Whether you are in the mood for a romantic comedy or just looking for a new release from a best selling author, we have some books for you.

Modern Christmas Cheer

Rob and Michelle and their coworkers had to isolate because of a COVID-19 case at work. Before they shut the library down for a bit, they grabbed some new release books and some movies to keep them entertained while isolating.

Less Dead by Denise Mina

Evil Geniuses: The unmaking of America by Kurt Andersen

The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood monsters and the lost legacy of Milicent Patrick by Mallory O'Meara

2020 has been a difficult year in a lot of respects, but if there is something to celebrate, it's the books that came out. Our well-read HMCPL staff has put together a list of their best-loved books published in 2020. As the year draws to a close we hope you can take time to discover some new favorites for yourself.

Ten Movies Available from Hoopla Not Streaming on Netflix

Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2014)

Best of Holiday on Hoopla

Hoopla offers a full line of Holiday movies for everyone in their Best of Holiday Collection.  Of course, Hoopla forgot to include one of their best holiday movies, so I tacked it on to the end of this list. Write-ups are courtesy Hoopla. Enjoy!

Week Four of NaNoWriMo

This is it, the final week of NaNoWriMo, the National Novel Writing Month challenge. We are in the home stretch. Are you wrapping up your story? Did you accomplish what you set out to accomplish? Did you surprise yourself with what you completed?

She Wears the Badge:

Women-Led Detective Series

This week’s movie blog looks at Women-Led Detective Series available on Hoopla. (Write-ups provided by Hoopla.)

In celebration of National Native American Heritage Month, we have compiled a book list that is a mix of fiction and non-fiction spanning all age ranges. To learn more history of our country's indigenous people, click here to check out the National Archives website.

Click on the book cover images below to access our catalog. This book list was compiled by URead Readers Advisory Department.

By Marti Fuerst, HMCPL Systems Librarian

When we are cooped up inside, many of us look at reorganizing our spaces. We often turn to shows like Tidying Up with Marie Kondo and Organize It, along with the books written by their stars, to help us face the chaos on our shelves and in our drawers.

Marie Kondo’s simple minimalism isn’t for everyone, and the extravagant container-based systems of The Home Edit can easily be out of someone’s financial reach. But watching the ladies of The Home Edit organize the books in an after-school center by color got to me.

Rob and Michelle read A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean for their first book club meeting.

In this Regency era romance, MacLean has created two characters that you can really root for and care about. It's funny, it’s heart warming, it’s swoony. It has revenge, twists, intrigue, a satisfying resolution to some past wrongdoings. And of course, kissing. Listen to a discussion about the book, what makes a romance a romance, and why the romance industry is a billion dollar sector of publishing.