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Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance/Resilience: a day to honor lives lost to anti-trans hate, but also to do our part to support and celebrate our trans siblings, friends, relatives and/or selves who are still with us. To learn more about the Trans Day of Resilience project, visit https://tdor.co/ #SCLRecs #TDOR
Obsessed with the movie? Try these readalikes! #SCLRecs #Dune #DuneMovie #SCLRecs
Veteran’s Day is the day we remember the service and sacrifices made by veterans. Swipe to see books that to honor those who have served in the U.S. military. #SCLrecs #VeteransDay
November is Transgender Awareness Month, a time to honor, celebrate, and advocate for our transgender and gender diverse community.
#TransgenderAwarenessMonth #SCLRecs
November is Transgender Awareness Month, a time to honor, celebrate, and advocate for our transgender and gender diverse community.
#TransgenderAwarenessMonth #SCLRecs
It's #JewishBookMonth! #SCLRecs
It's #JewishBookMonth! #SCLRecs
Get these and more at your favorite library location! #SCLRecs
Fan of #SquidGame on Netflix? Check out these movies and books from the library! Swipe to see all the recommendations. #SCLRecs
This month we invite you to deepen your knowledge, understand, and appreciation of Native American culture, history and resilience with these nonfiction titles written by contemporary American Indian authors. #NAHM #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #SCLRecs #TheFutureIsIndigenous
Check out these CREEPY horror reads for teens! #swipeyswipey #SCLRecs
For quirky murder mysteries like Hulu's Only Murders In The Building, get these books from your favorite library location! #SCLRecs #OnlyMurdersInTheBuilding
If you loved the Fear Street books or movies, try these read-alikes!
#FearStreet #SCLRecs
If you haven't watched Midnight Mass on Netflix, give it a shot! And If you saw it and loved it, try these small-town horror books to keep the scares coming!
#SCLRecs #MidnightMass #MidnightMassNetflix
It's the season to scare your pants off with some great new horror! Get these from your favorite library location.
#HorrorBooks #Halloween #ScaryStories #SCLRecs
"Jerry Pinkney was a celebrated artist and illustrator famous for children's picture books. In a career spanning five decades, Pinkney illustrated more than 100 children's titles, earning popular and critical acclaim for his detailed watercolors of folk and fairy tales, young people's classics, and stories that explore the African-American experience. Pinkney was the recipient of scores of prestigious awards. He won the industry's highest award, the Caldecott Medal, in 2010 for The Lion & the Mouse (2009), a wordless version of Aesop's fable. He is also the winner of several Coretta Scott King awards, Caldecott Honor designations, and prizes from the Society of Illustrators, the New York Times, and the Boston Globe. Pinkney's many other honors include the United States nomination for the Hans Christian Andersen Prize in 1998 and induction into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2012." (Contemporary Black Biography, GALE) #SCLRecs
Tomorrow is #BlackPoetryDay, when celebrate Black poets, past and present. Black Poetry Day was established in honor of Jupiter Hammon, the first published Black poet in the nation, who was born October 17th, 1711. #SCLRecs
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, which provides free breast and cervical cancer screenings to low-income, uninsured, and underinsured women in every State, as well as many Tribal organizations and Territories. To find information on how to get screened through this program, visit: cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp/screenings.htm #SCLRecs
Are you curious about becoming a vegetarian? What is a vegetarian or vegan anyway? Want to expand your cooking skills or become more familiar with different foods? Are you looking for healthy food choices? Check out these titles, and more, to help yourself and the planet! #VegetarianMionth #SCLRecs
It's still #HispanicHeritageMonth! Check out these teen reads by Puerto Rican authors - swipe to see more. #SCLRecs
September is Mushroom Month! We put together a list of books in our catalog - just click and reserve to learn about fabulous fungi! Link in bio. #MushroomMonth #SeptemberIsMushroomMonth #MushroomMonth2021 #SCLRecs
It's #TalkLikeAPirateDay! Check out these books about pirates for kids, teens, and adults! #SCLRecs
On September 17, the United States honors those who were either taken prisoner or went missing during wartime. Learn more with these books, available through the Springfield City Library. #SCLRecs
Fans of #OuterBanks should check these out! #SCLRecs
Check out these Children's Novels Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month - click to see list in catalog to request directly! https://tinyurl.com/3hta8an2 #SCLRecs
The world has been watching in deep concern while the Taliban has retaken the nation of Afghanistan and while thousands of Afghans have tried to flee their own country. What has led to this grim situation? Find out more from these books, available through your library. #SCLRecs
