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  • Wine & Words: A Beneficial Engagement

    Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton Have you ever been at a lost for what to read next? Libraries are not only a place to borrow books, but the librarians who work there aim to point you in the right direction. Librarians’ suggestions are valued. As librarians, we also value the suggestions brought to us by…

    sbarillari

    February 17, 2025
    Book Reviews, Libraries, Library Services, Recommendations, Wine & Words
    Chianti, ChiantiClassico, EdithWharton, EthanFrome, ItalianWines, PodereIlPalazzino, Zeena
  • The Tournament of Books Returns!

    Brackets are SO back in 2025. We’re somehow nearly halfway through February 2025, which means its time to get ready for the Tournament of Books 2025! Yes, the ultimate battle for bookish glory returns for the second year, including four rounds of voting to decide the Tournament of Books Champion 2025! You will also have…

    Jack B.

    February 10, 2025
    Contests, Events, Libraries, Middletown, CT, Sports
    AdultFiction, Audiobooks, BookTournament, Ebooks, Hoopla, Libby, NonFiction, TournamentOfBooks
  • Looking For Love? Add These 10 Swoon-Worthy Romance Books To Your TBR

    By Briana G, Your Romance Loving Librarian Bestie Happy February y’all! We made it through January, so we should all give ourselves a big pat on the back. I read so much in January and cannot wait to see what February holds. We have so much to look forward to in February: Black History Month,…

    brianarusselllibrary

    February 3, 2025
    Book Reviews, Recommendations
    Book Reviews, books, books inspired by movies, books rces, brynne weaver, cowboy romance, dark romance, done and dusted, earl crush, first time caller, french pressed love, hot earl, i think they love you, julian winters, lauren kung jessen, out of the woods, queer romance, regency romance, rom com, romance books, romance girlie, romance novel, russell library, scythe and sparrow, spicy books, victorian romance, yin yang love song
  • Kids Series for Everyone

    During a recent visit from my husband’s parents, I found my father-in-law reading my daughter’s book Bad Kitty for President by Nick Bruel. It’s a middle-grade reader and my daughter is eight years old. My father-in-law has a Ph.D. in physics and always brings a bag full of books when he visits. But he liked…

    Amy S.

    January 20, 2025
    Book Reviews, Kids and Teens, Recommendations
    BadKittyForPresident, BadKittyGetsAPhone, BadKittyGoesOnVacation, BadKittyKittenTrouble, BadKittyMakesAMovie, Bandit, BanditAndChile, Bingo, BlueHellerPup, Bluey, Chile, Cocomelon, DiaryOfAWimpyKid, DollyPartonImaginationLibrary, FamilyFrolic, GregHeffley, GustavHolst, Hammerbarn, JeffKinney, Jupiter, NickBruel, Omelette, PresidentialElection, Sleepytime, TheLongHaul, ThePlanets, UncleMurray, UncleMurraysFunFacts, Work, YogaBall
  • Wine & Words: Transcending Distractions 

    Table for Two by Amor Towles Imagine sitting across the table, having a conversation with a close friend. It is just the two of you, facing each other. It is the most fundamental level of human interaction that we possess. There are no cell phones. No screens blaring the bright lights of a latest football…

    sbarillari

    January 13, 2025
    Book Reviews, Recommendations, Trending, Wine & Words
    AmorTowles, Casablanca, DirtyMartini, Distractions, Martini, PhiladelphiaStory, RulesOfCivility, TableForTwo
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