Losing a pet is never easy and quite often a heartbreak for the entire family. A picture book that addresses that loss in a meaningful and hope-filled way is Dog Heaven, written and illustrated by Cynthia Rylant. With beautifully saturated Read More …
You may be familiar with our Fiction Alert and Nonfiction Alert pages — carefully curated lists of highly anticipated books to be published in the coming months. We’re excited to announce the addition of Movie Alert which previews which new movies Read More …
Last month, at an event to celebrate the Grand Reopening of Mariano’s Gurnee location, the Warren-Newport Public Library accepted a generous donation from Mariano’s to support literacy efforts in our community. Noreen Reese, Deputy Director, and Ryan Livergood, Executive Director, Read More …
Have you ever seen a quadrillion dollar bill? It looks like any other bill except for the 15 zeros following the one and…oh yeah, there’s also a picture of James Brown on it. In Christopher Paul Curtis’ novel, Mr. Chickee’s Funny Read More …
In 1808, the Osage Indian Tribe was forced by the government to leave their land in Missouri and Arkansas. They migrated to a much smaller plot in Oklahoma where the land was rocky and no crops could grow. Fast forward Read More …