Nurturing Through Nature: Spotlight on Sugar Creek

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Did you know that our own Sugar Creek begins in a field near Kempton, Indiana, which is located in Tipton County?  It flows through Tipton, Clinton, Boone, Montgomery and Parke Counties until it joins with the Wabash River.  The Wabash, of course, joins the Ohio, the Ohio to the Mississippi, the Mississippi to the Gulf […]

What’s Hot – Ugly Love

If you’re looking for a steamy romance book, Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover is a perfect pick. When Tate Collins meets airline pilot Miles Archer, she knows it isn’t love at first sight. They wouldn’t even go so far as to consider themselves friends. The only thing Tate and Miles have in common is an […]

Indiana Authors (April Display)

Indiana has an abundance of great authors and this month we wanted to feature some of our favorites. There’s something for everyone, classics and newly published novels, fiction, non-fiction, and even a webcomic! Fiction Kitsune-Tsuki Laura VanArendonk Baugh FIC Bau Summary How does one find a shapeshifter who may not even exist? The onmyouji Tsurugu […]

Book to Screen: Atlas of the Heart

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It’s a bit rare to see book adaptations of nonfiction titles, so we’re really excited to get to share this one with you today! Brené Brown is a beloved and bestselling self-help author whose most recent book, Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience, was quietly released in November of […]

Studio Ghibli Vibes at CDPL

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When you reflect back on the stories of your childhood that left deep impressions on you, what were those stories like? Tales of adventure or romance? Tales of magic? Like many others of a certain Millennial age, my formative early years in the ’90s and early aughts were often flavored by the emerging popularity in […]

What’s Hot – The Maid

The Maid by Nita Prose is a new take on a traditional locked-room mystery. Being a maid makes Molly Gray’s World make sense. She loves restoring order to the rooms of the Regency Grand Hotel. Until one day she discovers the body of a wealthy guest dead in his room and she is the prime […]

Book to Screen: Bridgerton Season 2

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At this point, does the Bridgerton universe even need an introduction? This regency-romance-series-turned-Netflix-hit saturated pop culture when season one came out in 2020, and if you’ve been wondering at the recent reemergence, it’s because season 2 just dropped on Netflix on March 25. Learn more about the plot for this specific Bridgerton love story below! […]

Series Spotlight: Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Something about the arrival of spring makes it feel like to perfect time to consume slice-of-life stories–you know, the kinds of tales where nothing overly exciting or traumatic happens, and it’s just about the normal rhythm and flow of day-to-day life? With occasional light elements of fantasy or magical realism mixed in? If that sounds […]

LGBTQ Resources at the Library

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March 31 marks National Transgender Day of Visibility, a day of recognition celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of the discrimination that transgender people face worldwide.  This day was started in 2009 by Rachel Crandall, a transgender activist from Michigan, and has been celebrated across the globe since 2014.  On March 31, 2021, President Biden […]

What’s Hot – House of Earth and Blood

The sequel to Sarah J. Maas’ House of Earth and Blood, House of Sky and Breath, just came out and fans are voraciously rereading the first book to prepare themselves. House of Earth and Blood has unforgettable characters, sizzling romance, and page-turning suspense. It’s part of a new genre known as “New Adult” books. These […]

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