Resolution commending and supporting the Board of Trustees of the Maplewood Memorial Library for establishing the Maplewood Memorial Library as a sanctuary for reading and declaring the Township Of Maplewood as a Book Sanctuary Municipality.
Read MoreBanned Books Week: The American Library Association documented 1,269 demands to censor library books and resources in 2022, the highest number of attempted book bans since ALA began compiling data about censorship in libraries more than 20 years ago. Of the record 2,571 unique titles targeted for censorship in 2022, these are most challenged books.
Read MoreThe Maplewood Memorial Library celebrates and serves our diverse, dynamic, literate, library card-carrying town. We affirm the following democratic principles, adapted from the American Library Association’s historic Freedom to Read statement (1953):
Read MoreCelebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by picking up one of these new titles by Latine and Hispanic authors.
Read MoreAs many of us head back to school, here are some fiction and non-fiction titles dealing with life on or about campus, and the life of learning.
Read MoreWhy do humans choose to travel? Are we in search of something we can’t find at home? The featured authors ponder this and other questions.
Read MoreThe MAPSO community is fortunate to have a rich literary arts community, and this year many of our local authors have published new books!
Read MoreJuly 1st was Canada Day! Most readers are familiar with Canadian authors Margaret Atwood and Louise Penny. The following Canadian authors also deserve a wider audience.
Read MoreOnce again, we celebrate our LGBGTIA family members, friends, neighbors, co-workers, community and selves, in all our glorious diversity.
Read MoreCelebrate AAPI Heritage Month with a selection of new books honoring the culture, history, and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander writers.
Read MoreAre people who need people REALLY the luckiest people in the world?
Read MoreThe Maplewood Memorial Library Trustees sent this letter to NYC Mayor Adams and the Presidents of NYPL, Brooklyn Public Library and Queens Public Library.
Read MoreNATIONAL POETRY MONTH
Read MoreIn honor of Women’s History Month, we’re examining the lives and work of the following formidable women.
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