Announcing the Winners!

Creative Writing Contest

Thanks to all who entered our 28th Annual Friends of the Library Creative Writing Contest! We were so impressed with ALL of the 150+ entries. Did you miss the deadline? Keep an eye out for next year’s contest — rules Read More …

The Second Chance Club: Hardship and Hope After Prison by Jason Hardy

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In this candid account, author Jason Hardy describes what it was like for him to work as a parole/probation officer in crime-ridden New Orleans, with clients among the neediest souls anywhere. He finds that the hardest populations to work with Read More …

Let’s Talk Books! The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare

In the video below, Jessica talks about The Girl With The Louding Voice by Abi Dare.

2021 Oscar Nominees

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The 93rd Oscar Nominees were announced yesterday. The Oscars Awards Ceremony will be held on Sunday, April 25, 2021. Click on the links below to check the status of or place a hold on nominated films.       Best Read More …

March is Women’s History Month

Let’s celebrate Women’s History Month with some great titles about amazing women throughout history: Bad Feminist: Essays by Roxane Gay Headstrong: 52 Women who Changed Science — and the World by Rachel Swaby Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Read More …