Extraordinary Lives of African Americans
During the month of February and all year round we celebrate the contributions to our community made by people of African descent. By reading the…
Holiday Gift Suggestions
There’s still plenty of time for holiday book buying this season and your librarians have compiled a list of fiction, non-fiction, biography/memoir, and poetry volumes…
No Colleen Hoover? No Problem.
Thanks to TikTok Colleen Hoover is currently one of the most popular and best selling authors in the country, and one of the most requested…
NaNoWriMo: Begin Writing Your Story
National Novel Writing Month began in 1999 with one goal: to write 50,000 words of a novel in thirty days. Since then, each November, thousands…
Castles of the World
Whether it is Cinderella’s Castle at Disney World or Windsor Castle in England, castles have fascinated travelers all over the world. It seems that every…
Brazil: Land of the Palm Trees
Brazil is the of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse countries in the world. As fall arrives in the USA, spring is happening in Brazil.…
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month
Dyslexia can be defined as a reading disability. It is estimated that dyslexia affects 15-20% of children. The books about dyslexia listed in this blog…
Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2022
October 10th, 2022 marks the second year the town of Winchester has officially recognized Indigenous Peoples’ Day. It is a day to honor the first…
Banned Books Week 2022
“Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need…
Hispanic Heritage Month
Celebremos el Mes de la Herencia Hispana! Let’s appreciate the histories, cultures and contributions of Americans whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and…