Jessup Journal

  S pring is upon us and in full bloom! Spring is a great time to pick up a good book and lose yourself in the pages! This May at Jessup Library we are celebrating the newness of spring and jumping into good books that entertain!  Walk through The Secret Garden on the Yorkshire Moors with Mary Lennox, or learn how to be a beekeeper in '60s South Carolina with young Lily and her adopted family of African American beekeeping women, who teach her about the world of bees, honey, and the Black Madonna in The Secret Life of Bees . If you prefer something a bit more noir, check out Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl about the mysterious disappearance of a wife from a seemingly perfect marriage. If you are a nonfiction reader, Tyler Anbinder's City of Dreams: the 400-year epic history of immigrant New York is an easy-to-read, interesting book about the history of the ancient city. In Princesses Behaving Badly: real stories from history--without the fairy-tale endings , you can learn abou...

  Spring has sprung and with new flowers comes a batch of new books from the Betty Sue Jessp library. Here are some new-to-us titles that might be the new-to-you idea you’re in search of for that final paper! Emerging technologies will continue to affect us all in new ways, and we’ve got two new titles to help you use these technologies, not just be affected by them. In The Truth About Crypto, Ric Edeleman teaches you everything you need to know about digital commerce in one accessible, easy-to-read guide. Explaining everything from the code, to the markets, to the regulations and taxes trying to catch up, Edelman gives you the tools you need to make the choices that are right for you. This useful title also includes real answers to your concerns: that crypto is too risky, too new, or just a scam. Or maybe it’s AI that’s got you in a twist, in which case check out Verity Harding’s AI Needs You. A leading expert in the field, Harding draws inspiration from innovations like the...