Here are six YA titles to read all year long, not just during Pride Month! You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson (Representation: Queer) What’s it about? Liz Lighty has always believed she's too black, too poor, too awkward to shine in her small, rich, prom-obsessed midwestern town. But...
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At various points in their lives, many readers may periodically find themselves in a reading slump. This last year was no exception, and may in fact be one for the books! This is an occasion when I might find myself turning to what I call my "book comfort food," and where we ca...
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Our OverDrive digital collection now includes over 3,000 magazine titles which are always available and you can check out as many as you like on your BCLS library card. Just check out a digital magazine issue and you can turn pages and browse articles and photos just like a paper magazine ...
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The past few years have solidified my enjoyment of audiobooks. I am now choosing books based on my favorite readers as well as my favorite authors. I listen while walking outside, driving in my car, or even doing activities like knitting or washing dishes. While I am typically a fiction reader, nonf...
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We’re excited to share that Bay County has selected All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely as its 2021 Community Justice Read! This novel tells the story of two teenage boys—one black, one white—and their experiences with a violent act that leaves their school, their comm...
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BCLS has partnered with the Justice Library and the SVSU Community Writing Center to create a Justice Library in Bay City and hold a county-wide Justice Read in spring 2021. The first book, a fiction title, will focus on racial justice. WE NEED YOUR HELP to select the title! Please vote for yo...
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Storytimes for our winter session (Jan 4- Feb 18) will be held live on Zoom! Zoom information will be sent automatically (via email) to registered families. Call or register online (via the links below). Baby Storytime (Ages birth-23 months + participating caregiver)...
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We are now offering a subscription service for grades 6-12! Each box will contain one library book related to the box's theme, a book to keep and a few treats or craft to go along with the theme. Check out the box, enjoy the books and treats, then return the library book and box. B...
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To further support local families who have chosen to homeschool their children, BCLS has been updating and expanding our Parent/Teacher Collections. Click on a book's title on our list below to read more about it or place the book on hold: Big Science for Little People: 52 Activi...
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Book adaptations have always been a great point of discussion. Whether you can’t believe how they changed the story or aged up the character or completely dropped a subplot--it is still a treat to see some of our favorite reads on the screen. And while movie adaptations can be events, this last year...
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