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What We’re Reading: Great books to cozy up with this winter

01/19/2017 nwamamas

By Marci Tate, Library Media Specialist at Vandergriff Elementary School in Fayetteville There is snow better time to read! Grab your hot cocoa, favorite slippers and something good to read to help battle the winter […]

What We’re Reading: Christmas books to read with the kids

12/07/2016 nwamamas

by Sara Treat Chance, reading specialist, educator, and local mother of 3 Often in a good book, we either see glimpses of ourselves (a mirror), or lives foreign to ours (a window). Both are great […]

What We’re Reading: Read these True Lit Festival-worthy books before the event!

07/20/2016 nwamamas

By Hotspur Closser, teen librarian at the Fayetteville Public Library The dog days of summer are fast approaching, and what better way to beat the heat than with a visit to the Fayetteville Public Library! […]

What We’re Reading: Inspiring your children to chase new adventures!

06/16/2016 nwamamas

By Devin Stanley, Youth Librarian at the Fayetteville Public Library This summer at the Fayetteville Public Library, we’ll be promoting health and fitness as a part of our Summer Reading Club! We are big believers […]

Event: Summer reading program to kick off at the Fayetteville Public Library!

05/26/2016 nwamamas

The Fayetteville Public Library’s Summer Reading Club kick-off party will be Saturday, June 4! This gonna be FUN! Drop in anytime between 10 am and 1 pm and help FPL kick off the annual summer reading program. […]

What We’re Reading: Best Fairy Tales with a little Twist

05/17/2016 nwamamas

By Alyson Low, Youth Services, Fayetteville Public Library Hello, readers. Today, I thought we could have some Fractured Fairy Tale Fun… Once upon a time, a merry band of authors resolved to take up the […]

What We’re Reading: Pansy and the Promise

04/20/2016 nwamamas

Happy Wednesday, mamas! If you’re looking for a great book that you AND your kids can read, we’ve got a good one for you. Pansy and the Promise, by Stanley Ross Rule, is based on […]

Best Books for Christmas 2015: Ideas for what to read or gift to others

12/15/2015 nwamamas

By Marci Tate, local mom and library media specialist at Vandergriff Elementary It’s the holiday season, so that must mean it is time for something great to read! Here are few suggestions for everyone on […]

Linked Kin: New book by Northwest Arkansas author

07/29/2015 nwamamas

Get ready because we’re about to brag a little. One of our very own bloggers, the hilarious AND brilliant Jen Adair who writes the Slightly Tilted blog, has just published her first book! And if […]

What We’re Reading: 5 fantastic teen books headed to theatres

07/24/2015 nwamamas

By Hotspur Closser, youth services librarian, FPL It is nearly impossible to keep up with the flood of feature films based on young adult novels nowadays. I’m convinced that the recent trend of turning teen […]