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20 Films To Watch For Women’s History Month

Posted March 4, 2021

Kanopy has some really great documentaries about the History of women. Here are five films that are part of a list of over twenty movies that we have highlighted on Kanopy this month. Here is the link to the rest of the documentaries that are part of a great selection on Kanopy: https://mapld.kanopy.com/playlist/11137515 Wonder Women – We […]

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Black History Month With Kanopy

Posted February 9, 2021

February is Black History Month and there is a curated list of films to enjoy during February. Here are a few summaries of the movies in the list that you can find here: Roots (2016): The classic American saga is reimagined for a whole new generation. This epic 4-part miniseries tells the story of Kunta Kinte, […]

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Celebrate Martin Luther King Day Virtually With Kanopy

Posted January 14, 2021

Martin Luth King Day is Monday, January 18th . Here is a selection of movies that you can watch for free on Kanopy: 1) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr: A Historical Perspective: He was the conscience of the struggle for civil rights–and one of its many heroic martyrs. this documentary offers a one-of-a-kind examination of […]

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Holiday Movies on Kanopy and Hoopla

Posted December 11, 2020

Do you know you can watch Holiday movies on Kanopy and Hoopla? When you login to each service you can search for the term “holiday” or specific holiday. Here is a selection of each of some movies from Kanopy and Hoopla: Kanopy The Man Who Invented Christmas: “ This is the story of the magical […]

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Find Your Freedom to Read!

Posted September 29, 2020

The Banned Books Week Coalition invites you to champion the right to read during Banned Books Week, September 27 – October 3, 2020!  In turbulent times, books are tools that help people navigate the world around them. Intellectual freedom and access to information uplift people in crisis and during more peaceful times. Banned Books Week […]

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10 New Adult Graphic Novels We Just Got In

Posted August 25, 2020

The MAPLD FanFest maybe over BUT, you can check out our list of new Adult Graphic novels that you can place holds on and check out now! There are also more graphic novels coming this month. Read on to see the books in this selection! BTTM FDRS by Ezra Claytan Daniels Once a thriving working […]

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Books and Bugs

Posted July 17, 2020

I’m sure with all the time kids are spending outside, they must have noticed all the insects and spiders all around, so I just wanted to share with them some fun bug books, both fiction and nonfiction.  If the kids want to read any of them, just give the library a call and you can […]

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Morning Book Discussion Book Recommendations

Posted May 22, 2020

Looking for your next book to read? Here’s some good fiction titles that you can find in mediaondemand here. In The Sandcastle Girls, Chris Bohjalien presents a powerful and moving novel where a woman searches to find the story behind the story of her grandparents and uncovers a long-buried secret in this tale of discovery, […]

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Black History Month Graphic Novels

Posted February 21, 2020

Celebrate Black History Month this February with a graphic novel. We have graphic novels in our Adult section about African American History and works of fiction with African American character leads. Here is a list of 9 books selected for you to read this month. The Life of Frederick Douglass by David Walker A graphic […]

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Find Happiness This Year With Inspiration From These 9 Books

Posted January 8, 2020

This year a lot of people are adding happiness to their new years resolutions. There is a 100 day challenge that every day you submit a picture of what made you happy for 100 days! There is the hashtag #100happydays that you use on your photos. Click here for the link to the website with […]

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