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Our teen book spotlight this week is all about going back to some of my New England roots.

Our teen book spotlight this week is all about humorous books as April is National Humor Month!!!  Books are some of the best ways to get some laughs and are filled with so many different types of humor; some catch you by surprise while there are others that are filled with so many awkward moments that you can’t help but laugh and squirm in y

Our teen book spotlight this week is on books that feature some of our favorite things--books, bookworms, and libraries!!!  The first week of April is National Library Week and what better way to celebrate than to read a book which highlights this amazing place.  We have a variety of books that feature a traditional library similar to wh

Our teen book spotlight this week is on books that are some of my all time favorites!!!

Our teen book spotlight this week is all about books that have been chosen for the Virginia Reader’s Choice (VRC) award over the past years!!  The VRC award was started back in the 1980s with the goal being that students across the state choosing what they thought the best book of the year is instead of adults.  Every year, there are 10

Our teen book spotlight this week is celebrating some serious girl power as March is Women’s History Month!!!  We have a collection of fiction and nonfiction books that highlight some strong females that made a difference in their world, or still are, either real or imagined.  Every reader can take encouragement from these amazing indivi

Our teen book spotlight this week is all about Basketball!!  We are getting to that time of year, one of craziest sports events which is known as March Madness!  Even though it may look a little different this year (kind of like everything else as well), it is still a basketball lover’s dream as it is nonstop action and games.  We can start to get into the Mar

Our teen book spotlight this week is focused on books that have recently been added to our collection meaning they are new!!!!  New books are the best; they have a new book smell and there is just something about being one of the first people to read it.  Some of the books this week are by some of our favorite authors and, based on their previous works, these books

Community Winter Reading Challenge for Kids and Teens Sees Positive Results

The program ran in January and featured a mix of virtual programs and reading incentives designed to connect literacy to entertainment. 

Reading Program Results

Our teen book spotlight this week is focused on books that take place in outer space!!  I do not know about you, but there have been times I have wondered what it would be like to live somewhere other than Earth; what would I wear, eat, how do you sleep and travel and there are so many more questions.  One of the amazing things about books is we can choose one that

Our teen book spotlight this week is focused on books that are written by authors living right here in the state of Virginia!!  We are incredibly fortunate that we have some amazing and talented authors living in our state; some even live right where we live!  Our spotlight today is filled with names you may have heard of before and some you may have not, but you w

Our teen book spotlight this week is focused on books that are written by Black and African American authors!!  As we celebrate and participate in Black History Month, which is the whole month of February, we are going to explore a variety of titles that are written by some amazing and talented authors.  While many this week are realistic titles, with some of them

Our teen book spotlight this week is focused on books that are an award winner!!!  This past week the ALA Youth Media Awards were held which is basically the Oscars for books!  Held every year at the end of January, books win a variety of awards that range from the best book of the year to the best debut novel by a debut author; there is even an award given to the

Our teen book spotlight this week is focused on books that are stand alone fantasy titles!  Let’s get real here for a second--there is something to be said when you find an amazing series that you just cannot put down, but not everyone has time for a series or sometimes you just want a book that has a beginning, middle, and end all within a f

Our teen book spotlight this week is focused on books that explore aspects of Civil Rights history.  Books are amazing tools to learn from as we explore parts of our past; they provide an opportunity to learn, explore, understand other points of view, and help us to understand and glean from the past.  As we remember Martin Luther King J