Make Your Mark. Unleash your child’s, or your, inner creativity. Don’t be afraid. Join thousands of other schools, libraries, and families who are making their mark on September 15th-ish. These books will give you inspiration. Paint, draw, create! #SCLRecs
Rapper, film actor, and poet Tupac "Amaru" Shakur, also known as "2Pac," was one of the most influential and successful rappers of the 1990s. Shakur was shot and killed on September 13, 1996. Years after his death Shakur has become a legend, and his legacy keeps growing, not only through his music, poetry, and film but also through the growing body of literature published about his life and work. Listen, read, and watch about his life and legacy. #SCLRecs
There is a movement in this country to not only reform our criminal justice system, but also to transform it completely. Supporters of transformative justice argue that prisons should be abolished and that the prevention of crimes--and justice for those who have been harmed by them--should occur within each affected community. To learn more about reforming and transforming criminal justice, check out these books, available through your library. #SCLRecs #CriminalJustuceReform #JusticeReform
On September 9, 1971, around 1,300 incarcerated men led an uprising at the overcrowded Attica Correctional Facility, demanding humane living conditions and taking 42 staff members hostage. On September 13th, heavily armed state police officers opened fire on the protestors, killing 10 hostages and 29 prisoners. Following the Attica uprising, the number of people incarcerated in U.S. prisons began to soar. See the book list link in bio for a full list of resources, curated by a librarian, that you can request directly from our catalog. #Attica #AtticaRiots #SCLRecs
The Teddy Bear was created in 1902 by Morris and Rose Michtom, inspired by a political cartoon depicting President Theodore Roosevelt (famous for being a big game hunter) refusing to shoot a tied up bear on a hunting trip. To learn the history of teddy bears in more depth, including seeing the political cartoon that started it all, visit the Smithsonian Museum’s article at https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-history-of-the-teddy-bear-from-wet-and-angry-to-soft-and-cuddly-170275899/. #NationalTeddyBearDay #TeddyBear #TheodoreRoosevelt #Americana #SCLRecs
Do your tweens have questions about 9/11, with all the emphasis in the news for the 20th anniversary? Grab some books recommended by our children's librarian to help talk about the event. #SCLrecs
This Saturday is the 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001, when the terrorist group al-Qaeda carried out several coordinated attacks on the United States, causing the deaths of 2,996 people in New York City, Pennsylvania, and the Pentagon. First responders and everyday people displayed great heroism on September 11th, but fears about future attacks led the US government to engage in the torture of terror suspects and prompted some US residents to unfairly suspect all Muslim people of being terrorists. Learn more in these books, available through your library. #SCLRecs
Pandemic Service Updates
Central Library Building Reopens; All 9 Springfield City Library Locations Resume Regular Schedule
Beginning Tuesday, September 7th 2021, the Central Library will open its doors to the community after 17 long months. Branch libraries will also resume operating full schedules on that date.
Increasing Community Internet Access: Introducing Hotspots
The Library will circulate internet hotspots for those in the community that do not have internet access at home.
Apply for A Library Card Online
Apply for a Springfield City Library Card online.
Library News
Poetry Workshops, Performance At Springfield City Library: Apply Now For Master Class With Poet Laureate Magdalena Gómez
Applications are now open for women, teen girls, and women-identified people interested in an introduction to writing and performing inviting, exciting, and inspiring poetry. Join this master class with Springfield’s Poet Laureate, Magdalena Gómez.
Family Roots In Old Neighborhood Bring Gift To New Library (WAMC)
In recognition of the gift, the library named the children’s reading room in honor of William and Patricia White. This brings the $2 million campaign up to $1.6 million.
Brightwood Library in Springfield offering up 20 books for youngsters to read during Hispanic Heritage Month (Masslive)
Connecting with culture can be done through food and music and family traditions, but it can also be done through literature.
Central Library Building Reopens; All 9 Springfield City Library Locations Resume Regular Schedule
Beginning Tuesday, September 7th 2021, the Central Library will open its doors to the community after 17 long months. Branch libraries will also resume operating full schedules on that date.
2021 School Summer Reading Lists
2021 Springfield, Massachusetts area school summer reading lists.