- January 25, 2024
I have such a new appreciation for the movies I grew up with and the work and art that was put into the animation for them. The women who created them are extraordinary and are finally getting the credit they deserve. The Queens of Animation was one of my favorite reads of 2023.
-Gia, Children’s Room
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Read more… - January 16, 2024
Mary Roach’s Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers is a must-read for anyone interested in what happens when you donate your body to science, and who wants to laugh hysterically out loud while reading about it.
-Samantha, Development Director
This title was featured on the list Favorite Staff Reads of 2023.
Read more… - January 9, 2024
An emotionally devastating manga series that combines the ethics of AI with a murder mystery and features some truly unforgettable characters. It was adapted recently into an anime series and while the entire series is terrific, the North #2 episode is especially beautiful.
-Sarah, Reference and Children’s
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Read more… - January 4, 2024
It was a great year for reading! Here are some of the PFL Staff’s favorites from 2023.
Pet by Catherine Chidgey
Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung
A delightfully unnerving collection of wild and genre-defying short stories. -Sarah, Reference and Children’s Room
The Body in Question by Jill Ciment
Spare by Prince Harry
Audio is a must! -Gia, Children’s Room
Wellness by Nathan Hill
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Read more… - December 26, 2023
With a new year swift upon us, rather than spend our long midwinter nights brooding on the uncanny speed with which the months seem to flee, or stewing over unchecked items on the past year’s to-do lists, wouldn’t it be altogether more pleasant to reminisce about the best nonfiction offerings from 2023? Yes, let’s do ...
Read more… - December 21, 2023
PFL staff are back with more holiday recommendations! Did you miss Part 1? View it here.
Please note, not all of these gems are available in our catalog. We have put links to the ones that can be places on hold through Minerva. Visit the Information Desk for help tracking down anything else that looks interesting ...
Read more… - December 13, 2023
We all know library workers have the best recommendations. Here are some of the PFL staff’s holiday favorites! Stay tuned for Part 2 next week.
Please note, not all of these gems are available in our catalog. We have put links to the ones that can be places on hold through Minerva. Visit the Information Desk ...
Read more… - December 6, 2023
A favorite in our mixed-faith house is Latkes for Santa Claus by Janie Emaus. New step siblings Anna and Michael navigate celebrating both Christmas and Hanukkah for the first time by figuring out what kinds of Hanukkah snacks to leave out for Santa. You’ll never guess what Anna comes up with to pair with Michael’s ...
Read more… - December 4, 2023
For fans of Angeline Boulley’s debut Firekeeper’s Daughter, her this title is her follow-up; Warrior Girl Unearthed. Set ten years later, it is populated with some familiar characters of the Sugar Island Ojibwe community as well as new characters, including the endearingly brash protagonist, Perry Firekeeper-Birch, who stirs up trouble as a summer intern at ...
Read more… - November 15, 2023
Yellowface traces the story of a woman who steals her dead friend’s novel and has it published to great success. But the original writer is Asian and our antiheroine is not. So even without knowing she is posing as the author, people begin to question her appropriation of identity. We see her living in dread ...
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