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Hi Teens! My name is Rocio Carrera and I started as the Teen Librarian and Children's Room Assistant in November 2020. I grew up on the West Coast in a big Mexican-American family and moved to the Northeast after I married. Three years ago, we left the Maine coast to move to the beautiful Berkshires. This is the farthest I have ever lived from the ocean! I love books (obviously). I have a lot of favorite types of books but right at the top are cookbooks (for the pictures a

The David and Joyce Milne Public Library is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and the mission of social justice. This young adult collection features books that open doors to our country's past and present struggles and triumphs. We encourage adults and teens alike to delve into the diversity that makes up our country as we strive for social justice. Learn from the past, change the future! Here are some great titles that you can pick up in our Teen Room. An online res

2021 was a big year for digital readers - patrons of CW Mars libraries reached (and exceeded!) a record breaking two million eBooks and...

What better way to round off the year than by rounding up our favourite books that we read during 2021? The books featured in this list...

Did you know that the children's room has a "Did You Know" corner? This nook features books that you might not have noticed hidden in our...

I love how wreaths brighten up a space. This past Saturday we hosted a Family Art Drop In with the theme: Paper Wreaths. Kids and their...

Our second Stuffie Sleepover happened! Jana the Giraffe, Bunny (the collie) and Pigeon (the pigeon) joined Harpo for a tour of the...

Take a look at some of the masterpieces created in our CD Mosaic Workshop! As you can see, we found a bunch of other treasures to use in...

Heartstopper Show streaming on Netflix. Watch Trailer Shy Charlie Spring sits next to rugby player Nick Nelson in class one morning. A...

There are many lists of “best books” of the year out there, so we have compiled a list of our favorite sources of bests. Check 'em out...

A group of us got together recently to create winter themed prints. It was so much fun to provide teens with the opportunity to...

I had a blast this past weekend introducing an enthusiastic group of kids to the art of printmaking! Here are some pictures from our...

We celebrated the opening of our new teen room on the 17th of November with food, drink and great giveaways. The teen room sitting area...

We had a fun sleepover! But there was a little bit of mischief .... First we set everybody up with a place to sleep Goolie wanted to read...

It is not too late to get your hands on a great young adult title from 2021. Visit our display in the teen room or place a hold online!!...

Halloween is so very near, and what better way to join in the fun than by reading a scary (or at least spooky) book by candlelight? Okay,...

Did you miss the live digital events during this year's Climate Prep Week? Fear not! You can catch up on a number of events by following...

Harvey Kurtzman (1924 – 1993) was an American cartoonist, writer, editor and pioneer of comics. He is probably best known for creating...