Black History Month Spotlight: Carole Boston Weatherford

Posted on February 15, 2022February 8, 2022 by Jamillah Abdul-Saboor

Happy Black History Month! This February, kids and families join the Pratt Library in celebrating with Kids Writers Live! Featuring Carole Boston Weatherford on Thursday, February 17 at 6pm.

In her newest book, the Baltimore native and Newbery Honor winner profiles hometown hero Elijah Cummings in The Faith of Elijah Cummings: The North Star of Equal Justice.

*Unspeakable*
by **Carole Boston Weatherford**
and **Floyd** **Cooper**
eBook

Becoming Billie Holiday
by **Carole Boston Weatherford**
and **Floyd** **Cooper**
eBook

How Sweet the Sound
by **Carole Boston Weatherford**
and **Floyd** **Cooper**
eBook

Freedom in Congo Square
by **Carole Boston Weatherford**
and **R. Gregory Christie**
eBook

Dreams for a Daughter
by **Carole Boston Weatherford**
and **Brian Pinkney**
eBook

Voice of Freedom
by **Carole Boston Weatherford** Audiobook

Download read along books about your favorite Disney movies!

Posted on February 14, 2022February 10, 2022 by Jamillah Abdul-Saboor

Give your storytime some movie magic with these books based on hit Disney films on Hoopla.

Encanto

When the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional family’s last hope.

*Disney Encanto Antonio’s Amazing Gift* Film

*Disney Encanto El Don de Una Familia/The Gift of Family*
Film

Luca

Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, one young boy experiences an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides.

Frozen

Read the adventures of Anna, Elsa, Olaf and more with these books!

Black History Month Reads for Teens and Young Adults!

Posted on February 11, 2022February 3, 2022 by Jamillah Abdul-Saboor

Teens, looking for what to read next? Check out one of these books perfect for Black History Month.

*Miles Morales Spider-Man*
by **Jason Reynolds**
eBook | Audiobook | Book

*Concrete Rose*
by **Angie Thomas**
eBook | Audiobook | Book

*Tristan Strong Destroys the World*
by **Kwame Mbalia**
eBook | Audiobook | Book

Redemptor
by Jordan Ifueko
eBook | Audiobook | Book

*Zero O:Clock*
by **C. J. Farley**
eBook

*Vinyl Moon*
by **Mahogany L. Browne**
eBook | Audiobook | Book

*Hurricane Summer*
by **Asha Bromfield**
eBook | Book

*Instructions For Dancing*
by **Nicola Yoon**
eBook | Audiobook | Book

*The Taking Of Jake Livingston*
by Ryan Douglass
eBook | Audiobook

*We Are Not Broken*
by **George M. Johnson**
eBook | Audiobook | Book

*Black Birds In The Sky*
by **Brandy Colbert**
eBook | Audiobook | Book

*Why We Fly*
by **Kimberly Jones** and **Gilly Segal**
eBook

2022 Children’s and YA Book Award Winners to Download

Posted on February 8, 2022February 3, 2022 by Jamillah Abdul-Saboor

Check out the Youth Media Award winners of The American Library Association! All are able to download on Hoopla with just a few quick clicks.

*The People’s Painter*
by Cynthia Levinson and **Evan Turk** eBook

*Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna*
by **Alda P. Dobbs**
eBook

*Soul Food Sunday*
by **Winsome Bingham** and **Charles G. Esperanza**
eBook

*Hunting By Stars*
by **Cherie Dimaline**
eBook

*My City Speaks*
by **Darren Lebeuf** and **Ashley Barron** eBook

*Whistle: A New Gotham City Hero*
by E. Lockhart
eBook

*Temple Alley Summer*
by **Sachiko Kashiwaba**
and **Miho Satake**
eBook

*We Are Still Here!*
by Traci Sorell and **Frane Lessac**
eBook

*Dear Mr. Dickens*
by **Nancy Churnin**
and **Bethany Stancliffe**
eBook

*May Your Life Be Deliciosa*
by **Michael Genhart**
eBook

Love is in the Air with these books!

Posted on February 7, 2022January 31, 2022 by Jamillah Abdul-Saboor

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Get in the mood with these fun romance novels. From love at first sight and meet-cute beginnings, to second chance and enemies-to- lovers storylines, we’re sure that you’ll fall for one of these books.