Book Notes | Quincy Public Library

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.