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Web Site of the Week: Rich in Color
Rich in Color is a resource for youth, librarians, teachers, parents, and teen mentors who are looking for new young adult (YA) fiction. The blog, maintained by a small team of teachers, writers, and...
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Web Site of the Week: Nineteenth-Century Disability: Cultures and Contexts
Nineteenth-Century Disability: Cultures and Contexts presents primary texts and images on both cognitive and physical disability between the years 1780 and 1914. Authored by over 20 scholars of...
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Web Site of the Week: Time Magazine: Health
Time Magazine’s online Health section is an information rich resource with detailed stories on everything from public health news and developments to “lifehacker” tips for personal well-being. Recent...
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Web Site of the Week: History of Vaccines
The History of Vaccines is an educational site maintained by the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Founded in 1787, the College currently runs the Mutter Museum, a museum of the history of...
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Web Site of the Week: ABC books
Alphabet books have been used for centuries and are often one of the first texts that young children will encounter. ABC books is an online collection of 55 English language alphabet books published...
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Web Site of the Week: Booknotes: One Book. One Author. One Hour
Between 1989- 2007, C-SPAN aired the series Booknotes, an hour long interview with a single author of a nonfiction book (the show’s tagline: “One Book. One Author. One Hour”). The series was hosted by...
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Financial Times – Best Business Books of 2016
The Financial Times has posted their short list of the best business books of 2016. Don’t forget if we don’t have it, we can get it. Just Ask!
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Athens Is World Book Capital 2018
Athens, Greece has been named World Book Capital 2018 “for the quality of its activities, supported by the entire book industry” by UNESCO director general Irina Bokova on the recommendation of an...
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hey! Spotify has AudioBooks too!
Here’s a little known tip. If you open Spotify, click “Browse” (in the left hand nav), then scroll way down to “Spoken Word,” you will find a number of free audiobook collections. Get all the details...
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National Book Awards Finalists
The National Book Foundation announced the finalists for this year’s National Book Awards. The winners will be named November 16 at the 67th NBA benefit dinner and ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street in...
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