The American Library Association has named June "Rainbow Book Month," - a month to highlight the authors and books that reflect the lives and experiences of the LGBTQIA+ community. This book list includes not only fiction, but memoirs, essay collections, history of LGBTQIA+ and more- all recommended by our librarians. Click on the cover of each book to access the catalog.
Nonfiction Collection (Juvenile, Young Adult, and Adult):
Creator Spotlight: Grant Morrison
Grant Morrison is a Scottish author and playwright and is known for several fan favorite series for Marvel, DC and European publishers. They are known for their bizarre, psychedelic and counterculture themes and are responsible for breathing new life into a number of obscure characters like Animal Man and the Doom Patrol as well as their own creations like The Invisibles and Zenith. Below are a few of my favorites we have available in our collection:
Leaving Hoopla in June
The following films are leaving Hoopla in June. More than 800 films will be leaving the collection, so this list barely scratches the surface of just some of the great titles in this collection. All write-ups are courtesy Hoopla.
The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai (1984)
Can't get enough super-heroes? A great way to bridge the gaps while you're waiting for the next volume of your favorite series is checking out a audiobook featuring some of your favorite costumed characters on Hoopla! Take a look at just a sampling of the great audio adaptions featuring various Marvel characters:
Captain America: The Death of Captain America by Larry Hama, read by Richard Rohan
Let a Train Take You Somewhere New
Memorial Day this year is May 31. It signals the beginning of summer. (Yay for warm weather after this cold winter!) Its origin goes back to post-Civil War 1866 in Waterloo, New York. At that time, the commemorative day was called "Decoration Day". Businesses closed and people visited cemeteries to decorate with flowers and mementos the graves of fallen soldiers in their honor. In 1971 the day became a federal holiday observing all soldiers who have died in active military service.
Movies for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month all month with these titles and more from the Hoopla collection. Write-ups are from Hoopla.
To Be Takei (2014)
Jewish American Heritage Month is observed in May and I've selected some of my favorites to showcase, though Jewish American heritage is intrinsically linked with the history of comics stretching back to the Golden Age of Comics and the creation of Superman by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster and the Silver Age of comics and the rise of Marvel by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, among countless other examples.
Leaving Hoopla in May
These titles are Leaving Hoopla in May. Check them out while you can. Write-ups courtesy Hoopla.
Endings, Beginnings (2020)
With the decline in physical media and the rise of the digital format, so goes how we consume our books. Thankfully, the library provides digital resources for both our entertainment and educational literary needs. Overdrive, funded by the Huntsville Library Foundation, serves as an online library where you can check out digital copies of library books for a set amount of time. Currently, patrons check out up to 10 eBooks or audiobooks at a time and place up to 10 holds on items not currently available. A newer addition to our library, Hoopla Digital allows library users to check out not just ebooks, but audiobooks, movies, tv episodes, and music without having to wait on an available copy! Users can check out up to 5 titles total per month. What's so great about using these digital sites is that you can download the titles to your computer, phone, or Ipad using the apps.
