An Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma Set on the outskirts of Umuahia, Nigeria and narrated by a chi, or guardian spirit, AN ORCHESTRA OF MINORITIES tells the story of Chinonso, a young poultry farmer whose soul is ignited when he sees a woman attempting to jump from a highway bridge. Horrified by her recklessness, Chinonso…Continue Reading And Introducing . . .
Sometimes I dream that I’m drowning. It’s always in a big, blue ocean that’s too deep for me to see the bottom. But I tell myself I’m not going to die no matter how much water gets in my lungs or how deep I sink, I am not going to die. Because I say so.Suddenly,…Continue Reading On The Come Up
Susquehanna University students, faculty & staff are getting access to a huge collection of best-selling ebooks and audiobooks thanks to a collaboration between Blough-Weis Library and our friends at Snyder County Libraries. The regional eBranch2Go OverDrive collection is now available to anyone with a valid SU ID card online at https://ebranch2go.overdrive.com or by downloading the Libby app via your mobile app store….Continue Reading OverDrive Collection of Ebooks and Audiobooks Now Available to SU
The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff One morning while passing through Grand Central Terminal on her way to work, Grace Healey finds an abandoned suitcase tucked beneath a bench. Unable to resist her own curiosity, Grace opens the suitcase, where she discovers a dozen photographs—each of a different woman. In a moment of…Continue Reading Break With a Book
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking.But Xiomara has plenty she wants to say, and she pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of…Continue Reading Read More This Year!
The Caregiver by Samuel Park Mara Alencar’s mother Ana is her moon, her sun, her stars. Ana, a struggling voice-over actress, is an admirably brave and recklessly impulsive woman who does everything in her power to care for her little girl. With no other family or friends her own age, Ana eclipses Mara’s entire world. They take…Continue Reading New Year, New Books
Bowlaway by Elizabeth McCracken From the day she is discovered unconscious in a New England cemetery at the turn of the twentieth century—nothing but a bowling ball, a candlepin, and fifteen pounds of gold on her person—Bertha Truitt is an enigma to everyone in Salford, Massachusetts. She has no past to speak of, or at…Continue Reading I’ll Read What She’s Reading
“Pablo Escobar had turned himself in at the exact moment the law making extradition illegal had passed. Some believed he had been inside the Government Palace, the reporter said, begging the question: who, really, is the president? Petrona was blowing a bubble of pink gum. Mamá pointed to the passing cars and noted that…Continue Reading Fruit of the Drunken Tree
We’re back with this year’s first Book Club at the Brew Pub meeting, graciously hosted by our friends at the Selin’s Grove Brewing Co. in downtown Selinsgrove! This month, we’re reading My Sister, the Serial Killer. This debut novel from Braithwaite tells the story of Korede and her younger sister Ayoola, who seems to have an inconvenient habit of…Continue Reading Our Newest Book Club Selection!
The library is pleased to announce the new addition of an online video streaming service ‐ Kanopy ‐ to our collections. Kanopy’s extensive offerings include thousands of award‐winning documentaries, educational and training films, and theatrical releases. Each video is available in HD and accessible to an unlimited number of simultaneous viewers. The collection includes a number of leading producers, such…Continue Reading Kanopy Added to Library Collection
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