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The June @masscenterforbook Reading Challenge is to read a book set in a country you’ve never visited. Some of our recommendations include a Pride and Prejudice retelling set in Pakistan, a memoir about an Egyptian bookseller, and a potato farmer on Mars. Comment below where you want to visit!
Remember that the reading challenge is still available on beanstack where you can track your reading and earn badges! Head to springfieldlibrary.beanstack.com to start.
For more info, go to massbook.org/readingchallenge or ask a librarian.
#MassBookReadingChallenge #readingchallenge #springfieldma #SCLrecs #bookrecs
Happy Pride! Read these nonfiction titles for adults, or ask your librarian for the perfect book for you!
#Pride #Pride2023 #PrideBooks #SCLRecs
Remember the amazing artist Tina Turner with a book, movie, or CD from the library.
#TinaTurner #RIPTinaTurner #SCLRecs
Find a good book for the long weekend, and read about the sacrifices of those who serve.
#SCLrecs #MemorialDay #SCLRecs
Stop by the library to check out our new large-print books! If you are looking for a specific title, give us a call and we can put it on hold for you.
#SCLrecs #largeprintbooks #newbooks #library #SpringfieldMA
The movie version of "Are You There God? It`s Me, Margaret." by Judy Blume is getting rave reviews. Get it and similar books for tweens at your favorite library location! #SCLRecs
For the first time ever, the Pulitzer board has given out two fiction prizes simultaneously, to Hernan Diaz’s “Trust” and Barbara Kingsolver’s “Demon Copperhead." Get these and other Pulitzer winners and nominees at your favorite library location! #SCLRecs
The May @masscenterforbook Reading Challenge is to read a nonfiction book on a subject that’s new to you. In our recommendations for this month, we have books about bird migration, the NBA, and internet linguistics! Not seeing a book on a subject that interests you? Ask a librarian for a different recommendation!
Remember that the reading challenge is still available on beanstack where you can track your reading and earn badges! Head to springfieldlibrary.beanstack.com to start!
For more info, go to massbook.org/readingchallenge or ask a librarian!
#MassBookReadingChallenge #readingchallenge #springfieldma #SCLrecs #nonfictionrecs
For those who love mysteries with punny titles and amateur sleuths, check out our new cozy mysteries at the library!
#SCLrecs #cozymysteries #springfieldma #newbooks #Libraries
It`s Earth Day! Grab a book from the library and read all about our amazing home planet! #EarthDay #SCLRecs
Looking for a good book? Check out these librarian recommendations for Mysteries, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, and Graphic Novels (for adults). Swipe to see them all! #DiverseBooks #WeNeedDiverseBooks #SCLRecs
Anne Perry, the prolific London-born author of historical and socially conscious crime fiction who in her teens served five years in prison for murder, a sordid past that came to wide attention with the release of a 1994 movie, died on Monday in Los Angeles. She was 84.
Ms. Perry’s criminal past was revealed publicly in the summer of 1994 when word leaked out that Peter Jackson would recount her story in his forthcoming film “Heavenly Creatures,” starring Kate Winslet as the smugly confident teenage girl who later changed her name to Anne Perry and Melanie Lynskey as her sullen and insecure classmate Pauline. The film was released in November.
Her first novel, “The Cater Street Hangman,” was published in 1979. Kirkus Reviews called it “a hearty mystery/romance” and concluded that “Perry’s easy, irreverent Victoriana is the real attraction here.”
Her most recent novel is “The Traitor Among Us,” the fifth installment in her Elena Standish series, begun in 2019, centering on a female English detective. It is to be published in September. [New York Times, April 12, 2023] #AnnePerry #SCLRecs
April is National Poetry Month! Check out these recommendations for Adults, Teens, and Kids - stop by your favorite library for more! #Poetry #NationalPoetryMonth #SCLRecs
The April @masscenterforbook Reading Challenge is to read a poetry collection. This is the perfect time to read from a classic poet or to try something new! Swipe to see our recommendations. What will you read this month?
