Yesterday was National Tell a Fairy Tale Day! You can still celebrate by exploring these retellings of classic Fairy Tales.
Yesterday was National Tell a Fairy Tale Day! You can still celebrate by exploring these retellings of classic Fairy Tales.
Now that 2024 has started, let’s take a look back at some great fiction and nonfiction books that came out in 2023. All of which can be checked out from the Library at the Beech Street Center (266 Beech Street) in Belmont.
January 2nd was National Science Fiction Day! It’s not too late though to explore some of these science fiction books that have come out in the last year and enjoy watching some science fiction movies on Kanopy.
Science Fiction Books
Science Fiction Movies
Skip to End of CarouselLooking for a new series to watch? Check out the many options available on Hoopla. All free with your library card!
Skip to End of CarouselA Discovery of Witches Shakespeare and Hathaway Felix Sherwood
Skip to End of CarouselThe New Nurses Ackley Bridge Miracle Workers Restless
Nonfiction
Skip to End of CarouselFinding Your Roots Winter and Christmas in … Soundbreaking She-Wolves
As the days keep getting shorter, enjoy spending time inside watching some Short Films through Kanopy, all free with your library card!
Skip to End of CarouselThe Orchestra La Femme et le TGV Salam An Irish Goodbye
Skip to End of CarouselMagnolia Bloom The Door Blueberry The Silent Child
Skip to End of CarouselLearn some secrets from the library this November. Check out these titles on the secret lives or histories of various people, animals, and things through these ebooks, audiobooks, movies, and TV shows. All accessible through the links below and with a current Minuteman library card.
November is National Nonfiction month! Explore this wide genre and learn more about a variety of interesting topics with some of these books.
Prefer eBooks and audiobooks…
Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World eBook | audiobook
What an Owl Knows: The new science of the world’s most enigmatic birds eBook | audiobook
Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America eBook | audiobook
Black Folk Could Fly: Selected Writings eBook | audiobook
Africa is Not a Country: Notes on a Bright Continent eBook
Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future audiobook
Thinking with your Hands: The Surprising Science Behind How Gestures Shape Our Thoughts audiobook
The Key to Creativity: The Science behind ideas and how daydreaming can change the word eBook
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around us eBook | audiobook
October is National Cookbook Month! Check out some of these books and the many other cookbooks in the library for some inspiration on recipes and good food as the days get colder.
Fiction Books with Food
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Cookbooks
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Prefer eBooks and audiobooks…
A Pho Love Story eBook | audiobook
Number One Chinese Restaurant eBook | audiobook
Butter Honey Pig Bread eBook | audiobook
Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe eBook | audiobook
An African American Cookbook: Traditional and other Favorite Recipes eBook
Myers + Chang at Home: Recipes from the Beloved Boston Eatery eBook
The Complete Autumn and Winter: 550+ Recipes for Warming Dinners, Holiday Roasts, Seasonal Desserts, Breads, Food gifts, and more eBook
The Harvest Eating Cookbook: More than 200 Recipes for Cooking with Seasonal Local Ingredients eBook
The Soup Sisters: Over 100 recipes to Warm Hearts…One Bowl at a Time eBook
The Basics: A Really Useful Cookbook eBook
The No Recipe Cookbook eBook
September 12th is the National Day of Encouragement and it is followed the next day by Positive Thinking Day. Be encouraged and inspired by both days to start your Fall on an optimistic note. Check out these books featuring positive thinking philosophies from around the world.
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Prefer eBooks and audiobooks…
The Little Book of Lykke: Secrets of the World’s Happiest People eBook | audiobook
The Art of Making Memories: How to Create and Remember Happy Moments eBook | audibook
The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living eBook | audiobook
Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life eBook | audiobook
Kintsugi wellness: The Japanese Art of Nourishing Mind, Body, and Spirit audiobook
Cozy: The Art of Arranging Yourself in the World eBook | audiobook
American Cozy: Hygge-Inspired ways to Create Comfort and Happiness eBook
Did you know that August 26th is National Dog Day??
Check out these some of these paw-fect reads from the Children’s Room, and get even more recommendations on books about these furry friends from our Children’s librarians!
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