Year of the Dragon has just begun! The Lunar New Year was celebrated on February 10th and Valentine’s Day is coming up on February 14th. Celebrate both holidays by exploring these Romance books set during the Lunar New Year.
Prefer eBooks and audiobooks…
Fake Dates and Mooncakes eBook | audiobook
Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune eBook | audiobook
When You Wish Upon a Lantern eBook | audiobook
Yesterday was National Tell a Fairy Tale Day! You can still celebrate by exploring these retellings of classic Fairy Tales.
Prefer eBooks and audiobooks…
After the Forest eBook | audiobook
Love in ColoreBook | audiobook
Darling Girl: A novel of Peter Pan eBook | audiobook
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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.
Prefer eBooks and audiobooks…
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store eBook | audiobook
The Covenant of Water eBook | audiobook
Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England’s Kings and Queens eBook | audiobook
The Other Family Doctor: A Veterinarian Explores What Animals can Teach us about Love, Life, and Mortality eBook | audiobook
King: A Life eBook | audiobook
The Art Thief: A true story of love, crime, and a dangerous obsession eBook | audiobook
Chasing Bright Medusas: A Life of Willa Cather eBook | audiobook
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.
Got wanderlust? Let us help you pick your next destination with some of the new titles from Lonely Planet available as simultaneous use ebooks via Libby. Simultaneous use means no waiting and no holds, so whether you are traveling near or far in the US or abroad, you can find something to pique your interest. Just look for the titles that say “always available!”
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
