It’s all about the ingredients: From Chopped to Chicken Sisters

    A good meal is an important part of our everyday lives, but you need the right recipe to get there. This month we review some of our favorite foodie fiction, cookbooks, shows, podcasts and more! Find the right flavor for your taste and cook up a perfect reading list.     TV Show: … Continue reading It’s all about the ingredients: From Chopped to Chicken Sisters

Bibliobites in May: “-Ish” Again

The melting pot* that is America is never more beautifully expressed than in its foodways.  Sure, it’s easy to poke fun at our love of fast food and fried everything; but the variety of cultures represented in our supermarkets and on our plates is astounding.  Ingredients that a few years ago might have been looked … Continue reading Bibliobites in May: “-Ish” Again

Reads for Deaf History Month

April is Deaf History Month, a month that sets out raise awareness of the culture, language, and history unique to the deaf and hard-of-hearing in our communities. These picks cover fiction, nonfiction, and graphic novels written by deaf authors to share their experience. Try some of these books today! Deaf Utopia by Nyle DiMarco In … Continue reading Reads for Deaf History Month

Vote Now for One Book 2022!

Each year, the Chelmsford Library selects One Book that brings the Town together through reading, discussion, and programming.  For 2022, we’re asking for you to help us decide what to read! We have picked four books that have been popular, are well-written, tell great stories and lend themselves well to issue-oriented discussion and programming. Read … Continue reading Vote Now for One Book 2022!

Library Technology Manager

Library Technology Manager   The Chelmsford (MA) Public Library is in search of a Technology Manager who is hands-on, detail-oriented, well-versed with user technology and networking, and an inventive problem-solver. Our next Technology Manager will have up-to-date knowledge of the technology landscape, enjoy helping others learn, and be the first to jump in and figure … Continue reading Library Technology Manager

Black History Month display

Winter Reading Challenge: Contemporary Black Authors

How is everyone doing in the Winter Reading Challenge?  The Readers Advisory team at CPL is reading right along with you and this week, in honor of Black History Month, we are working on this Level One challenge: Read a book written by a contemporary Black author Deanna is reading… These Toxic Things by Rachel … Continue reading Winter Reading Challenge: Contemporary Black Authors

Teen Book Reviews – December 3, 2021

December is here, and the reviews keep rolling in! See what our teen volunteers have been reading & enjoying. You may find your next great read here! The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken (2012) Reviewed by Claire The Darkest Minds, by Alexandra Bracken, was originally published December 18th, 2012, and is about Ruby, a girl … Continue reading Teen Book Reviews – December 3, 2021

While You Are Waiting…Lucy Foley

Many of us are eagerly awaiting the new title from Lucy Foley, The Paris Apartment.  In it, Jess arrives in Paris to visit her brother Ben, only to find that he is missing.  As she sets out to find him, she realizes that everyone knows something, but nobody is talking.  What happened to Ben, and … Continue reading While You Are Waiting…Lucy Foley