It’s Staff Picks Week! Pratt Library has more than 400 employees. Each year we ask them to list their favorite, most recommended books. Today, we’re listing the top Fiction selections available now at the Pratt Library. Click the cover to reserve your copy today!
The Grammy Awards are coming up February 10. Have you heard music from all the nominees? You can check it all out for free with your Pratt Library card. Just log on to Hoopla Digital.
McSweeney’s is a publishing company-turning-nonprofit that seeks to challenge expectations about writing. Each Quarterly Concern has a unique publishing format and features both well-known and emerging writers (and some pretty cool covers). Check out the literary magazine, McSweeney’s at the Pratt Library today.
Looking to take up a new hobby? Look no further. From photography, to art, even Tai Chi– Hoopla Digital has videos to help you learn a new skill. Hoopla is free with your Pratt Library card.
Sure… spring feels a long way away. But you can get ready for garden season by taking a look at these books from the Pratt. Happy gardening!
The Flower-Powered Garden by Andy Vernon
The Flower-Powered Garden urges home gardeners to embrace one of the most joyful and important parts of the garden—color! Andy Vernon, a self-professed flower fanatic, highlights perennials and annuals that pack a punch, and shares 15 color combinations that can be used in containers and gardens.
Garden Under Lights by Leslie F. Halleck
Gardening Under Lights is a highly-detailed guide for anyone who wants to successfully garden indoors any time of the year. You’ll learn the basics of photosynthesis, the science of light, how to accurately measure how much light a plant needs.
DIY Hydroponic Gardens by Tyler Baras
An expert in hydroponics, Baras has developed many unique and easy-to-build systems for growing entirely in water. In DIY Hydroponic Gardens, he shows with step-by-step photos precisely how to create these systems and how to plant and maintain them.