Category: Reading Lists
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Manga, Anime & Graphic Novel Resources for Everyone!
Are you a fan of manga, anime, or graphic novels? Are your kids or students fans? Maybe you attended the “MoComCon Meets Manga!” panel at Germantown Library last year and want more resources like the ones we mentioned. To find new manga, anime, or comics, learn terminology, or just geek out, click on the resources…
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Books to Commemorate and Understand Juneteenth
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the announcement of the abolition of slavery in the U.S. state of Texas in 1865, and more generally, the emancipation of African Americans throughout the United States. These books available at our libraries and on our e-book and audiobook apps, Libby and Hoopla, explore the origins and…
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If You Miss Your Library
The Library Book by Susan Orlean—When Susan Orlean started to write about the Los Angeles Public Library fire in 1986, she didn’t realize how deep into library culture and history it would take her. If you too want to delve deeper into library culture and history, here are some other books about libraries, librarians and…
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Read With Us! We Miss You!
Someone once said, “Being apart teaches us how to grow together.” And this has definitely been the case of libraries and librarians everywhere. It’s been a long couple of months and we miss our patrons just as much as you all miss the library. But we hope, through virtual programming and access to digital resources,…
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Summer Read & Learn 2020
June means it’s time for Montgomery County Public Libraries’ annual Summer Read & Learn program. We’re excited to announce that this year the entire program can be done online, which means you can join in even if you can’t visit an MCPL branch in person. And it’s all free! This summer’s theme is Imagine Your…
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Pandemic Fiction. Not Satiated Yet?
by Lisa Navidi, Davis Library What is everyone talking about, thinking about, and watching? The pandemic of course. So why not read about it as well? Some of these novels are much worse, I hope, than what we are experiencing and others present the virus as just the backdrop of their story. Either way, here…
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Book Clubs and Binge Readers Rejoice!
From now until Tuesday, June 30, an unlimited number of MCPL library cardholders can enjoy immediate access to a special selection of ebooks through our Overdrive ebook collection. Since there is no limit on the number of readers who can access these select titles, it’s a perfect opportunity for book clubs of any size to…
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For Fans of Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
The bestselling novel Where the Crawdads Sing caught the literary world by storm. Readers loved Owens’ appreciation of the natural world and Kya’s heartbreaking story. Throw in a possible murder and the story is complete. Kya Clark was born and raised (or raised herself) in the marshlands of North Carolina, where, one by one, her…
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Hidden Lives in Victorian England
Murder most foul can be a gift to future historians, revealing the lives of people who would otherwise be lost to history. Small consolation to the victims of course. My favorite book of the past year is an example of this serendipitous genre, The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the…
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Suggested Picture Books for Preschoolers
Looking for some ideas on great books to pick up and read with your preschoolers and kindergarteners? Check out some of these recommendations from MCPL librarians.
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April Showers Bring Gardens of Mystery
Spring at last, and the garden beckons. Whether it be an elaborately landscaped royal garden, think of the knot gardens favored by Elizabeth I, or a humble suburban yard like mine, the garden is a refuge for relaxation and enjoyment of nature. The work of spring, digging and planting and weeding, is rewarded with summer…