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With the exception of the most ardent collectors and older generations, the influence and legacy of the big bands is largely forgotten despite their overwhelming popularity and significant role in early radio. Join us at Hamilton Library on Saturday, November 21, 2:00 pm as Erik Larson revisits the sounds America listened and danced to for more than three decades. Read more

Thanksgiving means dinner. Whether you're starting your own family tradition, looking for favorite recipes, or searching for something new to bring to the table, your library can help! Read more

What brings parents and children from all over the city to Chandler Public Libraries? Storytime! High Five is a great addition to Storytimes at Chandler Public Library, and introduces five key concepts in early literacy: Talk, Sing, Read, Write, and Play. This week we're highlighting play. Read more

Picture books inspire imagination and create a foundation for a lifetime love of reading. They contain the silliest stories (why DO monsters love underpants?) and explore the difficulties of life and growing up all within a few short pages. November is International Picture Book Month, and to celebrate we want to highlight some of our favorite picture books of 2015! Read more

The latest batch of librarian favorites is here! Head to the LibraryReads website to see brief reviews submitted by librarians from across the country. The November list includes books for fans of fairy tales, memoirs, mysteries, historical fiction, art, thrillers, advice, and, in some cases, a blend of all of the above. Happy Reading! Read more

Every month, staff at our Downtown branch read books in a specific fiction genre or nonfiction subject, to familiarize themselves with titles they might not have discovered otherwise. Recently they read graphic novels for kids, teens, and adults. Here's what staff members read and what they had to say about it. Read more

Gloria Harkness resides in an isolated house in a rural area near the care center where her special needs son lives. One night an old childhood friend, Stig, knocks on her door and shares that he has been contacted by a woman who claims to know more about the suspicious death of a boy they both knew as teens. Read more

I recently read a couple of books that I could identify with, but not for obvious reasons. The first book, The Knockoff, is about Imogen Tate, a 42-year-old editor of a popular fashion magazine. When she returns from medical leave, she finds that her former assistant has returned with an MBA and plans to wreak havoc for her and her magazine. Read more

What brings parents and children from all over the city to Chandler Public Libraries? Storytime! High Five is a great addition to Storytimes at Chandler Public Library, and introduces five key concepts in early literacy: Talk, Sing, Read, Write, and Play. This week we're highlighting singing. Read more

In the 1960s, Albert Podell set the record for the longest automobile journey around the world. Having visited 26 countries, mostly near the equator, Podell decided to expand his adventure and visit the rest of the world's 196 nations - a quest that took him 50 years to complete. Read more