Category Archives: Books to read

Manchester Twp. military mom sends 100,000 books through Operation Paperback

Manchester Township resident and military mom Kathy Weigel has sent more than 100,000 books to military members, veterans and families through Operation Paperback.

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Shrewsbury Twp. mom Cara Achterberg begins online book club

Shrewsbury Township blogger and mother of three, Cara Achterberg, is beginning an online book club this month through her blog, Kid Friendly Organic Life.

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Catch up with Smart this weekend

Catch up with these Smart posts from the week of April 28, 2013.

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Books editor lives vicariously through novel adventures

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.” — George R.R. Martin in “A Dance with Dragons”

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York County native Maxine Swann talks on writing and living in Argentina

York County native Maxine Swann is now an award-winning author and freelance journalist living in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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York County Libraries to release mobile app in May

York County Libraries will unveil YCL Mobile, a mobile app for iOS and Android smartphones and devices, for patrons May 1, 2013.

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‘Fifty Shades’ makes ALA’s annual list of most challenged books

“Fifty Shades of Grey” by E.L. James made the American Library Association’s list of most challenged books for 2012, but Dav Pilkey’s “Captain Underpants” took the No. 1 spot.

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Manchester Twp. pilot Ricardo Aguilar pens kids’ book ‘So You Want to Be A Pilot!’

Southwest Airlines pilot and Manchester Twp. author Ricardo Aguilar wrote a children’s book, “So You Want to Be A Pilot!”, in 2012.

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York author creates interactive children’s book, ‘B Dogg Goes to School’

York author Michael Simpson released an interactive children’s book, “B Dogg Goes to School,” which helps children with decision-making and consequences.

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Catch up with Smart this weekend

Catch up with Smart magazine posts from the week of March 17, 2013.

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