Most of us know Jennifer Egan from her 2010 title, A Visit From the Goon Squad, a book that won her a Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Los Angeles Times book prize. It has taken Egan seven years to release a new title, and a very different sort of novel from…
Empathy & Equity Box Debuts at ELPL
What is the Empathy & Equity Box? This is an anonymously accessible pantry for anyone in need to pick up food, school supplies, personal care products, and information about local crisis intervention programs. We've partnered with Adriana Flores, who created the Empathy and Equity Box to provide hygiene products to neighbors in need. The first…
Featured Friends: Joan Fairey
I’m the “oldest living volunteer” at the library, having worked with used books for more than two decades. I’m a retired chemist and librarian. Eating and reading are two of my favorite pastimes, so it’s no surprise I own over 1,000 books. I have five children, six grandchildren, and one recent fat great-grandson. I travel…
Featured Friends: Maureen McCabe-Power
I have been with the Friends since 2013. I began as treasurer and then became president and began working in Marsha’s Friendshop. Having been a librarian many years ago it feels like I’ve come full circle. I am grateful for not only meaningful work, but also the wonderful staff at ELPL and friends I have…
Featured Friends: Ellen DeRosia
I joined the Friends in early 2016 and spend most of my volunteer time looking up books on Amazon or other sites to find their value. My husband and I recently downsized from a house in Glencairn that was built in 1929, to a condo in downtown East Lansing. I enjoy reading all kids of…
Featured Friends: Autumn Rose Norris
I live in East Lansing with my husband and three sons. I have a small Holistic Health business I run from home. I have been with the Friendshop as a volunteer since 2016 and currently oversee all the Children, Tween, and Young Adult sections in the Friendshop. This year I am greatly enjoying the privilege…
Featured Friends: Lynn Schupbach
I have been happy to help the Friends of ELPL the past 2 years by being on the Board, putting together the Quarterly Newsletter and doing miscellaneous jobs as my time allows. I am also on the recently formed Friends Fundraising Committee. I spent many years volunteering and one position I enjoyed was being my…
Thank You to Our Friends!
As the songs say, "You've Got to Have Friends" and "We Get By With a Little Help From Our Friends," this is especially true for the East Lansing Public Library (ELPL). Actually, we get by with a lot of help from our Friends of the East Lansing Public Library (FOELPL). While we are extremely grateful…
Miss Eva’s Top Three: October 2017
Welcome to Miss Eva's Top Three! Each month I'll be picking out items from three different areas of the children's section to feature that I've enjoyed -- some new titles, some older ones, but all of them things that have caught my eye! Check out this month's picks below. Picture Book: Everything by Emma Dodd Emma Dodd's series of…
We Need Diverse Books: Brown Girl Dreaming
You may have heard about a movement in the book world called We Need Diverse Books. In 2014, #WeNeedDiverseBooks started as a hashtag on Twitter among authors, bloggers, and others from the youth literature industry in response to a lack of diversity in children's books. From there this conversation grew to a movement and ultimately an…
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