Category Archives: music

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Recommendations

Posted on May 2, 2019 by rlorino

In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, our librarians are talking about their favorite books & other media by and about Asian Pacific Americans.  Visit our display at Robbins for even more materials you can check out! Dogeaters by … Continue reading →

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Arlington Reads Together in March

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Assistant Director

We welcome the community to join us for our annual community read program, Arlington Reads Together!  Since 2003 Arlington has come together around a title with book groups, panel discussions, and more. The year we are reading Refugee by Alan … Continue reading →

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Black Future Month – Afrofuturism Recommendations

Posted on February 19, 2019 by rlorino

Were you a fan of the movie Black Panther?  The critically acclaimed box office smash brought the term Afrofuturism into the mainstream as people clamored for more things to watch, read, and listen to upon finishing the film. The Oxford … Continue reading →

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Hidden Gems

Posted on April 1, 2018 by rlorino

This month our library staff share some of their favorite hidden gems with you.  These are the books & other media that we love, but never got a whole lot of attention. The Backstagers by by James Tynion IV, Illus. … Continue reading →

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Arlington Reads Together 2018 events round-up

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Andrea Nicolay, Library Director

We are excited to share a full list of events celebrating Wonder by R.J. Palacio, your 2018 community read! Arlington Reads Together events take place in March and there’s something for everyone, so keep scrolling (or download a printable ART2018 program)–and … Continue reading →

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Arlington’s Favorite Things in 2017

Posted on December 22, 2017 by rlorino

We posted about our top e-books & e-audiobooks of 2017 earlier this week and that made us wonder…  What physical media was popular in Arlington?  How does it differ from the e-content?  Check out the results below! Adult Books: Hillbilly … Continue reading →

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Who Would You Like To Meet?

Posted on November 7, 2017 by rlorino

We asked our librarians for some characters or people from books, film, music, or games that they would like to meet in real life.  Here are the answers! There are so many characters I’d love to hang out with, it … Continue reading →

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Staff Picks for Hispanic Heritage Month

Posted on October 10, 2017 by rlorino

This month our librarians weigh in on their favorite media that are by Latinx & Hispanic creators or about Latinx & Hispanic characters! I loved season one of Jane the Virgin. Set in Miami and parodying the telenovela style, it … Continue reading →

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Lemonade Syllabus

Posted on February 15, 2017 by rlorino

Lemonade didn’t win the Grammy for Album of the Year  this weekend, to the surprise of even the winner, Adele.  But Beyonce’s iconic album did inspire the Lemonade syllabus, created by Candice Benbow last year. The syllabus includes books, films, … Continue reading →

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