Library Blog

International Transgender Day of Visibility

March 31 marks International Transgender Day of Visibility. This day, founded in 2009, is a chance to celebrate transgender people and raise awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people … Read More

If You Liked Daisy Jones and the Six

Have you been wondering what to read after devouring Daisy Jones and the Six? We - and NoveList - can help! This super amazing site is FREE with your library card and can help you figure out your … Read More

A new way to help the Niagara Falls Public Library

Column written by John Anstruther, longtime Niagara Falls Public Library Board member and current vice-chair, originally published in Niagara this Week on Thursday, March 16. Since we began … Read More

Novels Set in Ireland

With St. Patrick’s Day coming up on Friday, we took a look at some books set in Ireland. There are all kinds of fictional stories included on this list but there are, of course, tons more! Check out … Read More

Niagara Falls library, Brock, team up for video game expo

Column written by Greg Janssen, Community Development & Programming Librarian, originally published in Niagara this Week on Thursday, March 2. What’s the first thing you think about when you … Read More

Borrow some fun from the Niagara Falls Public Library for March break

Column written by Laura Chadwick, Information Resources and Connections Librarian, originally published in Niagara this Week on Thursday, March 9. The Niagara Falls Public Library is adding seven new … Read More

Muddy Run: Niagara Falls’ forgotten river

Column written by Maggie Hulett, Local History and Collections technician, originally published in Niagara this Week on Thursday, February 23. In addition to the Niagara River, Muddy Run was an … Read More

Black Directors to Watch

For Black History Month this year, we thought we’d highlight some (and by no means all) Black directors who have made their mark on the film industry. Their movies cover all sorts of stories and … Read More

Family Day fun awaits at the Niagara Falls Public Library

Column written by Becky Dixon, Community Development and Programing Librarian, originally published in Niagara this Week on Thursday, February 16. Can you remember the last time you got the whole … Read More

Reading Canadian Authors: Black History Month Edition

Do you want to read more books by Black Canadian authors this month (and year round)? We have a book list to help get you started! These authors write in fiction and non-fiction and in many different … Read More

Coming Soon to the Niagara Falls library: The Culture Box

Column written by Greg Janssen, Community Development & Programming Librarian, originally published in Niagara this Week on Thursday, February 9. From computer classes to crafting circles, from … Read More

Romance Novels by Black Authors

February is the month of love but it’s also Black History Month. That’s why we wanted to highlight some Black romance authors that we think you should check out!  We also wanted to note that there … Read More

Seed to Seed is back for 2023 at the Niagara Falls library

Column written by Laura Chadwick, Information Resources and Connections Librarian, originally published in Niagara this Week on Thursday, February 2. The Niagara Falls Public Library just launched … Read More

95th Academy Awards Nominees

The nominees for the 95th Academy Awards (aka the Oscars) were announced last week. There were some surprises and others that were a sure thing but we’re not here to talk about that. We’ve put … Read More

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

International Holocaust Remembrance Day is honoured every year on January 27. The date was chosen because it was on that day in 1945 that Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated. We’ve put together a list … Read More

Burrell Hecock and the 1912 Niagara ice bridge tragedy

Column written by Cathy Roy, Local History Librarian, originally published in Niagara this Week on Thursday, January 26. Winter is an excellent time to admire the beauty of both the American and … Read More

Missing our Stamford Centre library branch? We are too!

Column written by Becky Dixon, Community Development and Programing Librarian, originally published in Niagara this Week on Thursday, January 19. We are very excited to announce we are offering full … Read More

Colleen Hoover Readalikes

Are you waiting for your Colleen Hoover hold to finally come in? You’re not alone! At the end of 2022 there were over 250 holds on the 30+ titles we have. We decided to put together a list of books … Read More

Canada Reads 2023

The longlist for the 2023 Canada Reads competition was released this week. This year the event is looking for one book to shift your perspective and the following titles were chosen. The five … Read More

Welcoming the New Year - With a Twist

Ah, January. We’ve turned the calendar not only to a new month but a whole new year. Time to get rid of what wasn’t working and build new (and hopefully better and more effective) habits. We’ve put a … Read More

Niagara Falls newspaper published letters from the front

Column written by Cathy Roy, Local History Librarian, originally published in Niagara this Week on Thursday, January 5. “Letters from soldiers always make interesting reading. The Review is anxious … Read More

Your Favourite Books of 2022

At the end of 2022, we put a call out on social media: what was the best book you read in 2022? There were a lot of great responses and we wanted to share them so you can add them to your 2023 To Be … Read More

Introducing the Oakes Room Creator Space at the Niagara Falls library

Column written by Greg Janssen, Community Development & Programming Librarian, originally published in Niagara this Week on Thursday, December 22. Did you know there’s a place in downtown Niagara … Read More

Recent Book to Screen Adaptations

How do you feel about book to screen adaptations? Do you always read the book before the movie or TV show or will you happily watch and then read? No matter your approach, here are some titles in our … Read More