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This week Katie has a recommendation for everyone!
- P. Bear's New Year's Party: A Counting Book by Paul Owen Lewis
- First Night by Harriet Ziefert
- What to Do with Your Money When Crisis Hits: A Survival Guide by Michelle Singletary
- How to Write a Letter: Find the Words for Every Occasion by Chelsea Shukov and Jamie Grobecker
- Neal’s Yard Remedies: Mental Wellness edited by Pat Thomas
Katie and Burgundy also preview some of the amazing programs and events coming up in 2022! For more information, visit quincylibrary.org.
This week Katie recommends "Peanuts - A Golden Celebration: The Art and the Story of the World's Best-Loved Comic Strip" by Charles Schulz, "The Peanuts Papers: Writers and Cartoonists on Charlie Brown, Snoopy & the Gang, and the Meaning of Life" by Andrew Blauner, and "Just One Damned Thing After Another" by Jodi Taylor. Katie and Burgundy also discuss programs, online resources, and the mobile library project.
This week Katie recommends "The Henna Artist" by Alka Joshi and "Wrinkles" by Paco Roca. Katie and Burgundy also discuss some of the new online resources offered by the library. Learn more at quincylibrary.org/research.
This week Katie recommends "We Are Family" by Andrea Williams and LeBron James and "
Trying" by Kobi Yamada. Katie and Burgundy also discuss some of the new digital resources, including the new and improved Quincy Newspaper Archive.
This week, Katie recommends "Mad Scenes and Exit Arias: The Death of the New York City Opera and the Future of Opera in America" by Heidi Waleson. Katie and Burgundy talk about NaNoWriMo and the new Mobile Library Project
Katie and Burgundy dive into three poems in An American Sunrise by Joy Harjo (Exile in Memory, An American Sunrise, and Washing My Mother's Body). They also discuss upcoming programs and events and Banned Books Week!
This week, Katie recommends "Thank You, Omu!" by Oge Mora and "We Are Grateful: Ostaliheliga" by Traci Sorell. Katie and Burgundy also dive into "An American Sunrise" by Joy Harjo and the Quincy Reads program!
This week Katie recommends "Dakota Crumb: Tiny Treasure Hunter" by Jamie Michalak and "The Madman's Library: The Greatest Curiosities of Literature" by Edward Brooke-Hitching. Katie and Burgundy also discuss Quincy Reads and "An American Sunrise" by Joy Harjo, which will kick off on Saturday, September 18, 2021 at 10 am.
This week Katie recommends "The One and Ivan" and "The One and Only Bob" by Katherine Applegate and "The Midnight Library" by Matt Haig. Katie and Burgundy also preview Quincy Reads, coming up in September!
This week Katie recommends "The Storyteller" by Evan Turk, "A Random Book About the Power of Anyone" by Talia Y. Leman, or "The Bad Guys" by Aaron Blabey.
This week Katie recommends "Chasing Fireflies" by Charles Martin. Burgundy and Katie also talk about downloads and streaming, as well as Summer Reading Programs!
This week Katie recommends "I Lost My Girlish Laughter" by Jane Allen and "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo! We also talk about Summer Reading and 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten!
We are back this week! Katie recommends "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Emily Chenoweth and John Bemelmans Marciano and "Lilac Girls: A Novel" by Martha Hall Kelly. We also talk about our Spring Book Sale and give you a preview of our Reading Colors Your World Summer Reading Program!
Katie and Burgundy talk about National Library Week along with several other upcoming programs and events. Katie recommends "News of the World" by Paulette Jiles and "What We See When We Read" by Peter Mendelsund.
This week, Katie recommends "Early Departures" by Justin A. Reynolds. Katie and Burgundy also discuss upcoming programs like The Art of Emily Dickinson and Tween Talks: Racism.
This week we are discussing "A Farewell to Arms, Legs, and Jockstraps: A Sportswriter's Memoir" by Diane K Shah and "Red at the Bone" by Jacqueline Woodson.
This week Katie recommends "Rage Baking: The Transformative Power of Flour, Fury, and Women's Voices" by Katherine Alford and Kathy Gunst, "A Cat's Tale: A Journey Through Feline History" by Baba the Cat and Dr. Paul Koudounaris, and "The Sawbones Book: The Horrifying, Hilarious Road to Modern Medicine" by Justin McElroy and Sydnee McElroy!
Katie and Burgundy are back this week discussing "Still Alice" by Lisa Genova. They also talk about what you can expect when you come back to Quincy Public Library!
