Shelf Talk Staff Blog

Make a SMART New Year’s Resolution

As the old year dies and a new year peaks over the horizon, we tend to look with hope for positive change in the world. Many of us look forward to a fresh new start and the opportunity...

Who Told it Better?

Classics vs. Contemporary Retellings

Classic stories earn their place on our booklists for good reason—they are tales with universal truths, relatable characters, and gripping...

Highlighting some Hanukkah Reads

Highlighting some Hanukkah Reads

This year, Hanukkah will begin at sundown on the evening of Sunday, November 28 and last for eight days and nights. This annual Jewish holiday...

Nantucket Novels

As we settle into the cold, wet fall weather, I thought I would recommend some cozy beach reads to warm you up. “Beach Reads” are typically light, fluffy, or compulsively readable...

Dine In Online: Your Library @ Home

This blog post is a flashback to the not-so-distant past when the Library was shut down due to the Pandemic. Dine In Online - Your Library @ Home was adapted from a script...