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This month’s @masscenterforbook Reading Challenge is to read a book set in your hometown or home state. We've compiled a list of books set in Springfield and in Massachusetts, so swipe through to take a look!
If you’re not seeing what you’re looking for, be sure to ask a librarian for another recommendation. For more information and to fill out your monthly reading form, head to massbook.org/readingchallenge
What are you going to read for this month’s challenge??
#MassBookReadingChallenge #readingchallenge #springfieldma #SCLrecs
It's Black History Month! Read, listen, and watch from your device a hoopladigital.com with a Springfield City Library card! #BlackHistoryMonth #SCLRecs
While you wait for the incredible and widely praised memoir by Jennette McCurdy about her stage mom and life as a child star, check out these other books by child actors with stories to tell! #SCLRecs #jennettemccurdy
Get the books that the buzzy movies and TV shows are based on! Stop by your local library or check out Libby or Hoopla from your device!
#SCLRecs #PageToScreen
Get warm with a cozy mystery from the library!
#SCLRecs #CozyMysteries
Check out these great adult reads about winter!
#SCLRecs #WinterBooks #WinterReads
January’s @masscenterforbook Reading Challenge is to read a book with less than 100 pages. Swipe to take a look at our recommendations or ask a librarian for more!
Let us know what you’re reading for this month’s challenge! 📚
Fill out the monthly reading form at massbook.org/readingchallenge
#MassBookReadingChallenge #readingchallenge #springfieldma #SCLrecs
Want to change your life, or maybe just tweak it a little? We have so many books on all aspects of living your best life! Come to the library and pick one up today, or check our eLibrary to get a book or audiobook for your device!
#SCLRecs #NewYearNewYou #HappyNewYear #NewYearResolutions
Check out these #DarkAcademia titles for adults!
#SCLRecs #DarkAcademiaBooks
Adults and Teens who love Wednesday on Netflix - check out these recommendations!
#SCLrecs #Wednesday #WednesdayAddams #WednesdayonNetflix
Big fan of the twisty turny White Lotus series? Check out these read-alikes!
#SCLRecs #WhiteLotus #WhiteLotusBooks
Fan of Hallmark Holiday movies? Pick up a book at the library to get that same Holiday Happily Ever After!
#SCLRecs #HappyHolidays #HallmarkMovies
Need to cook or bake and want new ideas or expert guidance? Come to the library for a cookbook! #HolidayBaking #SCLRecs
Fan of The Sandman TV series or graphic novels? Try these read-alikes! #Sandman #TheSandman #SCLRecs
Check out these and other books and media about the late Queen at your local library.
#SCLRecs #QueenElizabeth #RIPQueenElizabeth
Peter Straub, whose literary novels of terror, mystery and the supernatural placed him in the top ranks of the horror-fiction boom of the 1970s and '80s, alongside writers like Ira Levin, Anne Rice and his close friend and collaborator Stephen King, died on Sunday in Manhattan. He was 79. (NYT, Sept 7 Obituary)
#SCLRecs #PeterStraub #RIPPeterStraub
Big fan of the Reservation Dogs TV series? Try these read-alikes! #SCLRecs #ReservationDogs
You're checking out Colleen Hoover books as fast as we can get them - while you're waiting, try these!
#SCLRecs #ColleenHoover #Readalikes
"If nations anointed historians laureate," commented Washington Post critic Edwin M. Yoder, Jr., "David McCullough would surely be ours." The author of numerous popular biographies and histories, McCullough tackled subjects from the construction of the Panama Canal to the biographies of presidents of the United States to 1776, the difficult year of birth of the American republic, producing books praised for being well researched, and also highly readable historical accounts. ("David McCullough." Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Gale In Context: Biography)
#SCLRecs #davidmccullough
Stuart Woods, bestselling author of more than 90 books. has died. Check out his books at a library near you, or on your device using the Libby app. #SCLRecs #RIPStuartWoods #StuartWoods
Get these books and a world of others at your local library. #SCLRecs
Fan of #UmbrellaAcademy? Get these readalikes from your local library, or online with the Libby or Hoopla apps! #SCLRecs
Check out these titles by Muslim American Authors at your favorite library location - or read them on your device using the Libby or Hoopla apps! #SCLRecs
Love a good Happily Ever After? Try these romances! And if you love romance, join our fun casual online Romance book club - next meeting TOMORROW at 10am! See more details on our website or call us for info at 413-263-6828 x213. #SCLRecs
Fan of the book, movie, or TV series The Time Traveler's wife? Enjoy these readalikes from your local library, or on your device with the Libby or Hoopla apps! #SCLRecs #TimeTravelersWife
Get these Black Caucus American Library Association winners at your local library! #SCLRecs
Remember, in real life, sharks are our friends! However - your friendly neighborhood social media librarian has a HEALTHY RESPECT for those friends and prefers to read about them from a distance. 😁🦈😱 #SCLRecs
It's Disability Pride Month! Pick up a title about disability awareness and justice at your local library. #SCLRecs
It's time for Scary Summer Reads! Get one of these from your favorite library location, or try our options for reading on your device with Libby or Hoopla! #SCLRecs
The Women’s Prize for Fiction, one of the most respected, celebrated and successful literary awards in the world, showcases the very best writing by women. Get a great book at your library, or on your device using Libby or Hoopla! #SCLRecs
It's camping season! Check out a story about the great outdoors this summer. #SCLRecs #Camping
Just finished watching Under The Banner of Heaven? Or were you a fan of the book that inspired it? Check out these similar books at a library near you! #SCLRecs #UnderTheBannerOfHeaven
Read these picks for thrilling summer suspense for adults! #SCLRecs
Library News
‘Anthony’s Book Club’ to support literacy in Springfield (WWLP)
Join Thunderbirds forward Anthony Angello for ‘Anthony’s Book Club’, created in partnership with the Springfield City Library and the T-Birds Foundation.
Springfield Library offers online series for adult job seekers (WWLP)
This series, running from January to June, is to help support older adults that are looking for a new job or a new career direction. Anyone that is age 50 or older can do these free biweekly skill-building and networking group meetings on Zoom.
Springfield City Library collecting mittens, hats and scarves (Masslive.com)
New or handmade items are preferred. Items of all sizes are needed; more adult-sized items are needed at most locations. The Springfield Library system has been collecting since Dec. 1 and will continue through Dec 31.