I love it when the weather turns cool and you can start to wear sweaters. It’s my favorite time of year. When the leaves turn and fall, and the smell of rot clings to the air like hungry ghosts suffering from denial. I love Halloween when you can put on a costume and pretend to […]
Reading
From Book to Creation: Explore, Learn and Create — All Without a Screen!
At the library, we know that screen fatigue might be hitting hard where you are. Whether you’re doing virtual learning, working from home, or taking advantage of the digital resources safely at home, we’re all using our screens a bit more than we used to. So we thought we’d share a roundup of family-friendly books […]
A New Challenge Approaches!
We get it; between school and work and planning that killer costume, the first few weeks of Fall can be A LOT. And if you signed up for our BCFL Read-A-Thon, you might be finding yourself a few books behind schedule. But never fear, because October 19 marks the very first day of our Beanstack […]
Best Books for Fans of The Baby-Sitters Club
Love the Baby-Sitters Club and looking for more great reads? These books are full of friends, humor, and lots of heart! Graphic Novels El Deafo by Cece Bell Having lost her hearing at the age of four, Cece has trouble fitting in and making friends. But then she discovers that her hearing aid gives her […]
Spooky Reads for the Young and Young at Heart
Does the crisp October air have you and your kids hankering for some spooky reads? Do you long to stretch your skeleton out on the couch with a cup of your favorite ghoulish hot beverage and page through a chilling tale? Have your little ghosts and werewolves been pestering you for creepy, kooky, mysterious, and spooky books this season? Then it’s […]
Enola Holmes Book Series Read-A-Likes
Enola Holmes has been released on Netflix, but did you know it was based off a book series by Nancy Springer? The series follows Enola, the younger sister of the famous Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes, as she tries to solve the mystery of her mother’s disappearance. Along the way she becomes a private detective who […]
Transition to cloudLibrary Complete!
Good news: cloudLibrary has finished transferring material from RBdigital and OverDrive’s collections to their new home in the cloudLibrary app! If you’re still getting the hang of cloudLibrary, we’re here to help. First things first. If you haven’t already, visit the cloudLibrary website to download the app to your device. Take a look at these […]
Celebrate Read an eBook Day!
Hip hip hooray, September 18 is Read an E-book Day! To celebrate, we thought we would share with you a few of our recent favorite e-book titles available through the library’s digital resources, cloudLibrary and Hoopla. So, switch on your tablet, fire up your Kindle Fire, open up your app or browser, and LET’S READ!
Young Adult Novels About Patriot Day
What is Patriot Day? It is a reminder of both terrible and hopeful things. It is a day we remember the attacks on the Twin Towers, World Trade Center, and Pentagon in 2001. It is a day we remember the lives lost to this tragedy. It is a day we remember the feelings of being […]
Cool Off With These Wintry Books!
Summer may be winding down, but warmer temperatures will be with us for a while. So, to get your mind off the warmth and mugginess of late summer in Pennsylvania, we’ve pulled together some books set during the winter (or in a snowy climate) to help you “cool off” or at least imagine that you’re […]
