Meet the 2024 National Book Award Winners!

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The National Book Award 2024 winners are here! Take a look at the finalists and winners for fiction and non-fiction. Check out the following titles with your WNPL card!  To view all the nominees in all the categories, visit the Read More …

Happy Native American Heritage Month!

The cover of “We are still here! : Native American truths everyone should know” by Traci Sorell. A drawn group of Native American children walk down a street each holding a different flag that reflects their specific Native American tribal group.

November is Native American Heritage Month. Take some time this month to explore and celebrate by learning more about the diverse and rich cultures of Native American people groups and their history. Here are some book suggestions to get you Read More …

Celebrate National Young Readers Week

The cover of “Llama Llama Loves to Read” by Anna Dewdney. The character Llama Llama is pictured with his mother as the two look at a book together.

November 11-15 is National Young Readers Week! We are always excited to help nourish a love for reading within our littlest patrons and are stoked that there’s a whole week of the year dedicated to doing just that. Celebrate by Read More …

From Scribbles to Shelves

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National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) takes place every November. It is a worldwide writing challenge with a goal to write 50,000 words of a novel in 30 days. Below are a few novels that began as a NaNoWriMo as well Read More …

October is Family History Month

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In light of Family History Month, we’d like to take some time to highlight all the amazing ways WNPL can help you to discover, preserve, and embrace your family history.   Deep dive into some genealogy research. Ancestry Plus is Read More …