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Celebrate Earth Day by reading about nature

Earth day was established in 1970 by Gaylord Nelson. After witnessing an oil spill in Santa Barbara, California, in 1969, he wanted to encourage a public consciousness surrounding air and wa...

DATE: Apr 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

Science at your fingertips

Keeping up can keep you informed

DATE: Apr 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

‘Growing up Whittaker’

Leif Whittaker to talk about new book at library

DATE: Apr 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

Books for Women’s History Month

Far too often, the contributions women have made to society go unnoticed. Women’s History Month was established in 1980 by President Jimmy Carter, who said “the achievements, leadership, cou...

DATE: Mar 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

Protest books help us examine our values

Edward Abbey once said,“sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul.” Protesting is an action that anyone can take. It is a way to make this will of the people heard when those in power...

DATE: Mar 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

Books for Black History Month

Black History Month was established in 1976 to encourage people to learn about a part of American history that is often neglected by the general public. Gerald Ford urged Americans “to seize...

DATE: Feb 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

The Unsettlers explores simpler living

Author will discuss new book at Maria’s

DATE: Feb 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

Launch your reading out of this galaxy

Some sci-fi recommendations ahead of Intergalactic Snowdown

DATE: Jan 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

‘Dirtbags’ author graduates with new book

How do you nest when you largely live on the road? Luke Mehall, author of Great American Dirtbags and American Climber, has released a new book about the trials of growing up a dirtbag. Revi...

DATE: Jan 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

Books to help you in the new year

Instead of the usual self-help, these are more profound

DATE: Dec 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Books

Hot reads for those cold days and nights

With cold weather blowing in, and thoughts of snow coming our way, it can get a little chilly in our reading lives. The snow piles up, and the cabin fever sets in. When you get tired of the ...

DATE: Dec 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Books

Delivering Dreams charming

When you are a child, your world is often constrained to home, school and the places you read about in books. A book or a letter becomes an invitation to explore the outside world, a chance ...

DATE: Oct 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Books