Juneteenth and other Emancipation Day celebrations, as told through photographs, art, and engrossing narratives from award-winning writers.
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This Pride Month, explore a collection of new books exploring intersectional LGBTQ identities and experiences
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Welcome to spring! May includes Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, Haitian Heritage Month, and Jewish American Heritage Month, and our Reader’s Place list for May celebrates all three!
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Celebrate National Library Week April 19-25 with the theme “Find Your Joy” by checking out these library-themed books!
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March is Women’s History Month. There are so many great books, new and older, fiction and non-fiction, to recommend; here are just a few to get you started. Enjoy!
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All programs will be held at the Main Library, and are free and open to the public. Sponsored by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Friends of the Maplewood Library, Maplewood Memorial Library Foundation, Maplewood Woman’s Club and [Words]
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National Book Award winning author Imani Perry will be visiting the library on February 27 to help us celebrate Black History Month …
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Happy 2026! It’s a brand new year and some brand new books await your reading pleasure!
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From January 1-31, Maplewood Library is participating in Beanstack's “Read with Benny” Winter Reading Challenge for Adults, Teens and Kids…
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Here is a collection of short fiction, novellas, and bite-sized nonfiction to sneak in while you check items off your December to-do list, or to meet your reading challenge goals for the year. These books may be tiny, but they pack a powerful punch!
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“Nonfiction November” is back! The following list of 2025 releases includes memoirs, Reconstruction-era history, and The Boss. Enjoy!
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Banned Book Week is October 5 - 11, a week where we celebrate our freedom to read and raise awareness of book censorship issues across the country…
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