Reminder: the reading challenge is available on beanstack where you can track your reading and earn badges! Head to springfieldlibrary.beanstack.com to start!
For more info, go to massbook.org/readingchallenge or ask a librarian!
#MassBookReadingChallenge #readingchallenge #springfieldma #SCLrecs
Whether you like a romance novel that’s sweet, suspenseful, sporty, or historical, we’ve got you covered! Check out the new paperback romance novels at the library.
For more recommendations, ask a librarian!
#SCLrecs #springfieldma #romancereads #newbooks
Check out these books about birding, and join us this May-September as a Fish and Wildlife guide takes us along the Riverwalk to observe birds and other flora and fauna! https://www.springfieldlibrary.org/library/riverfront-walk-talk/
#SCLrecs #413Birding #413Birds #Birding
The Ezra Jack Keats Award was created to nurture illustrators and writers, early in their careers, who create extraordinary books that reflect our diverse population, the universal experience of childhood and the strength of family and community. Over the years the EJK has succeeded in fostering the early careers of many of our country’s leading children’s book makers. (https://www.ejkf.org/about-the-ejk-award/) Get these from your favorite library! #SCLRecs #EzraJackKeatsAwards
For fans of Daisy Jones and the Six - book or series! #SCLRecs #DaisyJonesAndTheSix
Celebrate St. Patrick`s Day with these great stories from your library!
#StPatricksDay #SCLRecs
It`s time for some March Reading Madness! Check out these books about basketball for adults and teens - ask your favorite librarian for more recommendations!
#MarchMadness #Basketball #SCLRecs
March is #WomensHistoryMonth! Get these and many more books about amazing women in the library, or on the Libby/Overdrive or hoopla apps, right on your device at home!
#SCLRecs
"Ian Falconer, who had built a successful career designing opera sets with David Hockney and drawing covers for The New Yorker when he turned a character he had originally created as a Christmas gift for a niece into “Olivia,” a children’s book about a rambunctious piglet that became a publishing sensation, died on Tuesday in Norwalk, Conn. He was 63." [NYT] #SCLRecs #IanFalconer
March’s @masscenterforbook Reading Challenge is to read a Massachusetts Book Award Honoree. Swipe through to see some recommendations or go to massbook.org/mass-book-awards to select one for yourself!
The reading challenge is also now on Beanstack. Head to springfieldlibrary.beanstack.com to start tracking your reading for the book challenge!
What are you planning on reading for this month’s challenge?
#MassBookReadingChallenge #readingchallenge #springfieldma #SCLrecs
Check out these recommendations for adults, teens, and kids! All these books have a character for whom ADHD, autism, OCD, anxiety, or other forms of neurodivergence are a part of the characters` lives. #SCLRecs
Love romance? Check out these new rom-coms! #SCLRecs #RomanceReads
Love Black Panther: Wakanda Forever? Check out these books and graphic novels with speculative fiction themes!
#BlackPanther #WakandaForever #SCLRecs
Cold nights and scary stories! Are you Yeti to Read?
#SCLRecs
Check out these or many other Valentine stories for kids at your local library!
#ValentinesDay #SCLRecs
Big fans of the games or the new TV show? Love apocalyptic fiction? Check out these read-alikes for The Last Of Us!
#TheLastOfUs #TLOU #TheLastOfUsHBO #SCLRecs
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
Library News
Mayor Sarno Celebrates National Library Week at Mason Square Library Branch
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno joined with Springfield City Library Director Molly Fogarty, Assistant Director for Public Services Jean M. Canosa Albano, and the dedicated staff of the Mason Square Library Branch to celebrate National Library Week on Wednesday, April 26th.
Mayor Sarno Recognizes our Springfield City Libraries During National Library Week
April 24th marks National Library Workers Day. Thank you to all our dedicated Springfield Library workers for your tremendous service.
Springfield City Library collecting pajamas for Boston Bruins drive (WWLP)
The Springfield City Library has partnered with the Boston Bruins to take part in the Bruins PJ drive that benefits children. The drive runs through March 15 at all nine library locations in the city.