Summer Reading Reviews

Sign up for the Summer Reading Program and fill your summer with literary fun! Everything counts towards your reading log, from rereading books to experiencing new ones, to graphic novels, magazines, audiobooks, […]

“A very colorful and imaginative way to decorate a space! Inspiring!” — Margaret Waters-Poor “Historical fiction about a young Jewish girl during the Holocaust. Sarah, age 10, locked her brother […]

“Miss Abrams is a new writer and her plot kept me interested. Enjoyed the novel.” — Ann Gelarden “An incredible story with an audiobook reader that was perfect! I would […]

5 stars for A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas   “Spicy and one of the better A Court of Thorns and Roses books.” – Maggie Schmuhl 3 […]

4 stars for Unstressed by Alane K. Daugherty PhD   “A great tool to transform your body’s stress response and build emotional resilience!” – Jessica Leonard 5 stars for The […]

3 ½ stars for The Housemaid is Watching by Freida McFadden   “This is the 3rd book in her Housemaid series. I have really enjoyed reading many of her books […]

3 stars for You Like It Darker by Stephen King    “I am not a fan of his short stories.” – Jen Haynes 5 stars for One by One by […]

Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman “The book went over a lot. I liked how the author explained things and the different formatting of the poems. It was […]

4 ½ stars for Paris audiobook by Paris Hilton    “I was looking for something “light” to listen to. This wasn’t it, but far exceeded my expectations. If you liked, […]

5 stars for The Housemaid by Frieda McFadden    “I saw a post by a friend on Facebook saying how much she enjoyed this book. I happened to spot it […]

4 stars for Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver    “Depressing. Heartbreaking. And so, so real. I probably would not have pushed through were it not for being the adoptive mom […]

4 stars for Racing the Light by Robert Crais    “Robert Crais is always a good read.” – Donna Bradway 3 ½ stars for Keep You Close by Karen Cleveland […]

5 stars for Savage Sam by Fred Gipson    “A well-written adventure tale even better than Old Yeller. Only briefly touched on settlers’ encroachment on buffalo and its effects on […]

4 stars for A Little Ray of Sunshine by Kristen Higgins    “I love books set on Cape Cod – I spent many family vacations there as a child. Great […]

4 stars for Famous for a Living by Melissa Ferguson    “This book definitely makes you think about all of the time people actually spend on social media and how […]

Our Summer Reading raffle entries have ranked many books read by your friends and neighbors this summer. Soon we’ll be sharing the reviews people wrote on the back of their […]

This year, National Library Week will fall on the week of April 3rd through April 9th. This week of appreciation for both libraries and their workers began back in 1958, […]

The eyes of the world are all watching the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It’s leaving a number of us yearning to know more about the conflict, the history and politics […]

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We are pleased to announce that we are adding curbside pickup of holds back to our services! Pickup Blu-rays, DVDs, magazines, hotspots, Chromebooks, books, and audiobooks without leaving your car. […]

Coffee shops, Christmas, romance… sign me up! The new romance series by Filipino writer Carla de Guzman continues her exploration of her favorite tropes, places, and food. A war is […]

Ryland Grace wakes up in a spaceship light years from Earth. The problem is he doesn’t remember who he is or what he’s supposed to do. But whatever it is, […]

A new breed of predator… white supremacist serial killers. Up until now, John E. Douglas, veteran of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Behavioral Science Unit (BSU), has encountered serial killers […]

We have several hotspots available for check out here in our library! You can find more information on this on the flyer below.

Light or quick reads for your enjoyment and enlightenment: Let It Bang, How to Do Nothing, A Knock at Midnight, The Gifts of Imperfection, & Bad Blood. Let It Bang: […]

William was a boy born into poverty in Malawi. He watched his entire family grow thinner during the winter. He has many sisters, and his seven-year-old sister got into the […]

Gene is a super-star student who excels in the classroom. He likes order, he likes to plan, be safe, and conduct himself in accordance with school rules. Phineas’s middle name […]

Incest that occurs in your family that you are too ashamed to speak of. A friend’s father who touches you in his van. A boy who keeps talking about your […]

Sylvia loved growing up in Las Cruces, NM with her siblings, Mario and Laura, her Tia Angelica, Mami and Papi. In good weather, the kids would go outside and play […]

