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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.    

Reading Challenge Winner

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Congratulations to Francisco on winning a reading tablet in our challenge to read 45 books in the library’s 45th anniversary year in 2018! In all, over 200 reading logs were submitted representing close to 10,000 books read! Everyone is a Read More …

2019 Creative Writing Contest

It’s time for the 26th annual Friends of the Library Creative Writing Contest! Click here for a PDF copy of this page. Categories Short Story (fiction) Poetry Limited to two entries in each category per person. Age Groups Grades 3, Read More …

Janesville: An American Story by Amy Goldstein

It’s common knowledge that when a large factory closes, many employees are affected and sometimes a city cannot recover from that type of financial loss. Janesville takes a close look at the General Motors plant closure in Janesville, Wisconsin which Read More …

Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall

Hello Lighthouse, written and illustrated by Caldecott medal winner Sophie Blackall, charmingly answers the question: what would it be like to live and work in a lighthouse?  Young children will delight in this picture book about a lighthouse, its keeper Read More …