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The pandemic made it difficult for me to focus on reading back in 2020 and for much of 2021. The seemingly endless bad news cycles, my low attention span and general lack of interest in reading (gasp!) made it hard…

On Monday, January 24, the American Library Association announced the winners of many awards and honors, including the Newbery, Caldecott, Coretta Scott King and more. Let’s take a look at the books we have in our collection. Follow the link…

After his nationally televised panic attack on Good Morning America, Dan Harris knew he had to make some changes. He realized that the source of his problems was the very thing he always thought was his greatest asset: the incessant,…

Time travel before coffee might seem outlandish, but that’s exactly what happens in Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi. In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for…

Our Amazon Fire tablets are now available for checkout! These high-performance, lightweight tablets are packed with a large collection of popular adult and teen eBooks. Fountaindale cardholders ages 18 years and older can check out both the adult and teen…

A Japanese woman who has been working at a convenience store for 18 years, much to the disappointment of her family, finds friendship with an alienated, cynical and bitter young man who becomes her coworker. This book is for anyone…

“External things are not the problem. It’s your assessment of them. Which you can erase right now.” – Marcus Aurelius Can’t quite get into meditation? Unable to find the tranquility of mind? Beset by anxiety on the shortness of life?…

We are pleased to host a new traveling exhibition, Telling a People’s Story: African American Children’s Illustrated Literature, now through Monday, March 15. Telling A People’s Story is the first major museum traveling exhibition devoted to the artwork of African-American…

We’ve gone a whole year without a Marvel movie. In fact, this is the longest gap between any Marvel movies. Superhero movies and comics are some of my favorite pieces of fiction. I love the powersets, the discussions of morality…

Comics are great reading material when you want something short and engaging to indulge in—and let’s not forget picture to look at! Watch my book talk to learn about three short comics you can read on hoopla right now. Then…