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Rise: Feminist Literature for Young Readers

Rise: Feminist Literature for Young People

March 8th is International Women's Day, but any day is a great time to read books off of the 2020 list from Rise: A Feminist Book Project (formerly known as the...

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March 2020 puzzle

March makes many of us think of longingly of spring—even though it's probably still a ways off. We hope this puzzle will help celebrate March, or at least help you pass some time while you wait for spring to start in earnest! As always, you can work our puzzle online or in print; we have...

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Katherine Johnson & Other Historical Hidden Figures

Katherine Johnson and Other Historical Hidden Figures

Katherine Johnson, one of the NASA mathematicians who calculated the trajectories required for the 1969 moon landing, died on February 24, 2020 at the age of 101. For much of her life, she and the...

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Love Is a Good Thing

To celebrate the fact that both Black History Month and Valentines Day occur in February, here are fifteen romance novels with black main characters. These novels represent a variety of subgenres of romance novels (historical, contemporary, sports, royalty...), so we think there's something here...

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2020 Best Picture Nominees

2020 Best Picture Nominees

On February 9, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences held the 92nd Academy Awards. At the end of the night, Bong Joon-Ho's film Parasite was awarded Best Picture, the first non-English language film to be so honored. (Additionally, Parasite won Best International...

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Alex Awards

2020 Alex Awards

Each year the American Library Association selects 10 books for the Alex Awards. These are books written for adults that are selected for having special appeal to teen readers. Alex Award-winning books can be great choices for teens who are looking to read more adult books. They're also great...

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Armchair Travel: 7 Continents in 14 Books

For all the benefits of traveling with none of the hassle, check out some of these books that are set across the world's continents and written by authors local to their settings. With fiction and nonfiction, science fiction, biography, and more, there are plenty of ways to experience a new...

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February 2020 puzzle

February may be the shortest month of the year, but it's positively packed with programs here at the library: author visits, book talks, concerts, pub trivia, Fish On! and more. See everything that's happening by visiting our Upcoming Programs & Events...

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Superb Owls (And Where to Find Them)

Superb Owls (And Where to Find Them)

We understand that many Americans are very interested in a particular Superb Owl this time of year. However, birders and outdoor enthusiasts know that you can see superb owls touch down in the Merrimack Valley all year long. Check out this list of birding books to learn more, or kick off your...

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ALA Youth Media Awards

2020 ALA Youth Media Awards

The American Library Association has announced the 2020 winners of the Youth Media Awards, including the Newbery, Caldecott, and Printz Medals. These are the highest American honors for books written for young people. Check out...

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