The most festive time of the year is here! For most of us, the 2021 holiday season looks different than last year. Many folks are excited to revive old celebrations, while others are embarking on new traditions. No matter how you’re celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa, reading is a wonderful way to spend your holiday […]
Teens
Affirming Books By and About Transgender People
A lot of the public’s awareness of the transgender community comes from movies, television shows and books. But for decades, media did not accurately represent or characterize transgender people. Transgender Awareness Week – November 13 to 19 – highlights transgender people and the issues faced by members of the community. It’s also a time for […]
TeenTober: What will you discover at the library?
Happy TeenTober! TeenTober is a new nationwide celebration hosted by libraries in October where we celebrate teens and help them connect with library resources that help them meet their goals. In addition to books, the library has lots of free services to help teens level up their academics and learn vital creative skills and hobbies at their own […]
6 BIG reasons to get a library card!
There’s much more to your local library than books. A library card is a powerful tool that allows you and your family to explore, learn, and connect with the world around you. Here are a few BIG things you’ll receive access to with a Bucks County Free Library card: Children’s Books and Activities Need to […]
Laughter Really IS the Best Medicine!
Feeling stressed or anxious? We have an easy, fun, and free cure – laughter! It’s true: laughter really is strong medicine. There is no quicker or more dependable way to balance mind and body than a good laugh. Laughter boosts the immune system by causing a decrease in stress hormones and an increase in immune […]
4 Clues to a More Mysterious May
Know a middle schooler who’s mad about malice, misdeeds, and other mystifying mayhem? Check out the four clues listed for each book or series below, and solve the riddle of which book will draw your tween or young teen reader in for a most mysterious month of May! Blackthorn Key Adventure series by Kevin Sands […]
10 Series to Make You Feel Out of this World!
National Space Day comes around but once a year (May 7th this year), but there’s no reason we can’t enjoy some glorious science fiction picks all year round! Space Operas are stories set amongst the stars and planets, involving space travel, spaceships, and intergalactic adventures galore! Check out these space opera series for Space Day […]
Shake Up Shakespeare: 8 YA Books in Verse You’ll Love
There are books that rock and books that rollBut Shakespeare’s works can oft be droll Enjoy these YA choices, poetry in verseWritten by a cast that’s incredibly diverse The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo A young Latino girl must decideTo strut forward, or stay and hide Bull by David Elliott The myth of the Minotaur […]
You’re Not Alone: YA books on Mental Health
The brain is a part in our body. It is a very important part of our body, but it is still, at the end of the day, a part of our body. Like any other part of our body, it can get hurt. Or something can be different about how our brains work, just like other […]
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 […]