Katie and Burgundy are back this week! Katie recommends "Clean: The New Science of Skin" by James Hamblin and "The Duke's Mayonnaise Cookbook: 75 Recipes Celebrating the Perfect Condiment" by Ashley Strickland Freeman. We also talk about some of the changes coming to the library in response to the rising number of COVID 19 cases.
We are back! This week, Katie recommends "Trickster: Native American Tales", "An Album of Memories" by Tom Brokaw, and "What It's Like to Be a Bird" by David Allen Sibley. We also talk about our storywalk and some of the other amazing program we've got coming up!
This week Katie recommends "1922" by Stephen King and "The Stranger" by Chris Van Allsburg. Katie and Burgundy also talk about some of the Halloween themed digital programs coming up! For more information visit http://quincylibrary.evanced.info/signup/calendar!
This week Katie recommends "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea. Katie and Burgundy also talk about upcoming programs, including a Literary Pumpkin Decorating Contest and a Paranormal Investigations digital presentation!
This week, Katie recommends "Barcelona Cult Recipes" by Stephan Mitsch and "Every Tool's a Hammer: Life is What You Make It" by Adam Savage. Additionally, Katie and Burgundy discuss National Banned Book Week and upcoming virtual programs at QPL!
This week Katie has three great recommendations: "The World Needs More Purple People" by Benjamin Hart and Kristen Bell, "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson, and "Do I Make Myself Clear? Why Writing Well Matters" by Harold Evans. We also talk about upcoming programs, including a visit to Edgewood Orchards, Election Information with County Clerk Ryan Niekamp, and so much more!
This week, Katie recommends Claymates by Devorah Petty and Lauren Eldridge, Z Is for Moose by Kelly Bingham, Kid Coach by Rob Justus, and The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss.
This week, Katie recommends "Treat!" by Christian Vieler, "The Wonders of the Modern orld" series, and "The Fearmonger " a Dr. Who audio book. Katie and Burgundy also talk about some of the upcoming programs at QPL.
This week, Katie recommends "Animals by the Numbers: A Book of Infographics" by Steve Jenkins and "The Strike at Putney" by L.M. Montgomery. Katie and Burgundy also talk about National Library Card Sign-up Month, Freegal, and several upcoming digital programs!
This week, Burgundy is talking to our A/V Librarian, Melissa DeVerger about a new music platform we are excited to offer to our patrons, Freegal! We also give you the rundown on all our other streaming and downloadables!
This week Katie recommends The Great Courses series on Hoopla. Katie is working her way through Plato's The Republic. Katie also recommends "The Undefeated" by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson.
This week Katie recommends "Your Song Changed My Life" by Bob Boilen. Katie and Burgundy also discuss how QPL continues to adapt during COVID.
This week Katie recommends "Hedy Lamarr: An Incredible Life" by Sylvain Dorange and William Roy, "The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read: (And Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did)" by Philippa Perry, and "A Mile and a Half of Lines: The Art of James Thurber" by Michael J. Rosen. Katie and Burgundy also talk about Summer Reading and Beanstack.
This week we are talking cookbooks! Katie recommends "Afternoon tea at the Cutter & Squidge Bakery" by Annabel and Emily Lui, "The Lemonade Stand Cookbook" by Kathy Strahs, "The Gross Cookbook" by Susanna Tee, and "Plant, Cook, Eat! A Children's Cookbook" by Caroline Craig and Joe Archer.
We are back! After taking a few weeks off, Katie and Burgundy are back and ready to talk books! This week, Katie recommends "Carving Out a Living on the Land: Lessons in Resourcefulness and Craft from an Unusual Christmas Tree Farm" by Emmet Van Driesche. Katie and Burgundy also talk Summer Reading and some of the precautions the library is currently taking.
Listen to our bonus episode this week! Katie recommends "In Pieces" by Sally Fields for anyone who likes a good story. Katie and Burgundy also discuss some of the digital services QPL provides!
Book Notes is back! This week, Katie recommends "Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital" by Sheri Fink, available as an audiobook on Libby. We also talk about some of our favorite comfort reads, and discuss some of the digital services QPL has available.
For more information on our digital services, visit https://www.quincylibrary.org/ebooks/. To sign up for a library card, visit https://www.quincylibrary.org/library-card/.
This week on Book Notes, QPL Reference Librarian Katie Kraushaar and Marketing Coordinator Burgundy Hill are talking Shakespeare! Katie recommends The Merchant in Venice, and they talk about all the resources that are available at QPL to make Shakespeare accessible to all reading levels.