Looking for a good scare this Halloween season?

The BPCI Library’s featured book of the week is The Mammoth Book of Modern Ghost Stories—a collection of over 25 terrifyingly good reads from iconic authors including Ray Bradbury and Daphne du Maurier.  Drop by the library to pick it up, or browse our massive collection of eerie graphic novels, spooky YA fiction, unsettling anthologies like Never Whistle at Night to classics like Dracula and Frankenstein. 

Happy reading!

October is Somali Heritage Month. 

This week’s featured read is a memoir called The Last Nomad; coming of age in the Somali desert. It is an absorbing read about a girl being sent to live with her grandmother in a nomadic tribe in the arid Somali desert.  She learns goat herding, oral story telling, and traditional survival skills.  It is both brilliant and insightful.

Come check it out at your BPCI library.  Thank you!

This week’s Book Talk Tuesday read is a heartfelt story of the pressures of fame.

After one of his songs goes viral, Ollie Cheriet gets the opportunity of a lifetime: a cross-country tour, an album deal, and a chance to help his family with their financial struggles. The only problem? Ollie has major stage fright, a symptom of his anxiety disorder. As pressure from performing, social media rumors, and his romantic life rises, his mental health starts to spiral. 

Will Ollie  find self-acceptance in the glow of the spotlight?

Fresh weekly picks!!

Did you know that October is Women’s History Month?  Today's featured read is an intense and powerful historical fiction: A Crane Among Wolves  by Canadian author June Hur.  Inspired by true events from Korean history, the story takes place under the cruel reign of King Yeonsan.  When seventeen-year old Iseul’s sister is stolen to serve in the tyrant king’s court, Iseul must leave her sheltered life behind to bring her home.  Driven by courage and sharp intelligence in the face a grave danger, this is a deeply moving and rewarding read 

It is available in print and as an ebook on the Virtual Library. 

Fresh weekly picks!!

This week's read "52 Ways to Reconcile:" is a practical book by award-winning Cree author David A. Robertson that offers 52 small, actionable weekly steps for individuals seeking to engage in reconciliation and healing with Indigenous peoples in Canada 

It is available in print and as an ebook on the Virtual Library.