]
Ophelia | (2019) starring Daisy Ridley, Naomi Watts, Clive Owen Summary: Based on the novel by Lisa Klein, this movie
Summer Reads about the Outdoors
Stillmeadow Sampler | Gladys Taber Summary: Gladys Bagg Taber (1899 – 1980) produced a large body of work during her
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