Author: Nanci Hill

Each year, the Reading List Council of RUSA announces an annual best of list comprised of eight different fiction genres for adult readers. The 2024 winners were: Adrenaline Better the Blood: A Hana Westerman Thriller by Michael Bennett  For the short list, click here....

Former President Donald Trump has chosen Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, as his vice presidential running mate. Vance is the author of the 2016 memoir, Hillbilly Elegy about his youth in Appalachia and the social and socioeconomic problems of his hometown of Middletown, Ohio. Just a day...

This month, our Guest Librarian is Nancy Baker-Fowler. When Nancy moved to Hopkinton 26 years ago, one of the first things she did was get her library card as she did every time she moved to a new community. Her parents fostered her love...

Connor Degan grew up in Hopkinton and attended Hopkinton Public Schools before attending Roger Williams University, graduating with a degree in political science.  Connor has a deep passion for history, government, and public service that he applies to his position as the Clerk of...

You may already be familiar with the Staff Recommendations page on our website, but if not, you should take a look. If you can’t trust your local librarians to recommend good books, who can you trust? Right? Our newest staff member, Children’s Librarian, Carly...

Our library catalog will be getting an upgrade on March 4th to bring you a better online browsing experience. The new catalog’s features include search suggestions, spell check, and grouped records to make finding your next read even easier! All of your current checkouts...

American Library Association Announces Book Awards Last month, the American Library Association announced the winners of various book awards given out by the association each year. Probably the most notable awards are the Caldecott and Newbury. The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of...

You are invited to join us for our Over the Rainbow Book Group which meets in the Ellsworth Room on the fourth Tuesday of each month from 6:30 pm to 7:45 unless otherwise noted. This Adult book group will explore works of both fiction and nonfiction written...

Books in Bloom is a collaboration between the Friends of the Hopkinton Library and the Hopkinton Garden Club. Each year, Librarians pick a theme and books for children, teens, and adults, that fit that theme. Members of the Garden Club then create floral arrangements...

Autumn is here as leaves begin to fade and descend to the earth. Mary Oliver was an American poet who won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Her work was inspired by nature, rather than the human world, stemming from her lifelong...