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Most career paths don’t begin with a single book, but Marc can point to one: The Red Web: The Struggle between Russia’s Digital Dictators and the New Online Revolutionaries. That book (borrowed through the library’s interlibrary loan/purchase suggestion service) and Marc’s educational background in Russian studies sparked his initial interest in cybersecurity. “I ultimately chose […]

Sandy is a quick study. The first couple of times she went into the stacks at the Quakertown branch with a list of titles needed to fulfill new holds, she was – in her own words – “terrible.” Now, her word is “slick.” “It’s a pretty long list when I come in on Monday mornings […]

Noah’s fingers flip through each book, his focus trained on cover after cover. When he finds a children’s book that isn’t in the right place, he slides it out, flips through the pile until he’s found the correct location, and drops it in. Then he’s right back on the search for more misplaced books.   […]

Maya heard the timer go off but decided to keep reading. After all, 15 minutes goes fast when you’re halfway through Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children! As part of Bucks County Free Library’s Summer Quest reading program, Maya challenged herself to read for 15 minutes every day this summer. “More often than not, she […]

For Vyvyanna, volunteering at the Perkasie branch of Bucks County Free Library was a homecoming of sorts. She grew up in the Upper Bucks area and fondly recalls visits to the Quakertown branch with her daycare. “I remember having the best time when special performers came to the library each summer,” she says. “It was […]

What would summer reading be like without beach reads? We’ve rounded up some of the romance, literary, contemporary and historical fiction we’re looking forward to reading this summer. If you picked up the beach-themed reading log at your closest branch, challenge yourself to read three of these suggested titles over the summer. For even more beach […]

Are you ready for a summer adventure? Whether you’re planning an exciting trip or stay-at-home adventures, we hope you will join us for Summer Quest at the library and set out to discover another world – through books of course! If you picked up the adventure-themed reading log from your closest branch, challenge yourself to […]

Who doesn’t love a good whodunit? There’s something so satisfying about a good cat-and-mouse story in which the reader is kept just at the brink of cracking the case. We love to try our (gloved) hands at sleuthing, but we also want to be kept in the dark. It’s a hard trick to pull off! […]