News & Updates
The Day the World Came to Townby Jim DeFedeOn September 11, 2001, “more than 250 aircraft, carrying 43,895 people, were diverted to fifteen Canadian airports from Vancouver in the west, to […]
Between the River and a Hard Place a Talk by Martha Liebert May 14, 2022, in the Gracie Lee Community Room at 2:00 PM. Since 1977 the Sandoval County Historical […]
Our Summer 2023 Reading Program is here! Please join us for the children’s summer reading programs, All Together Now. Here is the flier with all the information! (It will appear […]
The White Darkness by David Grann This is a riveting true account of Henry Worsley’s monumental pilgrimage to Antarctica, following in the footsteps of the journey taken by his hero, […]
Book Awards This past January, the annual children’s book awards were announced for 2022. We already have a few of the winners in our collection, and many more are on […]
Wordless Picture Books I have recently become enamored by wordless picture books, and thought I would share some of my thoughts as well as highlight a few of the fine […]
The Spymaster of Baghdad: A True Story of Bravery, Family, and Patriotism in the Battle Against ISIS by Margaret Coker “…my aim with this book is to recalibrate Iraq’s history […]
Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather Webber An enchanting tale about grief, forgiveness, and healing, Anna Kate and Natalie are the protagonists. After her grandmother, Zee, dies, Anna Kate journeys […]
Children’s non-fiction is an area which is often ignored. When children go to the library, their focus naturally tends towards picture books, juvenile fiction, and graphic novels. As a result, […]
Northern Spy by Flynn Berry Despite the 1998 Good Friday Agreement regarding “the Troubles” in Ireland, “The basic argument of the Troubles hadn’t been resolved: most Catholics still wanted a […]