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Beginning November 1, we will be streamlining our digital magazine services. Our magazine subscriptions will continue to be available through both PressReader and Flipster while access via OverDrive/Libby will be ending. Several titles previously available in OverDrive will move to Flipster, although not all titles will be available for us to purchase. Why We Are…
Looking for enriching and educational content to share with your child during the current school closures? Below is a list of some of our favorite online resources to assist during this time. Have we missed a favorite of yours? Please share in the comments! For resources for children ages birth-5 years, read our post here. Looking for an…
The library has many resources that you can use with your Cook Memorial Public Library card even when the library is closed. You can find those resources on our eLibrary page and our Research page. If you want ebooks or eaudiobooks, check out OverDrive (download the Libby app from OverDrive to use on your tablet…
If this cold winter is starting to feel like it was last forever, we’ve got a suggestion for something to give you a bit of that hygge feeling until spring shows its face. Join our Up Lit Adult Winter Reading Club and find some uplifting and heartwarming titles to get you through the last few…
Who do you think is scarier? A cold-blooded murderer, or the murderer’s calm, calculating sister who cleans up the murderer’s messes? My Sister, the Serial Killer forces us to ponder this question through author Oyinkan Braithwaite’s brisk and witty noir-like novel. Older sister Korede (the steady, responsible one) has always felt obligated to watch out…
What better way to spend a chilly, blustery day than with a good read (and maybe a warm drink)? Andrea stops by to share five titles that she recommends for this fall. Titles mentioned: Dracul by Dacre Stoker and J.D. Barker Night of Miracles by Elizabeth Berg November Road by Lou Berney (read Jo’s review here) Washington Black by…
We’re in the full swing of summer and for anybody still looking for that great beach read, we’ve got you covered! Andrea joins us to talk about must-read titles from five different genres, each with its own appeal. The titles Andrea recommends in this episode are: Gale Force by Owen Laukkanen Dear Mrs. Bird by A.J. Pearce…
In December Erica set some reading resolutions for herself, which you can read about in her blog post. We thought we would check in with Erica and get some tips on those resolutions, get some good reading recommendations and get some tips on another common reading resolution – reading more books (she read 150 last…
Jac Jemc is the author of The Grip of It, a deftly told story about a couple who purchase what turns out to be a haunted house. You may think you’ve read haunted house stories before, but you’ve never read any told this well or that does the creepiness so well. The Grip of It is featured in…
While we like to discuss books, movies and music on our podcast, we also like to share with you all the other great stuff we do here at the library. In this episode we talk with our genealogy librarian, Sonia, and find out how to get started using the library to do family history research.…
The library offers several book clubs for you to join, but we wanted to take time with this episode to highlight one of our newer book clubs, Teen Lit for Grownups. We talk with Andrea who runs the book club about teen lit and why adults might want to try reading books. Our next Teen…
Welcome to another episode of our Meet the Bookies podcast, where we introduce you to our library’s Bookies who can give you great book, movie and music recommendations. This week we are chatting with Ellen, reader’s advisor in Popular Services, selector for our Young Adult collection, and a fan of, well, all kinds of books!…
There’s a couple of changes coming to some of our eLibrary services this month. Our services will stay the same, but how you access some of them will be updated. Read below to find out more. What’s in a name? Zinio to RBdigital Zinio, one of our digital magazine providers, will be changing its name…
In this episode of our podcast, we get some recommendations from Nate, one our podcast hosts but also one of our library’s Bookies, a new service to get book, movie and music recommendations from our librarians. You can find Nate and all our other Bookies at our website at cooklib.org/bookies. Mentioned in this episode: Books…
In this episode of our podcast we meet Becky, one of our library’s Bookies, a librarian who you can ask for a book, movie or music recommendation. You can find Becky and all our other Bookies at our library’s website. Recommendations in this episode: Movies Hunt for the Wilderpeople I,Anna The Dinner Books The Defense by…
A new month means a new set of miscellany from around the web. See below for a great gardening resource, a podcast and an author profile. Gardening Guidance Spring is here and gardening is on my mind. That’s a first for me as this year is the first time I’ve had a place in which to…
Andrea, Manager of Popular Services, talks to us about Cook Library’s new books, movies and music recommendation service and some of her personal recommendations for individuals and book clubs. Authors and series mentioned in the episode: The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo Reverend Clare Fergusson mysteries by Julia Spencer-Fleming Ruth Galloway…
“The Curse of the Bahia Emerald” on Wired A real-life mystery, full of larger-than-life characters, and the titular emerald that is either worth almost nothing or $925 million. It’s confusing and hard to explain in a short blurb, but fascinating with incredibly compelling illustrations throughout. A great long-read for the weekend. The 50 Best Podcasts…
Melissa joins us to recommend Dept. H by Matt Kindt, a locked-room mystery graphic novel that takes place at the bottom of the ocean. We also discuss how reading comics and graphic novels differs from reading print novels. You can find Dept. H in our catalog and Matt Kindt’s other works over at Hoopla.
“Good News” Resources In trying to stay on top of what is going on in the world it can be easy to feel like you are swimming in a sea of negativity. Most news starts off with politics, which rarely feels positive, then moves on to everything else which can cover natural disasters, man-made disasters and other…
Do It Yourself Magazine – Zinio This is only a quarterly magazine, so it feels like a real treat every time a new issue comes out. I like to set aside time for it and I read it with a cup of tea while I daydream about all sorts of craft projects that I most…
I was excited to get a copy of Roxane Gay’s most recent collection of short stories the day it came out, but instead of sitting and devouring it immediately, I found myself dipping in and out of it over the past three weeks. The woman who is followed around by water, seeping into her home, work and life. Two…
Much like the end of a year will bring about multiples lists of the best books that were released that year, the beginning of a year generally has its fair share of lists that those in the book world are looking forward to reading. Of course we peruse those lists, not only for the library,…
Welcome to a new year and new series on our ShelfLife blog called Digital Discoveries. Here we’ll talk about what we’ve found on the web and through the library’s digital resources that we’ve enjoyed hearing, reading and watching. Real Simple Magazine I have been a fan of this magazine for several years and find their…
You know you can come to us for great reading recommendations, but we do much more than read here at the library! Staffers share what they’ve been listening to lately, whether it be a music album, a podcast, or yes even an audiobook or two. Lindsay – Digital Services Librarian I’ve been listening to Sufjan Steven’s…