Like most adult Americans, I will never forget that morning of September 11th 2001. As the anniversary arrives, we naturally remember our personal story of that day. Whether we were close to the events or far away, we all remember where we were, what we were doing, and how we felt when we heard the news. Sharing those stories helps us to remember and continue to heal. I encourage you to share your story of that day in the comment area below.
The library has on display numerous books about 9/11. …

This time of year, everyone is putting out their best-books-of-the-year lists like this one from Publishers Weekly. So in keeping with the spirit of it all, here are a few of the best books I’ve read this year. Please, share yours!
•The Magicians by Lev Grossman
•The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
•Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin
•The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale . . . by Jeanne Birdsall
•Harry Potter. What a great re-read (any of them, all of them!).
•The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and

Veteran’s Day, like those it represents, is an unsung holiday.   It isn’t even close in glamour and glitz to Christmas and Thanksgiving and New Years (the trifecta of holidays).  It is even less noticed than the Hallmark Holidays like Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day. Veteran’s Day is a holiday in which too many people breeze through it with barely more than a fleeting thought  “oh yeah, today’s Veteran’s Day”.  So sad.
This Veteran’s Day, I challenge you to read a good book about a soldier.  There is no better way to …

In an effort to better serve our students, we have expanded our online resource collection by purchasing several electronic reference books.  These eBooks are fully searchable online versions of authoritative reference titles, some of which we still have available in print in our library.  Click on the widget and check it out the new collection.  Leave a comment and let us know what you think.  And remember to search the e-book collection for your next research project!