Uneasy Lies the Crown by Tasha Alexander

In the video below, Debbie talks about Uneasy Lies the Crown, a historical fiction thriller by Tasha Alexander. Find this item in our catalog here. 

The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized the World by Sarah Weinman

Sarah Weinman’s The Real Lolita is so entertainingly written, it is easy to overlook the fact that there is only very limited information available about the title character. In the late 1940s, drifter Frank LaSalle convinced eleven year old Sally Read More …

The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian’s Art Changed Science

The Girl Who Drew Butterflies:  How Maria Merian’s Art Changed Science is a juvenile non-fiction book about a female artist born in the seventeenth century who had a scientific curiosity about insects.  Long before the field of entomology was established, Maria Read More …

Cut the Cable: Streaming Entertainment Options

Thanks to the deep freeze, we missed our Cut the Cable program.  This program will be offered again in March. In the meantime, we have recorded the basic presentation for patrons to view, and we have copies of all handouts Read More …

Let’s Talk Books! Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue

In the video below, Jessica talks about Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue, a novel about Cameroonian immigrants. Watch the video and then find this title in our catalog.