Date: May 2017

These books are Dino-Mite!
May 26, 2017 | Public Services Department
We are the dinosaurs marching, marching. We are the dinosaurs what do you think of that? Laurie Berkner’s chart-topping, beloved hit “We Are the Dinosaurs” is now a picture book! We Are the Dinosaurs transports … Keep Reading »

Shackles From the Deep: Tracing the Path of a Sunken Slave Ship, a Bitter Past, and a Rich Legacy by Michael H. Cottman
May 25, 2017 | Public Services Department
Kirkus Reviews 2016 November #2 A Pulitzer Prize-winning African-American journalist recounts how his passion for scuba diving led to an emotional connection to a shipwrecked slave vessel.The story of the discovery of the wreckage of … Keep Reading »

Still Jonesing for True Blood? Meet Midnight, Texas.
May 22, 2017 | Shawn Walsh
Still jonesing after Sookie Stackhouse since the book series ended in 2013 and the TV tie-in ended in 2014? Well, Charlaine Harris is back with with a new series featuring Francois Arnaud in the starring role as … Keep Reading »

Heroes & Villains
May 20, 2017 | Public Services Department
Do you enjoy adventure books, fantasy, historical fiction, or comics? Not sure? Discover your favorite genre or author in the latest installment from Jon Scieszka’s Guys Read Library. Heroes & Villains features ten stories from acclaimed writers including … Keep Reading »

On Sandwiches and Dungeons
May 18, 2017 | Joe Phommavichit
White bread is the classic bread. Almost all of us have had it at some point and for a lot of people it’s the go to bread for sandwich making. But then one day, we … Keep Reading »

A little boy changes everything
May 16, 2017 | Public Services Department
A country couple, John and Marta, wake up one morning and find a sleeping boy on their front porch . They tiptoe around him, fearful waking him will frighten him, and they watch him slumber. … Keep Reading »

Supreme Thrills for the Outsider
May 15, 2017 | Shawn Walsh
Drowning in debt after graduating from a 4th-tier law school, Grayson Hernandez takes the only job he can find as a messenger for the Supreme Court. His name says it all; Hispanic in a preppie … Keep Reading »

And I thought Prince Charles was boring
May 10, 2017 | Public Services Department
A child of the 1980s, I grew up admiring the beauty of Princess Diana. I wasn’t a fan per se, but I admired her ease and fashion sense. (I was a child, afterall.) But, frankly … Keep Reading »

Fermented veggies, anyone?
May 9, 2017 | Shawn Walsh
Fermented vegetables are “superfoods!” Fermenting preserves vegetables raw and without heat. Natural fermentation of foods has been shown to preserve nutrients in food and break the food down to a more digestible form. This, along … Keep Reading »

How Old-Fashioned Values Drive a Twenty-First-Century Corporation
May 9, 2017 | Shawn Walsh
Spark: How Old-Fashioned Values Drive a Twenty-First-Century Corporation by Frank Koller While factories across the Midwest shutter their doors, Lincoln Electric has thrived for more than a century. In addition to being profitable and technologically … Keep Reading »