EFPL Blog: February 2024

Monday, February 26, 2024

March Mixed Bag Book Club

Our Mixed Bag Book Club is back! This is a relaxed book club with the option to pick your own title based on a bi-monthly theme. The group will next gather on Thursday, March 21 at 10:00am. Our new director, Bronna, would appreciate it if you came with thoughts and ideas on the future of Mixed Bag book club as well as our Antemeridians book club. For March, you can choose any book with a bookstore or library setting. We do have several different options set aside at the upstairs desk for you to choose from. Otherwise feel free to pick whatever sounds good to you. There are so many awesome books out there that take place in a library or book store. Below are some of the titles we have squirreled away.

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin

The Bookshop of Second Chances by Jackie Fraser

The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George

The Lost and Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs

The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie

Running the Books by Avi Steinberg

The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis

The Last Chance Library by Freya Sampson

The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick

Monday, February 19, 2024

Collection Spotlight: Adult Graphic Novels

Did you know that we have a collection of graphic novels for adults? They might be a little tricky to find in the library, but staff would be happy to point you in the right direction. While our collection is still growing, we do have a wide variety to suit your tastes. If you have a certain graphic novel series or author to recommend, please let library staff know!

Likely Stories by Neil Gaiman

Sherlock: A Study in Pink by Steven Moffat

The Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo

Jane by Aline Brosh McKenna

Keeping Two by Jordan Crane

The Phantom of the Opera by Cavan Scott

Wonder Woman: Dead Earth by Daniel Warren Johnson

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

V for Vendetta by Alan Moore

A Boy Named Rose by Gaelle Geniller

Monday, February 12, 2024

Author Spotlight: Heather O'Neill

Our Bookaholics Book Club will meet on Wednesday, March 20 at 6:30pm to chat about The Lonely Hearts Hotel by Heather O'Neill. Please note that from here on out we will be meeting in the Multipurpose Room in the lower level of the Library. Feel free to bring along a snack or treat to share with the group!

Here's a snippet about the book to get you interested: Two babies are abandoned in a Montreal orphanage in the Winter of 1914. Before long, their talents emerge: Pierrot is a piano prodigy; Rose lights up even the dreariest room with her dancing and comedy. As they travel around the city performing clown routines, the children fall in love with each other and dream up a plan for the most extraordinary and seductive circus show the world has ever seen.

We have copies of the book available to check out at the Library starting TODAY, so stop on in to grab one. Below are other books by Heather O'Neill.

Lullabies for Little Criminals

The Girl Who Was Saturday Night

When We Lost Our Heads

Daydreams of Angels

Monday, February 5, 2024

National Library Lovers' Month

February is National Library Lovers month! It's the perfect time to celebrate all the things you love about your library. (Although, we recommend doing that all year long.) Need some inspiration on how to celebrate? You could sign up for a library card, attend a library program, stop in to chat with library staff, use our online resources, come hang out with family or friends, use a study room or computer, and so much more! Another option is checking out a book that features libraries. There are some great options below. However you choose to celebrate, be sure to show your library some love at some point this month!