Off the Shelf features new releases in both physical and digital media, exhibitions, and highlights larger system-wide programs. We hope this publication serves our patrons by providing current news about our collection–

Main Library is now closed to the public to undergo renovations; core library services are available at the nearby Roberts Library. This page will be continuously updated with the latest news.

Scholastic Watch and Learn Library is an early literacy program in English and Spanish for ages 4 to 8. It includes over 230 videos with real-world footage about science and social studies with closed captioning to support beginning readers and ELL. There are also short, fun quizzes to gauge comprehension and a vocabulary builder too.

Join us as Smithsonian Horticulturalist Matthew Fleming, guides us through the secret world of trees as is revealed in the beautiful guide to the giants of the plant world – The Tree Book: The Stories, Science, and History of Trees.

Join us on Saturday, April 12, at the NLRPLS Laman Library, for a celebration of all things library at the National Library Week Party! Explore two mobile libraries – the NLRPLS Rover and the CALS Cruiser.

CALS Speaker Series presents Amanda Jones, the best-selling author of That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America, on Thursday, April 17, in the Ron Robinson Theater.