Black History Month at QPL
Black History Month is in the process of wrapping up but the Quincy Public Library serves to be representative of the entire community the entire year long.
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Short Books for a Short Month
We are past the halfway point of February, the shortest month in the year! Maybe you can already feel your reading goals slipping away from you. Never fear!
Black History Book & Movie Pairings
Celebrate Black History Month with these book and movie pairings.
5 Audiobooks to Cross the Finish Line
Can't get enough of the Olympics? Checkout these audiobooks and keep the flame alive.
Heated Rivalry: What to Read While You Wait
The latest hit television series, "Heated Rivalry" has everybody interested in hockey all of a sudden. Here are some books to read while you wait for your hold to arrive.
Genre Highlight: Retold Myths
Did you love mythology as a kid? Love a story with high drama and personal stakes? One of these books might be for you!
National Soup Month
Did you know that January is National Soup Month? The Quincy Public Library has a display up for it in the AV area, with some fun books featuring soups of all sorts of varieties & cookbooks to collect recipes and/or inspiration from.
Book Review: The House
5/5 grape vines. "The House" shows the ebbs and flows of life over a century of time.
Different Reading Goals for 2026
In a time of New Year's Resolutions, why not try something book-related?
Best Reads of 2025
As we say goodbye to 2025, here is a list of the books that entertained QPL staff this year.
Book Review: Me (Moth)
5/5 plot twists. This coming-of-age tale offers messages about grief, memory, and the freedom in letting go of both.
Why Can't I Find This Thing?
Sometimes it happens, you go to grab a book or movie, and we don't have it. Find out why and some ways to get around it.
Know Before You Go: Book-to-Movie Adaptations!
"The book was better." Is that always true? Check out one of these books before the adaptation comes out and judge for yourself!
Trail of Tears Commemoration
The Trail of Tears was just one of several moments of displacement & removal of Native Americans from their ancestral lands and is commemorated on September 16th.
Genre Highlight: Graphic Novel Adaptations
If you think graphic novels are just about people running around in their PJs, think again!