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Black History Month Booklists
Because reading books by black authors & with black characters is important all year round, for our last blog post of Black History Month we’ve got a bunch of booklists for all your reading needs! Boston Public Library has been … Continue reading
Black History Month – African Americans in Times of War
2018’s Black History Month theme is African Americans in Times of War, a topic that is often overlooked when learning about our country’s history. We’re sharing some books and other resources that can help you learn more about this important … Continue reading
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Award Winning Books for Pride
Want some quality queer books to help you celebrate Pride this month? Check out these 2017 award winners! 29th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winner Lesbian Fiction Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn Gay Fiction The Angel of History by … Continue reading
Overdue!
Sometimes books don’t come back to the library before their due date. We get it – life happens! In most cases overdue books are safely back on our shelves within a few days. But every so often that’s not the … Continue reading
Stranger Than Science Fiction
Library staff sound off on some of their favorite sci-fi! My favorite books are all character-driven and most sci-fi doesn’t really satisfy me in that way, but I still have a few favorites. Doomsday Book by Connie Willis is about … Continue reading
Things That Go Bump In The Night
This month we talk all about books & other media that truly frighten us! In general, I am not one who enjoys being scared; however, these two books came with such phenomenal recommendations that I had no choice but to … Continue reading
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Let’s Get Schooled
With back to school season rapidly approaching, the librarians here at the Robbins Library sound off on which fictional school they’d most like to attend! William McKinley High is easily the perfect fictional high school for me. At first I … Continue reading
The Dog Days of Summer
As summer continues & we slog through heatwaves and rainstorms, library staff sound off on their summer reading habits & share some of their favorite summer reads! I don’t read terribly different books in the summer, but I tend to … Continue reading
Brand New Books: April Edition
Missed the new March books? Check them out here. City of Secrets by Stewart O’Nan From the publisher: “a timely moral thriller of the Jewish underground resistance in Jerusalem after the Second World War.” O’Nan has written many other highly … Continue reading
Brand New Books: March Edition
I can’t believe it’s already April! Here are a few of last month’s popular new releases….
