Dear Librarians: You may not know the extent of your impact on someone when you make a reading recommendation or offer encouragement, but I am here to tell you that the librarians I’ve met throughout the years changed my life. An avid reader and writer since childhood, I spent many cherished hours at my local […]
Happy National Library Week to all of the incredible librarians out there! We have a fantastic list of titles featuring libraries, librarian characters, or simply celebrate our shared love of literature. Browse our top staff picks below, or view the full collection of National Library Week picks on Edelweiss. Learn More About National Library Week […]
Emily Giffin, bestselling author of All We Ever Wanted, shares the fun fact that her mother is a retired librarian and much more for National Library Week! What was the first book you can remember checking out of the library? Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes was the first novel I ever checked out of the library […]
Find out what Before We Were Yours author Lisa Wingate’s earliest library memory is and more this National Library Week! What was the first book you can remember checking out of the library? We Help Mommy. I do not know if my mother engineered this choice or not (she may well have, as it was about […]
Sarah Jessica Parker, Honorary Chair of ALA’s Book Club Central and Editorial Director of SJP for Hogarth, shares what she thinks is the most important service of a library and much more for National Library Week! What was the first book you can remember checking out of the library? I must be honest. We went to our […]
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Jodi Picoult, bestselling author of the LibraryReads Hall of Fame pick A Spark of Light, shares her fondest library (hint: she worked in a library!) and more for National Library Week! What was the first book you can remember checking out of the library? I am sure I checked out hundreds of books as a little […]
Melanie Benjamin, bestselling author of Mistress of the Ritz, shares the two words she would use to describe the library and much more for National Library Week! What was the first book you can remember checking out of the library? Betsy-Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace What was the last book you checked out of the library? […]
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Chris Bohjalian, bestselling author of The Flight Attendant, shares what he thinks the most important service of a library is and much more for National Library Week! What was the first book you can remember checking out of the library? Mr. Popper’s Penguins What was the last book you checked out of the library? The Witches by […]
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