Library Lil by Suzanne Williams

From the day she was born, Lil had a book in her hand! It was no surprise when she grew up that she became a librarian.  She manged to turn the people of Chesterville into readers. Then Bust-'em-up Bill roared into town with his motorcycle gang. Just the mention of reading upset him. Stop by the library and check out this book to see if Library Lil  has finally met her match!

Richard Wright and the Library Card by William Miller

Richard Wright lived in Memphis and worked for an optical company where he swept floors and ran errands for his white employers.  The 18 year old Wright loved to read but could not afford to buy any books. In 1926, as a black man he was not allowed into the public library.  Fortunately, Wright worked for a generous man named Jim Falk.  Mr. Falk lent the young black man his library card and Wright began checking out books for himself, all the while telling the librarian that the books were for Mr. Falk.  Stop by the library to check out this book to discover the power that education can provide.

The Library by Sarah Stewart

Elizabeth Brown doesn't like to play with dolls and she doesn't like to skate.  What she does like to do is read books.  Lots of books.  The only problem is that her library has gotten so big, she can't even use her front door anymore.  What should Elizabeth Brown do? Stop by the library and check out this book to find out the solution to her problem!

National Library Week 2016

One False Note by Gordon Korman

This just in! Amy and Dan Cahill were spotted on a train, hot on the trail of one of the 39 Clues hidden around the world.  But wait! Police report a break-in at an elite hotel, and the suspects also sound suspiciously like Amy and Dan.  Update!  Amy and Dan have been seen in a car...no, in a speedboat chase... and hold everything! They're being chased by an angry mob?!? When there's a Clue on the line, anything can happen.  Stop by the library and check out this book!

The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan

Five minutes before she died, Grace Cahill, the rich and powerful matriarch of the Cahill family, changed her will. She left her heirs with an intriguing choice: accept a million dollars, or accept one Clue—the first of 39 Clues that could lead to riches and power beyond belief. Stop by the library and checkout this book!

Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis

Elijah was a special person in Buxton for a lot of reasons.  First of all, he was the first free baby born in the Settlement.  The Settlement of Buxton was in Canada and was started by a minister who didn't believe in slavery.  The second reason he was special was because he threw up all over Fredrick Douglass.  It was a sight no one in Buxton would ever forget.  Elijah life changes when a former slave, Right Reverend Zephariah  W. Connerly, III steals money from Elijah's friend Mr. Leroy, who had been saving to buy his family out of captivity in the south. Read this book to see what happens as Elijah joins Mr. Leroy on a dangerous journey south, into the United States, to get the money back.     Stop by the library and check out this book!