Next week a lovely book comes out that I can't wait for you all to be able to read. Appropriately releasing during Pride Month, How We Do Family is the memoir of Trystan Reese, a gay transgender man, about his family. Trystan and his then-boyfriend Biff had only been dating a year when they took [...]
June is Audiobook Appreciation Month, and I’d like to share with you some of my personal favorites I’ve come across while working at the Library. These are great suggestions to help add to your Summer Reading Minutes, as well as enjoy during long summer road trips! Harry Potter (the whole series) by J.K. Rowling: I [...]
All the news out of Gaza about the Israel-Palestine conflict has a lot of people talking about that part of the world. Many of us use books to learn more about other places and expand our worldview, so that got me wondering: what does the library have that would help? There are some great options! [...]
This summer, Professor Steve will be sharing with us his amazing tales of science and scientists. Participants will learn about inventions that happened by accident, such as Silly Putty, Play Doe and Popsicles! Students will discover how inventors like Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison made discoveries over one hundred years ago that make life easier [...]
June is LGBT Pride Month and today I'm here with some great picture books about gender identity that are perfect for reading during Pride Month. Born Ready: The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope by Jodie Patterson, illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney-Barlow. 2021. Just before his fifth birthday, Penelope lets his mother know he is [...]
June 1 (today!) is the first day of our 2021 Summer Reading Program where your whole family can earn prizes by reading or listening to books! Did you know... Summer Reading is for all ages - even adults. We want everyone to have fun reading or listening to books this summer and we have prizes for [...]
Hello! This is the Galena Crew again, and today we will be talking about our Library of Things Collection! You may have noticed that libraries are not just buildings full of books anymore. Libraries offer lots of classes, services, and some interesting collections of physical items available for check out. Our Library of Things collection [...]
May is Asian / Pacific American Heritage Month, so what better month to enjoy any of these awesome books for kids? Books for younger kids: Astrid and Apollo and the Starry Campout by V.T. Bidania (2020). This easy reader chapter book is about Hmong twins Astrid and Apollo is perfect for starry summer nights. Check [...]
Working at the Library, I get asked about Test Prep materials a LOT. Kids, Teens and Adults ask about books for ACT, SAT, ASVAB, Nursing exams, and more. I have to tell them that we don’t have as many books as we would like, because the material changes so much faster than what we can [...]
Today Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. In the spirit of that joy, I have a fun booklist: Uzma Jalaluddin's first book, a retelling of Pride and Prejudice set in her hometown of Toronto, got excellent reviews and it's easy to see why. Ayesha Shamsi is still [...]
