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Lhakpa Sherpa representing the West Hartford Library from the top of Mt. Everest!

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In November, we have the excuse to cuddle up on our couch a little earlier than normally, and on that couch with our blanket and our tea we can read a really good book and know that there is nothing better.

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Stop in, stock up, read on!

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Read a slew of great, tiny stories! It’s the results of our Hint Fiction contest!

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I read a book one day and my whole life was changed.

Orhan Pamuk

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Power through words

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Sounds about right.

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And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.

F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

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We like stories because time moves us forward, when what we want to do is move sideways. We want to live every possible life, not just ours. Stories are how we can window shop other possible lives without committing to them.

Matt Haig

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Reading keeps you sharp!

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Haruki Murakami, on writing and dreams.

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A library is one big magic show.

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There is something fierce and starved about first ideas.

John Darnielle, Wolf in White Van 

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We’re holding a writing contest! Write a story in 25 words or less! Anyone can enter (as long as you’re 14 or older). Cash prizes for top finishers. Click the link above to learn more.

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Ann Patchett, on the importance of reading

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An Alphabet of Books. Illustration by Tom Gauld.