Find-It Tuesday

Posted: September 29, 2020 at 8:55 AM in Stay Curious Stay Curious From DPL
Did you know that it's Banned Book Week? Banned Books Week (September 27 - October 3, 2020) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. This #finditTueday we're highlighting some books that have banned or challenged sometime in their history that you can find (and check-out) at Decorah Public Library. [Read More]

YA Friday

Posted: September 25, 2020 at 9:39 AM in Stay Curious Stay Curious From DPL
It's almost October and this #YAFriday we are sharing some Halloween season book recommendations.  Our Children's and Young Adult Librarian Rachael loves ghost stories because of the range of issues they can address.  In ghost stories the abstract becomes concrete and often the characters are forced to face a past that haunts them.  From haunted … [Read More]

Loving Libraries Thursday

Posted: September 24, 2020 at 9:41 AM in Stay Curious Stay Curious Activities Stay Curious From DPL
It’s #lovinglibraries Thursday and today we’re loving Libby–the app where you can borrow and read ebooks and audiobooks from the library for free. Want some inspiration for what to read? This compact challenge will help get you started. Plus, it’s completely customizable for readers who prefer picture books, nonfiction, poetry, murder mysteries, graphic novels, etc! … [Read More]

Find-It Tuesday

Posted: September 22, 2020 at 7:59 AM in Stay Curious Stay Curious From DPL
We love that feeling of finding BRAND NEW books on Decorah Public Library's shelf.  This #findit Tuesday we're introducing you to some of the picture books that NEWLY available for check-out.  Happy reading!

The Best Films of the The Decade: Like Father Like Son

Posted: September 18, 2020 at 10:18 AM in Mark Whelan Best of the Decade
Best Of The Decade Like Father Like Son (2013) Text Only Version Hirokazu Koreeda’s Like Father, Like Son (2013) boldly questions the explanation of what constitutes as “family.” The multi-talented Masaharu Fukuyama lays out, in heartbreaking earnestness, a typical Japanese businessman driven by ambition and success, only to have his world come to a screeching … [Read More]

YA Friday

Posted: September 18, 2020 at 8:43 AM in Stay Curious Stay Curious From DPL
It's YA Friday and the first Friday of Hispanic National Heritage month.  Why not celebrate with a book?  This week we're sharing some Junior Fiction and Young Adult books from our collection by Hispanic authors.