2022 Year-Long Display Reading Challenge

For our most passionate readers and regular library visitors, this year we are introducing a year-long reading challenge based on our displays! Each month our librarians lovingly curate custom book displays based on different unique themes. We hope these displays help our visitors discover books that they wouldn’t have found otherwise and introduce them to […]
Books for Fans of Ted Lasso
Have you been graced yet with the knowledge of the most cheerful and lovely show on television right now–Apple TV’s Ted Lasso? If not, let us introduce you to possibly the most comforting piece of media ever! Ted Lasso explores the story of the titular Ted Lasso who moves to London to coach a soccer/football […]
Whodunit? Murder Mysteries

There’s just something about the incoming chilly, dark days that makes us want to curl up with an intriguing murder mystery…. right? All the better if it’s a murder mystery in the style of classic Agatha Christie stories or if it conjures up Clue vibes! We’ve been on the hunt for those perfect Whodunits that […]
Atmospheric & Autumnal
Need to conjure up falling leaves and a chilly breeze? These books are for you! Find the full selection on display all month long on floor 2. Previous Next The October Country by Ray Bradbury The October Country is Ray Bradbury’s own netherworld of the soul, inhabited by the horrors and demons that lurk within […]
Embracing the Dark (Academia) Side

The temperature is slowly dropping, the days are getting shorter, and the bright, brilliant colors of summer are fading away. It’s almost time for sweaters, boots, scarves and coats, a fire in the hearth, and a substantial cup of something hot in your hands. Many people dread the upcoming winter with its chill and darkness, […]
Adult Summer Reading – Books in Translation Challenge

Hello readers! If you are already participating in our Adult Summer Reading Program, and you decided to complete the Adult Bingo activities, one of the tasks is to read a non-European book in translation. In this column, you will find a few book suggestions to consider as well as ways to cross more than one […]
Pride Reading Highlights
First recognized during the Clinton administration, June has been designated in America as LGBTQ+ Pride Month in order to celebrate, remember, and honor those who were involved in the Stonewall riots in June of 1969. If you have the celebration part down, we can help you with the recognition and honor aspect! Take a look […]
CDPL Offers Pride Month Reads

Summer is here and there’s no better way to kick off a season of warm togetherness than by celebrating Pride Month! First recognized during the Clinton administration, June has been designated in America as LGBTQ+ Pride Month in order to celebrate, remember, and honor those who were involved in the Stonewall riots in June of […]