Cathy Schaber If you have been interested in learning more about the lovely corner of America we call home, try some Southwestern-themed novels. Start with author Anne Hillerman. The Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries has recently announced the appearance of this New York Times best-selling author at their Spring Author Luncheon. Anne Hillerman is the daughter…
Tag: Books
February 2025, Generals
Library Books for Successful Gardening in the Desert
Janet Fabio If you’re new to Arizona, you’ll quickly realize that gardening here is very different from what you knew in the Midwest or the East Coast. Learning to garden in the Desert Southwest is a fun challenge and can be delightful when armed with good information. Even if you have been gardening here for…
January 2025, Front Page
Yes, You Can Make a Difference
Donna Thompson Do you ever think that there’s so much in the world you can’t change—the weather, traffic, your in-laws? Well, I have good news for you. There’s something important that you can change right in your own backyard. It’s not often that an opportunity like this comes along. You can make a measurable and…
October 2024, Generals
Learn More About Critters of the Sonoran Desert and Beyond
Janet Fabio and Renee Mazin In SaddleBrooke we are all desert dwellers, but some critters have been in our community much longer than us. Learn more about our desert neighbors in the Southwest Collection at the DesertView Library! Pick up books such as Desert Life, Wildlife of the Southwest Deserts, Desert Holes, and Tread Lightly.…
Generals, August 2024
How Modern Life Is Redefining Our Reading Habits
As our lives become increasingly busy and technology-driven, our reading habits are changing in ways that significantly impact our cognitive development and cultural engagement. A recent article on Abtaba.com provides a look at current reading statistics, revealing trends especially relevant to those who have grown up with a love of books and the written word.…
August 2024, Generals
Her Story in Historical Fiction
Renee Mazin History has not celebrated the contributions and achievements of women as much as men. This month, Book Nook wants to set the record straight by highlighting some of these women who deserve more recognition. Instead of examining the exact historical record, many authors represented in the SaddleBrooke Libraries collection tell the stories of…
July 2024, Generals
Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries: Summer Reading: Embracing the Season of Books
Jodi Delahunt Hubbell As temperatures climb and daylight stretches into the evening, a beloved tradition emerges with the arrival of summer: summer reading. While the notion of assigned reading may conjure memories of school days, the allure of a captivating book transcends age and educational obligations, making it a cherished pastime for people from all…
Generals, December 2023
Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries – December 2023
The Life of a Donated Book Bernice Christian You may be thinking to yourself, I know exactly where my donated book will end up—on the shelf of one of our three SaddleBrooke Libraries. Well, that may be the case, or it may not. If you have been to any of our libraries, you will notice…
Features, March 2019
The Book I’m Going to Publish
Stuart Watkins When I’m not writing, I’m lonely. When I’m writing, I feel I am among friends, or soon will be. Poets, authors, play writers, song writers; they are all there waiting to share my words, my thoughts, my ideas. And, sometimes they write back with their views and comments. Sometimes they don’t. And I…
Features, February 2018
STEM students publish book
Sidonia St.Germaine Did it really happen or was it all a dream? The answer comes at the end of this delightful story written by four students from Mammoth Elementary STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) School and their science tutor, Steve Rumsey from SaddleBrooke’s Unit 43. The story tells of grade school kids’ adventures in…