Arlington High School Library

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News

We're Number Two ... in the World!

Posted by Stacy Kitsis | February 4, 2025

The Commonwealth eBook Collections, our shared collection on Sora, has soared to new heights! The CEC now ranks #2 in the world for annual circulations!

Along with this new milestone, the collection remains #1 in New England and #2 in the United States.

Thank you to the Massachusetts Library System, the OverDrive (Sora) team, and Arlington Public Schools for continued support of this program.

To learn more about Sora, visit E-Books & Audiobooks on our website.

Arlington Reads Together

Posted by Stacy Kitsis | January 9, 2025

We are excited to announce that the public library's annual community read program, Arlington Reads Together (ART), returns in March with REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES by Shelby Van Pelt. Copies are available at the AHS Library and Robbins Library and online via Sora, Libby, and Hoopla.

This novel is about the unlikely friendship between an older widow, a giant Pacific octopus reluctantly residing at the local aquarium, and a young man trying to find his way. Together, they explore themes of loneliness and what it means to build connections with others.

In addition to other great ART programming to be announced shortly, we will be discussing the ART selection at the Intergenerational Book Club on March 20. Everyone is welcome!

Happy Public Domain Day

Posted by Stacy Kitsis | January 3, 2025

As of January 1, 2025, copyrighted works from 1929 and sound recordings from 1924 entered the United States public domain, meaning that they are free for all to copy, share, or build upon. Hooray!

This year's highlights include THE SOUND AND THE FURY by William Faulkner, A FAREWELL TO ARMS by Ernest Hemingway, and A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN by Virginia Woolf.

For more works that are now available to everyone and a great intro to the history and cultural significance of public domain, check out the Center for the Study of the Public Domain at Duke Law School.