Fun fact about March: It is the only month with three consecutive consonants in its name. (Some have stated that it is the only month that is is verb, but others have pointed out that they may be wrong about that.)
2025 Rise: Top Ten Feminist Books
Each year, the American Library Association compiles Rise: A Feminist Book List, collecting the best feminist literature for readers age 0-18. In honor of Women's History Month, here are this year's Rise Top Ten. You can see the full list of titles at the ALA website!
Spring 2025 Programs in the Children’s Room!
Our spring program season officially starts on Monday March 24! We'll be back with storytimes, playtimes, and music programs for ages 0 to 5 years, as well as afterschool and weekend programs for ages 6 to 11 years! We have print brochures with all program information available in the Children's Room now!
March Artist of the Month: Pixie Yates and Dr. Dael Angelico-Hart
March Artist of the Month Pixie Yates- Pixie’s original watercolor and acrylic work features color-drenched flowers, seagrass, sunsets, cafes and shop windows, cocktails, perfume bottles, and more. and Dr Dael Angelico-Hart focuses her art to altered books and builds bird houses and castles out of books.
March 2025 Book of the Month
Night Watch, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Jayne Anne Phillips, is our pick for the March Book of the Month! Set during the Civil War, this haunting and lyrical story follows a mother and daughter seeking refuge in a West Virginia asylum, weaving a tale of survival, love, and resilience.
March 2025 Puzzle: A Plethora of Pen Names
This crossword is all about well-known authors' noms de plume. If you have some favorite authors and want to get notified whenever we order new books by them, sign up for Author Alerts!
Black History Month
In honor of Black History Month, here are some recent nonfiction titles covering a variety of topics related to Black history.
February 2025 Mid-Month Sudoku
A reminder that this year's Winter Reading Challenge continues on to the end of the month! And now, apropos of nothing, another groaner from the King of Horror:
Fresh Romance
Are you ready for Valentine's Day? Would some fresh contemporary romance novels help? Here you go!
2025 ALA Youth Media Awards
Last week the American Library Association announced the winners of the annual Youth Media Awards, which honor the best books for young readers in a number of categories. Below are the winners of each award.