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The Weekly Waitlist: January 19, 2020
Reading recommendations while you wait for Little Women, A Minute to Midnight, Secondhand, Olive, Again, or Mobituaries.
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Rainbow Reads Book Chat - January 2020
We started out 2020 with a bang! Here's what we talked about in our roundtable discussion on both LGBTQ+ themed and other books this month.
If you love The Walking Dead
Things have gone seriously downhill for the human race in these sometimes grim, often gruesome apocalyptic horror novels.
Historical Fiction for Teens
Are you drawn to interesting stories set in the past? This is the list for you!
Get your garden growing
Is it spring yet? I'm such a native that I'm already sick of cold. These new and newish gardening books have me dreaming of long, warm days!
RH20: Middle grade book not in the U.S. or the U.K.
Take a journey around the world by reading these middle grade books that take place in other countries! Read Harder in 2020!
Books that are Being Made into Movies in 2020!
Do you love to watch movies that have been adapted from books? The books in this list are scheduled to come to the big screen in 2020!
Himmel Library Staff Picks for January 2020
Check out a book or audiobook that a Himmel Library staff member is enjoying.
The Weekly Waitlist: January 19, 2020
Reading recommendations while you wait for Little Women, A Minute to Midnight, Secondhand, Olive, Again, or Mobituaries.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day
He is "widely regarded as America’s pre-eminent advocate of nonviolence and one of the greatest nonviolent leaders in world history."
National Hug Day is January 21
I'm not a hugger - ask anyone who knows me. So you can imagine my surprise when I heard on the radio that National Hug Day was coming up.
"All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream."
Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809. Discover his works again or for the first time.
Read Harder 2020: Romance with a Single Parent
Doing the Read Harder challenge in 2020? Here are some recommendations for the task "Read a romance starring a single parent."
Get Started with Horror
Boo! We recommend these if you're curious about horror. Click the title to see other formats like ebook or audio exist if that is your jam.
Ravenous Readers Staff Picks - December 2019
Looking for a good book? Check out the books our Readers Advisory team read in December!
Read Harder 2020: Retelling by an Author of Color
Some recommendations for a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairy tale, or myth by an author of color.
The Starless Sea
The Night Circus came out in 2012 and while many liked it, it reached a cult-like *LOVE* status for many readers, and I was among them. So nearly eight…
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