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  • 5 Books to Help You Navigate Your Child’s Health

    These books about children's health aim to support and nurture the well-being of the youngest generation.

  • Five Nights Before Freddy’s

    A list of 10 titles to prepare you for the release of Five Nights at Freddy’s.

  • Goblins Are Good

    Goblins get a bad rap. But here are five picture books that will make the case that J.R.R. Tolkien and company are probably wrong.

  • 9 Books Celebrating the Great Outdoors for Nature Lovers

    These books are best experienced outside.

  • 5 Books to Help You Save Money, Eat Healthy, and Pack Your Lunch

    We round up some of the best books to help you pack your own lunch.

  • 10 Cozy Mysteries To Add Some Spooky To Your Life

    These 10 books with definitely help get you in the Halloween mood.

  • 6 of the Best Goosebumps Books from the 1990s

    Readers young and old who enjoy the fun horror of Goosebumps know they're in for a scare.

  • Top 10 Terrifying Horror Manga to Go with Your Spooky Season Vibe

    Get ready for Halloween with these eerie manga.

  • 10 Incredibly Frightening Horror Titles for After You Watch The Fall of the House of Usher on Netflix

    “I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country, and at length found myself, as the shades of evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.”

  • 10 Books To Feed Your Travis Kelce/Taylor Swift Obsession

    10 sports romances for all of us who ship the Taylor and Travis romance. #Traylor

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  • 10 Indie and Arthouse Films to Celebrate Sundance Season

    Get ready for the Sundance Film Festival with these 10 great Indie and Arthouse movies!

  • Civil Rights Day: 20 Books About Leaders in the Pursuit for Equality

    Learn more about the fight for Civil Rights through the lens of those who led the charge.

  • Don’t Call it a Bad Back: LL Cool J Turns 55

    It's LL Cool J's birthday, and we're celebrating in the customary fashion: starting hurricanes; listening to the bass go boom; maybe a little ice cream.

  • 5 Indispensable Jeff Beck Recordings

    Play a tune in memory of guitar god Jeff Beck. And play it loud.

  • 5 Books to Help Celebrate National Hot Tea Day

    5 books celebrating the history of tea, with some recipes thrown in too.

  • 5 Ways to Get to Know Poet Charles Simic

    The poet Charles Simic achieved nearly every distinction an American poet can hope for. It's not too late to find out why.

  • 10 End Times Titles to Prepare for The Last of Us on HBO

    A sudden pandemic. Societal collapse. Fungal infections that turn people into zombie-like mushroom people. No, it's not 2020, it's The Last of Us!

  • All the Cool Stuff Entering the Public Domain in 2023

    Cultural Icons Entering the Public Domain in 2023.

  • How to Be a Plant Parent: 15 Books to Help You Raise Houseplants

    Happy National Houseplant Day!

  • 10 Books to Read to Learn About Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

    A selection of books to aid in learning about and honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

  • “Forget it, Jake. I have Movie Club:” Join the Library’s Film Discussion Group this January

    If you love watching and discussing movies (but referring to them as “films”) and feeling all cool about it, join your Library friends at our online Film Discussion Group!

  • Get Creative with These 5 Books Sure to Inspire You

    Read or use these 5 books to jump back into your creative flow or inspire a new project!

  • 10 Exercise Books for People Who Hate to Exercise

    "Anyone who loves to exercise is either delusional, lying, or selling something" - Me

  • Five Titles for Pelé Fans of All Ages

    He was soccer, he was an icon, he was the biggest athlete in the world: nobody ever asked "Pelé who?"

  • 15 Books on Mending and Upcycling for Sustainable Fashion

    Mending and upcycling clothes is a great way to contribute to sustainable fashion. Here are some books with great ideas to make beautiful new creations out of second-hand or old, worn clothes and home goods…

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