News

Book of the Week for May 26, 2019

The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

An architect defies people and conventional standards during the construction of his masterpiece.

Book of the Week for May 16, 2019

Life Sentences by Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey

Three middle aged woman decide to make changes in their lives.

Book of the Week for May 10, 2019

I Never Promised You A Rose Garden by Joanne Greenberg

A sixteen-year-old schizophrenic is guided back to sanity by a psychiatrist; based on the author’s life.

Book of the Week for May 05, 2019

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

A 36-year-old neurosurgeon is diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer just before his decade of training is completed.

Why You Should Start Binge-reading Right Now

Ditch Netflix for a novel. And not just because a novelist is telling you to.

Book of the Week for April 28, 2019

Here Is New York by E. B. White

From his new home in Maine, the author of Stuart Little and Charlotte’s Web lovingly remembers the city of his...

Warren Buffett’s Skill For Success: Reading

Charlie Munger praises this 1 trait of Warren Buffett’s—without it, ‘you won’t get very far in life’.

Book of the Week for April 20, 2019

Sport by Louise Fitzhugh

Harriet the Spy’s best friend gets a stepmother, a million dollars, and his father’s attention.

The Importance Of Books

The confidence—and other benefits—that come from reading. Learn more in a Webinar by Francie Alexander for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH).

Celebrating 200 Years Of Walt Whitman At The Library Of Congress

The Library of Congress will celebrate the 200th anniversary of American poet and changemaker Walt Whitman’s birthday in spring 2019...

Book of the Week for April 14, 2019

Moonwalk by Michael Jackson

A harsh childhood; fame, friends and plastic surgery; the singer’s 1988 memoir.

National Library Week

National Library Week (April 7 – 13) is a great time to remind yourself of all your library has to...