CPL’s 2021 Winter Reading Challenge

It’s the New Year, which is usually a time when we set those dreaded New Year’s Resolutions.  You know the ones that I mean – the ones we set because we think we should; the ones we set so that we don’t feel bad about ourselves.  I used to do that too, until I read … Continue reading CPL’s 2021 Winter Reading Challenge

Teen Volunteer Book Reviews – May 14, 2022

I’ll give you the sun by Jandy Nelson (2014) Reviewed by Diya Jandy Nelson’s novel I’ll Give You The Sun, published in September of 2014, is a marvelous and devastating story of two twins and their bond. Jude and Noah were the best of friends when they were young, but a series of tragic events … Continue reading Teen Volunteer Book Reviews – May 14, 2022

Novel Conversations

The Novel Conversations Book Group meets on the first Friday of the month at 12:30 pm.  February 2nd will be the last HYBRID meeting format.  Starting in March, the group will meet in-person.  The location of the meeting will also change to the conference room downstairs. The group is led by volunteer Debbie Smyton, and … Continue reading Novel Conversations

Bibliobites in March: Tepid Tuesdays

Author and TV host Christopher Kimball and the cooks at his Milk Street empire are busy chefs indeed.  In the past seven years they have published fifteen cookbooks, which has got to be some kind of record!  Back in October 2021, out group reviewed Milk Street Cookish, a “quick and easy” title that delivered a fair … Continue reading Bibliobites in March: Tepid Tuesdays

Summer Reading 2021

Summer Reading Challenge June 5 – September 4, 2021 Sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge hosted online! Visit our Beanstack website to participate by clicking the link below, or download the free Beanstack Tracker app on the iOS App Store or Google Play (and then search Chelmsford Public Library) to register yourself or your … Continue reading Summer Reading 2021

Staff Picks: Best of 2021

Librarians like to talk about books EVERY day, but it is especially fun to put together our lists of favorite titles at the end of the year.  Use the list to buy the perfect gift for the book-lover in your life, or use it to find your next great read.  And if you are in … Continue reading Staff Picks: Best of 2021

Read This Next…Check Out Our Nonfiction

Have you been downstairs at the library lately?  If not, the Winter Reading Challenge is the perfect opportunity to take a peek!  This year, our challenge has several categories that encourage us to read bigger by venturing into nonfiction categories.   READ A TRUE CRIME BOOK ABOUT A HEIST, A CULT, OR AN UNSOLVED CRIME … Continue reading Read This Next…Check Out Our Nonfiction