Kanopy Comedies!
Need a laugh? Here are 10 comedies you stream right now from Kanopy! If you need assistance with Kanopy or your account, please email [email protected]. What We Do in the...
Posted by Adult Services on March 22, 2020
Adult Services: Best of 2019
Enjoy Westmont Public Library’s Adult Services Librarians favorite books we read in 2019! Full Throttle by Joe Hill My favorite story out of the anthology was “Late Returns”. In it,...
People Share with People
Author Lisa Wheeler and illustrator Molly Idle’s address one of the building blocks of friendship in their new book, People Share with People. Using a lyrical rhyme scheme filled with humor,...
Posted by Book Rex on March 12, 2020
The Lost Coast
When Danny and her mother move to Tempest, California, Danny thinks this move was to get away from her old life. But in Tempest, Danny finds the Grays: a group...
Posted by Book Rex on March 5, 2020
Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code
This book begins with Grace Hopper as a young girl who breaks clocks simply to put them back together and find what makes them tick. With her parents’ support, she...
Posted by Book Rex on March 4, 2020
Hawks Kettle, Puffins Wheel
Readers are introduced to unusual avian behavior with free-verse poetry and informative prose in this picture book that begs to be read aloud.
Posted by Kristi M. on February 27, 2020
Diary of a Murderer
South Korean author Young-ha Kim makes you feel like you’re walking on eggshells through his stories that seer with uncertainty, delirium, humor and the mundane. Of the four stories that...
Posted by Book Rex on February 25, 2020
Your Favorite Band Cannot Save You
A completely unknown band releases a track on Bandcamp. Our hipster music blogger narrator hears it and is compelled to listen again and again, stopping only to finally take a...
Posted by Adult Services on February 18, 2020
Wild Honey from the Moon
Mother Shrew has a very sick little boy. She will do anything in her power to make him well. The only cure for his illness, according to her handy book...
Posted by Adrian L. on February 13, 2020
Everything is Figureoutable
Marie Forleo, an award-winning TV and podcast host, wrote this no-nonsense guide to getting motivated into creating the life you’ve always hoped for. Marie learned this saying, “everything is figureoutable”...
Posted by Adult Services on February 11, 2020
Odd One Out
Odd One Out tells the story of three teenagers dealing with sexuality, gender identity, labels, and the pressures that come with each. Courtney, Rae, and Jupiter all get the opportunity...
Posted by Book Rex on February 6, 2020
Hats Are Not For Cats!
A fancy dog with a strong sense of fashion etiquette teaches a cat a thing or two about hats. One thing he is very adamant about: hats are not for...
Posted by Book Rex on February 6, 2020
The Witcher Omnibus
The various artists involved pencil and ink a dangerous world, but include colors and strokes which concurrently imbue a fairy tale aesthetic.
The Glass Key
Dashiell Hammett is the godfather of hard-boiled detective fiction. A former real-life Pinkerton detective, he wrote Red Harvest, The Maltese Falcon, and The Thin Man over a span of 5...
Posted by Adult Services on January 30, 2020