Wrap up 2023 with great titles (and great savings!)
The countdown to the end of the year is on! Our End of Year Sale is the perfect time to wrap up 2023 with new savings and new content to engage and entertain your community in 2024 and beyond. Join us on Dec. 6 at…
End of Year Sale Spotlight: “Fourth Wing” and “Iron Flame”
Quick: what is one of the most popular book circulating at your library right now? If you answered either Fourth Wing or Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros, you are not alone. The first two books in the Empyrean series are flying up both the bestseller…
Cookbooks for the Holidays
By Meghan Volchko, Digital Content Librarian Now that Halloween is over, we can really get down to the business of the (actual) best time of the year. That magical time between mid-November and New Year’s is really the absolute most amazing time of the year….
Be In the Know with Saturday AM
Tune in Thursday, Nov. 9 at 2pm ET to hear from Saturday AM – the world’s most diverse manga-inspired comics provider – as they round out our In the Know series for 2023 with our first-ever manga virtual event. Register now! Join Saturday AM’s Editor,…
Shop Native American Heritage Month books, films, & more
Twice a month our team will assemble a thematic one-stop-shop collection of books, films, lists, and Libby Extras to provide a more seamless shopping experience. This week’s theme is Native America Heritage Month! Celebrated since 1990, the month of November is the perfect time to…
Our Strangers by Lydia Davis is now available on OverDrive!
From one of the most accomplished writers of our time comes Our Strangers, another brilliant collection of short fiction. Artful, deft, and inventive, Lydia Davis’ newest collection of stories delves into topics ranging from marriage to tiny insects. These stories are a celebration of language…
Just in thyme! 5 culinary programming ideas for your library in 2024
The Great British Baking Show is back which means a new season of stunning showstoppers, tricky technicals, and the elusive Paul Hollywood handshake as amateur bakers compete in the big white tent. It also means another season of me watching each episode and immediately wanting…
Quoth the Raven: 5 Edgar Allen Poe retellings your patrons will want to read for evermore
Last night, my husband and I finished watching the miniseries The Fall of the House of Usher on Netflix. Created by the showrunner behind horror retellings The Haunting of Hill House and The Haunting of Bly Manor, this latest venture takes inspiration from none other…
As If! Totally Rad 90s Picks from Libby, Kanopy, and Libby Extras
By Sarah Filiberto, Digital Content Librarian As a child of the 90s, there are certain things, some more obscure than others, that just give me nostalgia now as an elder millennial. Books are, obviously, no exception since I am of the generation that is still…
Get a first look at new releases from Kensington
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to get a first look at Kensington’s winter and spring 2024 titles, including special appearances by authors and editors, with our next In the Know presentation on Tues., Oct. 24 at 1pm ET. Register now! In just over a…
4 benefits of comics & graphic novels for all readers
In a recent survey in School Library Journal, 26 percent of public libraries that responded said the graphic-novel readers at their libraries only read in that format. It’s no surprise readers are embracing visual storytelling: according to a joint report from Comichron and ICv2, two…
It’s a scary good time to add Kanopy and iNDIEFLIX to your digital library
One of my favorite parts of this time of year is turning the lights off and turning a horror movie on (bonus points if popcorn and candles are involved). As the cost of multiple streaming services creeps up, more users are saying no to scary…