December Staff Picks

Books in English

Anxious People : - Fredrik Backman

Caste : The Origins of Our Discontents - Isabel Wilkerson

A Life on Our Planet - David Attenborough

The Lost Apothecary - Sarah Penner

The Midnight Library - Matt Haig

Black Sun - Rebecca Roanhorse

The Book of ...

November Staff Picks

Books in English

Apples Never Fall - Liane Moriarty

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain - George Saunders

The Best of Me - David Sedaris

Cloud Cuckoo Land - Anthony Doerr

The Coldfire Curse -   Jordan Quinn

The Crafted Cookie  - Anne Yorks

Crying in H...

October Staff Picks

Books in English

The Call of Cthulhu and Dagon -  Pete Katz

The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity - Carlo M. Cipolla

The Bombay Prince - Sujata Massey

The City We Became - N. K. Jemisin

Clown in a Cornfield - Adam Cesar...

Hispanic Heritage Month

Books in English

Clap When You Land - Elizabeth Acevedo

Latina : Women's Voices from - Lillian Castillo-Speed

In The Time of The Butterflies - Julia Alvarez

El Norte : The Epic and Forgotten Story - Carrie Gibson

The Beloved World of Sonia So...

August Staff Picks

Books in English

Beach Read - Emily Henry

People We Meet on Vacation - Emily Henry

Master of Poisons - Andrea Hairston

Just Us : An American Conversation - Clauda Rankine

Stone Fruit - Lee Lai 

A Special Place for Women - Laura Hankin

Daisy Jones & ...

Father’s Day Staff Picks

Books in English: 

No Pain, No Gaines : The Good Stuff Doesn't Come Easy - Chip Gaines

The Splendid and the Vile : A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz - Erik Larson

 Pappyland : A Story of Family, Fine Bourbo...

Pride Month

Books

People of Pride: 25 Great LGBTQ Americans -Chase Clemesha, MD.

The Prophets -Robert Jones Jr

Honey Girl-Morgan Rogers 

Let's Get Back to the Party-Zak Salih 

Be Dazzled-Ryan La Sala 

Yesterday is History-Kosoko Jackson&...

May Staff Picks

Books in English

The Secret to Superhuman Strength – Alison Bechdel

The Winter of the Cartoonist – Paco Roca

Dancing After TEN – Vivian Chong

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden – Mannie Murphy

Can I Recycle This...

AAPI Heritage Month

In observation of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we invite you to enjoy these titles that celebrate the diverse stories, contributions and experience of Asian peoples and Pacific Islanders.

Books 

in English:

Analects &ndash...

April Staff Picks

Videos:

Judas and the Black Messiah

News of the World

The Night Of

Ammonite

The Undoing

Horror Noire

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (Season 1)

Cobra Kai (Seasons 1 & 2)

Cadfael (Set 1)

Dynasty (Season 1)

The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries (Discs 1 & 2)

Sandition

Libro...

National Poetry Month

Each April has marked National Poetry Month since it was first organized by the American Academy of Poets in 1996. In celebration of its 25^th Anniversary, our staff have highlighted a diverse range of poetry anthologies from our collecti...

Academy Awards Contest

Body: The Academy Awards will be hosted on Spring this year, and we are happy to announce that our Oscars contest is back by popular demand! Please select one nominee in each category by using this form before Sunday, April 25th, 2021.The person ...

St. Patrick’s Day

This photo depicts a monument in Lawrence’s Immaculate Conception Cemetery constructed as a tribute to the Irish of Lawrence who during the time of the Great Famine (an Gorta Mór) collected $2,000 (over than $67,000 in today&rsquo...

March Staff Picks

Books

The Best of Me — David Sedaris

Let’s Get Back to the Party — Zak Salih

Just as I am: A Memoir — Cicely Tyson

Dread Nation — Justina Ireland

Aristotle and Dante Discover...

In Honor of Women

March 8^th marks International Women’s Day. Women’s History Month is also observed annually during the month of March. This September 1942 photo from the Arlington Mills News & Views (accessible in our collection) depicts the enlarged and vita...

February Staff Picks

Books

You Matter – Christian Robinson

Ways To Make Sunshine – Renée Watson

When Stars Are Scattered – Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed

Twins – Varian Johnson

Antiracist Baby – Ibram X. Kendi

Fred&...

Black History Month

In observation of Black History Month we invite you to enjoy relevant items from our collection thoughtfully curated by members of our staff.

 Audiobooks: 

Death of a King: The Real Story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Final Year – Tavis...

Inauguration Day Poems

The nation is abuzz regarding the performance of poet Amanda Gorman at the Inauguration of Joe Biden on January 20, 2021. Her poem, “The Hill We Climb”, added texture, depth, and richness to the somewhat more sober and mandatory procee...

January Staff Picks

Looking for something new to read or watch? Check out what Lawrence Public Library staff are recommending from our collection this month!

Books

Artemis Fowl – Eoin Colfer

Death Note – Tsugumi Oba

Normal People –...

Flashback to a Snowy Lawrence

We think you will agree that Lawrence looks nice dressed up in snow. This stereoscopic image of the snow-covered Barbour residence at 223 Haverhill Street was created in the late 1800s. The two two-dimensional (2D) stereo slides would be viewed together t...