Washoe County Library System

Its Katter the Pillars birthday, and the Beat Bugs are ready to party! Everyone is having a great time except for the birthday girl. The Beat Bugs know that growing up can be scary, and theyre determined to help Katter see the exciting surprises that change can bring. Based on the brand-new Netflix original show, Beat Bugs, and inspired by the hit song “In My Life,” this I Can Read story highlights the importance of friendship and embracing who...

''The only domestic bible you'll need. There is nothing more satisfying than a beautifully organized home! say the #homeinspo influencers. In an era of decluttering gurus, cleaning bloggers and aspirational pantries, Kerri Sackville has studied the evidence and declared, 'Nah, way too much trouble.' Instead, she has embraced domestic imperfection and discovered the life-changing magic of letting your standards slip. In this, her magnum opus,...

Life is a tangle of twisting paths. Some short. Some long. There are dead ends. And there are choices. And wrong turns, and detours, and yield signs, and instruction booklets, and star maps, and happiness, and loneliness. And friends. And sisters. And love. And poetry. Life is a maze. You are a maze. Amazed.

Twelve-year-old Neva and her older brother Clayton have been left with their grandparents for the summer, and she is having a difficult time dealing with change: the changes to her body, changes with her relationships with her brother who is becoming involved with social activism and their multicultural community (and with Michelle, the sexy girl across the street), and with her best friend, Jamila, whose father is from Ghana--Neva is growing up and...