Beginning November 1, Kanopy will switch from play credits to tickets. With this update, you will easily see the number of tickets required and the viewing period for each film next to the play button. The current number of play credits for Cook Memorial Public Library District cardholders is 5 per month. With the new ticketing…
Beginning November 1, we will be streamlining our digital magazine services. Our magazine subscriptions will continue to be available through both PressReader and Flipster while access via OverDrive/Libby will be ending. Several titles previously available in OverDrive will move to Flipster, although not all titles will be available for us to purchase. Why We Are…
Looking for enriching and educational content to share with your child during the current school closures? Below is a list of some of our favorite online resources to assist during this time. Have we missed a favorite of yours? Please share in the comments! For resources for children ages birth-5 years, read our post here. Looking for an…
The library has many resources that you can use with your Cook Memorial Public Library card even when the library is closed. You can find those resources on our eLibrary page and our Research page. If you want ebooks or eaudiobooks, check out OverDrive (download the Libby app from OverDrive to use on your tablet…
If this cold winter is starting to feel like it was last forever, we've got a suggestion for something to give you a bit of that hygge feeling until spring shows its face. Join our Up Lit Adult Winter Reading Club and find some uplifting and heartwarming titles to get you through the last few…
Who do you think is scarier? A cold-blooded murderer, or the murderer’s calm, calculating sister who cleans up the murderer’s messes? My Sister, the Serial Killer forces us to ponder this question through author Oyinkan Braithwaite’s brisk and witty noir-like novel. Older sister Korede (the steady, responsible one) has always felt obligated to watch out…
What better way to spend a chilly, blustery day than with a good read (and maybe a warm drink)? Andrea stops by to share five titles that she recommends for this fall. Titles mentioned: Dracul by Dacre Stoker and J.D. Barker Night of Miracles by Elizabeth Berg November Road by Lou Berney (read Jo's review here) Washington Black by…
We're in the full swing of summer and for anybody still looking for that great beach read, we've got you covered! Andrea joins us to talk about must-read titles from five different genres, each with its own appeal. The titles Andrea recommends in this episode are: Gale Force by Owen Laukkanen Dear Mrs. Bird by A.J. Pearce…
In December Erica set some reading resolutions for herself, which you can read about in her blog post. We thought we would check in with Erica and get some tips on those resolutions, get some good reading recommendations and get some tips on another common reading resolution - reading more books (she read 150 last…
Jac Jemc is the author of The Grip of It, a deftly told story about a couple who purchase what turns out to be a haunted house. You may think you've read haunted house stories before, but you've never read any told this well or that does the creepiness so well. The Grip of It is featured in…
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