February is Black History Month, a time to celebrate the contributions and history of Black Americans, past and present. The celebration dates back to 1926, when it was created by African American historian, educator and publisher Carter G. Woodson as a one week observance. It expanded to a month-long celebration in 1976. The month of February was chosen to coincide […]
February is awards month. It’s time for the Golden Globes, and the Oscars, and also a great month to read an award-winning book! In the book world, major awards don’t correspond neatly to one month, but AAPLD’s print and digital collections include winners of all the major literary and genre fiction awards, from 2020 through many previous years. To help […]
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To commemorate Black History Month 2021, AAPLD is proud to offer a series of four thought-provoking TED talks, presented by leading Black authors and historians. The Black History On Your Own Time series runs through the month of February, and there’s no registration required. To watch a talk, simply click the links below, or go to our online program calendar […]
This week, Joseph R. Biden will be inaugurated as our nation’s 46th president, which makes it a great time to read a book written by or about a president, his family or his legacy. AAPLD has a large collection of books devoted to American history, current events, and also biographies. If you’re taking part in Reading Resolutions, January is the […]
The year 2020 saw record levels of digital book circulation worldwide, according to OverDrive, one of AAPLDs digital material providers. Check-outs of ebooks, downloadable audiobooks and digital magazines, from both public libraries and schools, grew by 33% over 2019. The Covid-19 pandemic is the primary reason for the growth, as more patrons discover how to use their Smartphones, computers and […]
In the sleepy English countryside of decades past, there is a town that has stood on a jut of granite for six hundred years. And immediately to the east stands a high stone wall, for which the village is named. Here in the town of Wall, Tristran Thorn has lost his heart to the hauntingly beautiful Victoria Forester. One crisp October night, as they watch, a star falls from the sky, and Victoria promises to marry Tristran if he’ll retrieve that star and bring it back for her. It is this promise that sends Tristran through the only gap in the wall, across the meadow, and into the most unforgettable adventure of his life. […]
The 2021 Reading Resolutions Challenge kicks off with the theme “Famous and Infamous,” which invites you to read a biography, autobiography or memoir. What’s the difference? According to Oxford Languages/Google, a biography is an account of someone’s life written by someone else. An autobiography is an account of someone’s life written by that person. A memoir is similar to an […]
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Make 2021 your best reading year yet, with a fun reading challenge that continues all year long! Reading Resolutions encourages you to read a book that fits a different theme each month. For each month you participate, you’ll be entered into a monthly prize drawing, and a grand prize drawing at year’s end. These are the twelve monthly themes: […]
