La Quinta Public Library

Hey coffee-lovers, It's National Coffee Day! To celebrate, here are some books you can read while enjoying a cup or two and some new recipes or crafts to try this weekend. Enjoy! Jade, Reference Librarian Coffee-Themed Titles You Can Find at the Library! Plot Boiler - Ali Brandon i Decaffeinated Corpse - Cleo Coyle Dead Cold Brew - Cleo Coyle Miracle at the Higher Grounds Café - Max Lucado Happy People Read & Drink Coffee - Agnes Martin-Lugand How To Make Coffee: the Science Behind the Bean - Lani Kingston I Love Coffee!: Over 100 Easy and Delicious Coffee Drinks - Susan M. Zimmer Crafts:  Coffee Candles to Get Rid of Odors 33 Genius Ways to Reuse Your K-Cups 34 Unexpected Ways Coffee Grounds Can Make Your Life Better Recipes: This Magical Coffee Will Make You Feel Like a Wizard 21 Coffee Hacks to Step Your Game Up Immensely 17 Recipes All Coffee Lovers Should Try Right Now

September 22 - 28 is Banned Books Week ! While we celebrating reading here all year long, Banned Books Week is a special week dedicated to celebrating the freedom to read. It was launched in the 1980s when there was a particularly large amount of challenges and organized protests and the Island Trees School District v. Pico (1982) Supreme Court Case which ruled that school officials can't ban books in libraries simply because of their content. Books are still being challenged and banned to today so this week draws national attention to the harms of censorship every year.  To learn more about Banned Books Week, sign up for this free webinar  from the American Library Association Office For Intellectual Freedom or visit their website . If you are interested in reading one, take this quiz from Book Riot. For other recommendations, check out this list from Penguin Books . Happy reading! Jade, Reference Librarian On our Shelves: (Click on the links below to lea

We had a surprise visit at our La Quinta Chapter Book Club this past Wednesday from author, Tod Goldberg ! We had a great time discussing with him his book, Living Dead Girl , what he's working on and more. It was such a fun morning and I couldn't think of a better person to start off a new series of posts we'll do for the blog where we'll highlight authors in our collection! Tod Goldberg lives in the desert! He is an international bestselling author of 15 (and counting) books, including the novels Gangsterland , Gangster Nation , and Living Dead Girl . His short fiction, essays, and criticism has been widely published, including in the Los Angeles Times, Black Clock, The Normal School and the Wall Street Journal. In addition to writing, he directs the Low Residency MFA Program in Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts at the University of California, Riverside . He is the co-host, along with essayist and author, Maggie Downs , of Open Book on KCO