Welcome Back to the Enchanted Garden
By Ann H. It’s time to plan a visit to the Enchanted Garden at the Miller Branch! We are thrilled to invite visitors back to the garden beginning Saturday, May 8. Come and see what’s growing in our demonstration area, enjoy the blooms of the season, and feel the calming touch of nature. How much … Continue reading Welcome Back to the Enchanted Garden
Celebrate Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month with #ELKReads
By the Elkridge Branch staff It seems especially vital to raise up and celebrate Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) this year, during the increased violence and harassment faced by Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders across the United States. Racist attacks fueled by fear and hatred, especially surrounding the pandemic, have been on the rise … Continue reading Celebrate Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month with #ELKReads
Chernobyl on Page and Screen
By Kristen B. It’s not exactly a cheerful topic – the most devastating nuclear accident ever to have happened. However, the story of what went wrong is riveting and amazingly complex. More than 30 years ago, on April 26, 1986 at 1:23:58 am, one of the nuclear reactors at the Chernobyl site suffered a massive … Continue reading Chernobyl on Page and Screen
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
by Sarah C. Have you ever read a book that feels like a warm hug? Not just certain scenes either, like the entire story overall, start to finish, feels…happy. Comforting. Wholesome. And despite containing a large variety of themes, concepts and emotions, highs and lows, and a bit of magic, the book still manages to wrap itself around … Continue reading The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
Two Big Books
By Cherise T. What fits in your pocket, can be read in short bursts, and explodes with wisdom and inspiration? Gmorning, Gnight!: little pep talks for me & you and Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change. These can be challenging times for mustering emotional strength and sustaining a prolonged attention span. In terms of meeting these challenges, both … Continue reading Two Big Books
The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich
By Piyali C. Books have their unique ways of clearing the lenses through which we view life. They tell us stories of people whose struggles may not have found a prominent place in history books. Louise Erdrich’s The Night Watchman revolves around one such nugget of history. The central theme of the book is the … Continue reading The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
by Aimee Z. In a small, forgotten Mississippi town, a vicious crime and a missing girl are like déjà vu for hapless farmer and hermit, Larry Ott. Decades before, the man the whole town still calls ‘Scary Larry,’ took local girl Cindy Walker on his first and only date. The girl never came home, and … Continue reading Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
Spring is for Gardening
By Laci R. Spring is here once again – and you know what that means? It’s the perfect time to share these wonderful gardening books with the children in your life. Gardening is a passion of mine for many reasons. It’s become a reliable place of peace and comfort, I get to see a variety … Continue reading Spring is for Gardening
Project Literacy
by Ben H. I work at HCLS Project Literacy. Project Literacy provides Howard County residents from around the globe with the opportunity to practice the thing that they all have in common: English. Project Literacy unites people. My average workday might involve teaching an English conversation class, managing our program data, helping organize new classes, brainstorming with our awesome staff, (writing a book review for the library’s underrated … Continue reading Project Literacy
Maybe He Just Likes You by Barbara Dee
by Carmen J. I remember this phrase being said to me after I told a friend a boy was being mean to me in middle school. Maybe He Just Likes You. Because that didn’t make sense when I was in middle school, and it wouldn’t make sense today in modern day America. It’s the title of a … Continue reading Maybe He Just Likes You by Barbara Dee
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