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Happy birthday, A. A. Milne! Did you know you can visit the REAL Winnie-the-Pooh and friends at the Library? Stop by the Children’s Center in honor of Milne’s birthday today!
What exercises do some of your favorite authors love? Check it out, and maybe you’ll find some inspiration to keep that new year’s resolution to exercise more.
Happy birthday, Susan Sontag! If you haven’t read any of her work, you’re missing out. Get started here.
Cartography nerds, check out this very rare copy of Charles Minard’s self-published folio of 1861 in our collections.
We frequently hear about diversity, but why is diversity important? Recently, with the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, we hosted Our Compelling Interests: A Panel on Diversity and Democracy, a panel gathered to address the critical role of diversity in democracy. Listen now.
We support all adorable cat-centric children’s books! One of our regular patrons happens to have recently written and illustrated one called Cat on the Bus. Read an interview with Aram Kim here.
Hear a letter from South Africa’s former president and anti apartheid revolutionary, Nelson Mandela, to his sister-in-law , Niki Iris Xaba. This correspondence is recited by Oscar award winning rapper and actor Common.
Christopher Platt joins Gwen and Frank to talk about hate crimes, privacy and transparency, and how to start a revolution from your local library. Plus: Project Gutenberg reads, our technological future, and our crush on Carla Hayden. Listen now.
While our librarians always try to tailor their suggestions to every patron’s interests, a few books just kept coming up over and over as recommendations in 2016! These were our librarians’ top recommended books last year.
Todd Parr’s children’s books explain bodies and self-esteem and non-traditional families in the simplest of terms, using bright bold line drawings to illustrate his ideas. Check out his books.
Take on @bookriot‘s 2017 Read Harder Challenge with a little help from your friendly neighborhood librarian.
Step outside your comfort zone and try new genres this year! Our 2017 Reading Calendar Genre Sampler Pack is the perfect list to help you find something you love.
Who says YA is just for young adults? If you want to read more YA in 2017, try out our YA Novels for Adults Too Reading Calendar.