Love is Very Nearsighted: The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses
Manga is full of adorable romance series, so it can be hard to keep things original. The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses does a great job of playing with…
Cat’s Picks! Legacy of Jim Henson’s Muppets
September 24th, 2023 would have been Jim Henson's 87th birthday. Jim Henson, the man who brought the cultural zeitgeist of the Muppets to the world of children's television (Sesame Street,…
Doomsday with My Dog: The Apocalypse Has Never Been So Chill!
Don't let the title fool you. This post-apocalyptic manga series is about as chill as they come! Hold up. A chill post-apocalyptic series? That's right! Doomsday with My Dog tells…
Folklore Fun: World Tour!
This post was updated in November 2026 to reflect WPPL’s current collection. In honor of WPPL's Welcoming Week, we're going on a whirlwind trip around the world! Let's ease in…
Recipes From Around the World
A great way to experience a different culture is by tasting their cuisine. We are fortunate to have restaurants and groceries in the Cleveland area allowing us to try authentic…
We Love Local Authors!
Here at the library, we love our local authors! And while we have many excellent titles in our Local Creators Collection, I haven't had nearly enough time to sample them…
Florence Skyline at Sunset
Explore the World With Travel Guides
Porter Public Library celebrates Welcome Week! One of the goals of Welcome Week is to help build a sense of community – a sense of “we.” Traveling and seeing the…
Check Out Our World Languages Collection!
Did you know that the library has a collection of titles in several foreign languages? Books in world languages can be easily searched in the library catalog with these instructions,…
Books with Great First Lines
They say you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. I say you should judge a book by its first line. Well, maybe not exactly, but a good first line…
The Classic of the Month: The Chinese Orange Mystery
One of my favorite parts of the Classic of the Month series is finding classics that are perhaps a little less well-known, but still really good. That's why today we're…