Want to read The Mortal Instruments in Russian? You can do that now! The library has recently acquired a whole lot of new ebooks, and they are great for people who speak languages other than English as well as people who are learning those languages. Have you read all of the Harry Potter books? Have you read…
Downton Abbey almost gone but not forgotten! Final season begins Sunday, January 3rd.
Well mates, the final season of Downton Abbey is upon us. We have been delighted and devastated as we have followed the escapades of the Crawley Family and their faithful staff. We’re simply gobsmacked that Season 6 will be the conclusion of this popular and beautifully-made series. While we are grateful for our English friends…
NoveList is the Novellest…
In a reading slump? Read a book and want more just like it? Well, have we got the thing for you! NoveList is a digital resource available in our E-Library. If it sounds familiar, it's because you can see recommendations from NoveList pop up in our catalog, on the right side of any book record. If you click "More From…
Kwanzaa: An African-American Tradition
To many people, Kwanzaa is just a funny word we hear around the holidays. Someone who feels very thorough in their winter greetings might wish you a merry Chrismahannukwanzakkuh. Or something. But what is it? You might have had a quick lesson on it in elementary school, or seen a book about it at the…
The Year was Any Time Before 1923… : OR, The Public Domain
Pssssssst! Hey you! *shifty eyes* Wanna buy a book? Um, excuse me… quit looking at my trench coat like that! My eyes are up here! You said you want a book right? When was it published? Was it before 1923? Because if it is, you know you don’t have to buy it to read it…
New Diversity in Marvel
Ms. Marvel: No Normal revolves around Kamala Khan, a Pakistani Muslim teen living in New Jersey, dealing with being culturally separated from both her parents and schoolmates. Within this weird limbo of teenage frustration, her newfound powers could be just what’s needed to finally find where her place is in this world. Ms. Marvel One…
Browsable Resource: Britannica Online
You might think of an online encyclopedia as a place just for factfinding, but the good people at Britannica have definitely worked hard on making this a place to play and explore for users of all ages. When you enter the Britannica Library, you have the option of entering through one of three portals: Children…
A Unique Library, A Unique Librarian
The staff at the detention center also work tirelessly to make the youths’ stay at the center meaningful and nurturing. To help accomplish this mission, the center includes a branch of the Pima County Public Library, staffed by two librarians and a page. I made a visit to the center to meet the librarians, administrators…
Two Groundbreaking Tucson Women
If you have visited the Quincie Douglas Library of the Pima County Public Library system, you may have seen a small bronze statue among the shelves. The statue depicts a Tucson author, Margaret Campbell, giving a copy of her book Iba, The Dawn to a young Quincie Douglas, the library’s namesake. Why were these women…
Fresh Seed Library news: find seeds by searching for the planting month
We've added something spiffy to our catalog to make it easier to find which seeds you can plant when. Now you can search our seeds by month! For example, if you're looking for which seeds we recommend planting in January, just type "seeds january" or "seed library january" into the search box and search by keyword…
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