Treasure, aka Jeanie, and her sister, Tiffany, lose their father first. Then, their mother dumps the girls with their Great Aunt Grace. The two girls cling to each other, bracing […]

There is nothing Zoe Washington likes better than to bake. She is so excited about the Kids Bake Challenge for the Food Network. Low and behold, her entry wins her an internship […]

Israel Keyes studied those who were similar to himself. For example, he described Ted Bundy as his “hero,” and he relished in the murders of other serial killers. He was […]

It is 1969 in segregated Louisiana. Tatum (aka “Tater”) Henry begins playing football at a “white” field. Why? It is two miles closer to his home than the “black” field. […]

A black cop infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). Unbelievable, right? Wrong. On a lark, Ron Stallworth responded to a recruitment ad for the Knights in the local Colorado Springs […]

Sonya Carson had a third grade education, she married at age 13, and she had two boys, Ben and Curtis. The lady was abandoned by her husband when her sons […]

Quiz bow crush: aka an unarticulated crush on Damien. Valentine’s Day with mom as an eight-year-old: red hearts everywhere, even the tomato sauce on top of a cheese pizza. Being […]

The inventor of the wooden golf tee began his education in Oswego and was one of the first children to use the Oswego Public Library. In 1857 George Franklin Grant […]

Mabinty Bangura loved her family dearly. Born in Sierra Leone, her mother and father adored her and were sweet to her. Despite the poverty in which they lived and the […]

In 2002, Elizabeth Smart was abducted from her bedroom in Utah in the middle of a night by a stranger at knife-point. The girl was terrified and feared for her […]

Jeffrey Epstein had a talent with numbers. He could straighten out many a wealthy person’s finances in no time flat. Though he was born into poverty, he began to reap […]

In 2012, Obama and Biden ran and won the presidential and vice presidential race. In 2013, Beau Biden was diagnosed with brain cancer. In 2014, Beau’s diagnosis and prognosis weighed […]

Jasmine “Jay” Barton longs to work with horses at a racetrack. She visits all of the yards in the racetrack to request a job. At the last barn, the wife […]

Hitler stole more than 17 million lives, including 6 million Jewish lives.  He confiscated the mental health of many survivors, and many years of people’s lives wondering and worrying about […]

Alex is smitten by a new hot boy that she meets in her class, Cole Cozen. He is sexy, fun and he seems so nice. He is sweet, and he […]

In 2020, Kamala Harris became the first Black and Indian American US vice presidential nominee. In 2017, she became the first woman of color Californian district attorney. Prior to that […]

New York City in 1910, site of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. Bella, Yetta and Jane. Three young women, seemingly so different, yet so entwined in their thought, attitudes and actions. […]

Michelle Obama became the first black First Lady of the United States in January of 2008. In order to get there, she had to be better, stronger, and faster than […]

Braids or pigtails. This was the big morning drama while raising four young daughters and a son. Nancy Pelosi was happy to put her little kids in a stroller while […]

Robin Roberts: the happy-go-lucky host of Good Morning America (GMA). After beating breast cancer, it seemed like a double blow when she discovered that she now suffered from bone marrow […]

12-year-old Cady Bennett finally gets to see her mother’s sister. The meeting does not occur in exactly the manner that she had hoped. Instead of having a wonderful family event, […]

Nala’s life revolves around Imani, the cousin that she lives with, Tye, the boy she is crushing on, and her Grandma, whom she visits at her senior residential complex with […]

The lights, the glory… Olympic stars dances in these young girls’ eyes. It was especially dazzling and awe-inspiring when a doctor named Larry Nassar brought them souvenirs from the Olympic […]

Ewing Beach, California. Surf, sun, and lots of fun. Alberta is an up-and-coming seventh grader who has the pleasure to live there with her fabulous dads. She loves everything about […]

Work to ride is the name of the game… because that’s exactly what you do at Chaumounix Equestrian Center in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. This treasure, located near “The Bottom” […]

Ariel Castro brought three women home a sculpture from the Rescue Mission that said Hope. They decided to keep it. The man was notoriously cheap. He fed them a little […]

Becoming a new manager can be a process filled with trepidation… but it does not have to be. In order to get things done well, a manager must become competent […]

Ever made a mistake with your hard-earned cash? Have you impulsively bought a high-priced item on credit? Failed to build an emergency savings fund? Wasted much money on convenience food […]