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Book Cover of When We Are Kind by Monique Gray Smith

A Perfect Picture Book for Random Acts of Kindness Week

January 12, 2021

Klem-Mari Cajigas

There are opportunities to be kind in small ways and big ways, every single day. A wonderful picture book by Monique Gray Smith shows us how.

Tell me Why!

January 9, 2021

Donna Reagan

The ancient porquior stories and myths are a delightful explanation of the "hows" and "whys" of nature and humanity. Choogie Kingfisher, Cherokee National Treasure, is pictured here telling stories.

NPL Offers a Different Take on a Different Year

January 8, 2021

Ed Brown

Library Staff Share Lessons Learned in 2020 to Forge Ahead in 2021

How to Combat Loneliness

January 7, 2021

Beth Deeb

If you feel yourself withdrawing from others right now after months of limited social interaction, I highly recommend this book.

Best Comics of 2020

January 6, 2021

Jeremy Estes

Panel Discussion book club host Jeremy Estes selects some of his favorite comics of 2020.

The Chill of Cold and Hard Times

January 4, 2021

Katie Varnell

The difficult periods of life will hurt, but beauty can still found within them. Katherine May recounts a painful season and the inevitability of sadness in her nonfiction book Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times.

Winter Watch Party, Part Two

January 3, 2021

Megan Adovasio-Jones

Take in the season with a hot beverage and a couple of these cold weather movies and TV shows.

The Colonel's Ribbons

January 2, 2021

Ken Fieth

Colonel George H. Morgan received the nation's highest military honor and went on to teach at Hume-Fogg High School in 1924-1925.

Podcast

Episode Seven: Peace to 2020

December 31, 2020

Sages declared 2020, "The Year of Perfect Vision." Ohhhhhh, what change we witnessed! Tasneem and Andrea tell personal truths about the lessons of 2020 and their new vision for 2021. What experiences will be released? What do they hope to attract?

Podcast

The Slaying of the Tanuki

December 30, 2020

An old peasant is tricked by a wicked tanuki into doing something terrible. Now the peasant and his friend, a hare, must work together to bring about the tanuki’s demise.