The Palace Project
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Helping libraries expand access to ebooks 📚.
For more info: thepalaceproject.org
For more info: thepalaceproject.org
For our final Banned Books Week selection, we’ve chosen to highlight Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale”. The novel depicts a dystopian future in which declining birth rates and environmental disasters have resulted in war and the uprise of a totalitarian theocracy.
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October 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
For our final Banned Books Week selection, we’ve chosen to highlight Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale”. The novel depicts a dystopian future in which declining birth rates and environmental disasters have resulted in war and the uprise of a totalitarian theocracy.
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We have another frequently challenged title for you to explore! Elizabeth Acevedo’s “The Poet X” is a novel-in-verse which tells the story of an Afro-Latina teen in Harlem who turns to poetry as a means of expression. The story explores themes of identity, culture, sexuality, and coming-of-age.
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October 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
We have another frequently challenged title for you to explore! Elizabeth Acevedo’s “The Poet X” is a novel-in-verse which tells the story of an Afro-Latina teen in Harlem who turns to poetry as a means of expression. The story explores themes of identity, culture, sexuality, and coming-of-age.
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We invite you to join us for a conversation with award
winning author, Abdi Nazemian. Nazemian, whose
acclaimed works–including "Like a Love Story" and
"Only This Beautiful Moment"–will discuss the impact
of censorship on LGBTQ+ books and the power of literature in shaping young readers’ lives.
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winning author, Abdi Nazemian. Nazemian, whose
acclaimed works–including "Like a Love Story" and
"Only This Beautiful Moment"–will discuss the impact
of censorship on LGBTQ+ books and the power of literature in shaping young readers’ lives.
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October 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
We invite you to join us for a conversation with award
winning author, Abdi Nazemian. Nazemian, whose
acclaimed works–including "Like a Love Story" and
"Only This Beautiful Moment"–will discuss the impact
of censorship on LGBTQ+ books and the power of literature in shaping young readers’ lives.
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winning author, Abdi Nazemian. Nazemian, whose
acclaimed works–including "Like a Love Story" and
"Only This Beautiful Moment"–will discuss the impact
of censorship on LGBTQ+ books and the power of literature in shaping young readers’ lives.
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Join us in celebrating the right to read by checking out Rupi Kaur’s “Milk and Honey”. Told through a combination of illustrations and words, this poetry collection explores themes ranging from feminism and survival to love and loss.
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October 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Join us in celebrating the right to read by checking out Rupi Kaur’s “Milk and Honey”. Told through a combination of illustrations and words, this poetry collection explores themes ranging from feminism and survival to love and loss.
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BINGO! Who said that learning about book bans had to be boring? Try your hand at Banned Book Bingo with this card full of frequently challenged books. How many titles have you read?
#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984 #readbannedbooks #skybrarian #booksky
#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984 #readbannedbooks #skybrarian #booksky
October 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
BINGO! Who said that learning about book bans had to be boring? Try your hand at Banned Book Bingo with this card full of frequently challenged books. How many titles have you read?
#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984 #readbannedbooks #skybrarian #booksky
#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984 #readbannedbooks #skybrarian #booksky
Join us in celebrating the freedom to read by checking out "And Tango Makes Three!" This heartwarming children's book tells the story of two male penguins at the Central Park Zoo who create a family with the help of their zookeepers.
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October 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Join us in celebrating the freedom to read by checking out "And Tango Makes Three!" This heartwarming children's book tells the story of two male penguins at the Central Park Zoo who create a family with the help of their zookeepers.
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It’s Banned Books Week! What does that mean? Every year, organizations like the American Library Association (ALA) and PEN America come together to highlight the importance of the freedom to read.
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October 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It’s Banned Books Week! What does that mean? Every year, organizations like the American Library Association (ALA) and PEN America come together to highlight the importance of the freedom to read.
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We’re celebrating pumpkin spice and spooky season with The Palace Project. Now that it’s officially autumn, it’s time to pull out your warmest sweater, grab a latte, and cozy up with an ebook!
What’s your favorite genre of fall reading? 📚🎃🍎
#thepalaceproject #ebooks #booksky #skybrarian
What’s your favorite genre of fall reading? 📚🎃🍎
#thepalaceproject #ebooks #booksky #skybrarian
September 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
We’re celebrating pumpkin spice and spooky season with The Palace Project. Now that it’s officially autumn, it’s time to pull out your warmest sweater, grab a latte, and cozy up with an ebook!
What’s your favorite genre of fall reading? 📚🎃🍎
#thepalaceproject #ebooks #booksky #skybrarian
What’s your favorite genre of fall reading? 📚🎃🍎
#thepalaceproject #ebooks #booksky #skybrarian
It's Library Card Sign-up Month! Celebrate your local library by encouraging friends and family to sign up for a library card for access to books, magazines, and more. The possibilities are endless!
Can you think of some books these classic characters might check out with their new library cards?
Can you think of some books these classic characters might check out with their new library cards?
September 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
It's Library Card Sign-up Month! Celebrate your local library by encouraging friends and family to sign up for a library card for access to books, magazines, and more. The possibilities are endless!
Can you think of some books these classic characters might check out with their new library cards?
Can you think of some books these classic characters might check out with their new library cards?
🔊🔊 Calling all library professionals! 🔊🔊
Want to hear about what it means to work on a library-driven ebook platform? Join us for our inaugural Palace Virtual Summit on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025 at 12 PM ET. We can't wait to see you there! 📱📚❤
bit.ly/4n4Clwh
#thepalaceproject #wearelyrasis
Want to hear about what it means to work on a library-driven ebook platform? Join us for our inaugural Palace Virtual Summit on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025 at 12 PM ET. We can't wait to see you there! 📱📚❤
bit.ly/4n4Clwh
#thepalaceproject #wearelyrasis
August 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
🔊🔊 Calling all library professionals! 🔊🔊
Want to hear about what it means to work on a library-driven ebook platform? Join us for our inaugural Palace Virtual Summit on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025 at 12 PM ET. We can't wait to see you there! 📱📚❤
bit.ly/4n4Clwh
#thepalaceproject #wearelyrasis
Want to hear about what it means to work on a library-driven ebook platform? Join us for our inaugural Palace Virtual Summit on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025 at 12 PM ET. We can't wait to see you there! 📱📚❤
bit.ly/4n4Clwh
#thepalaceproject #wearelyrasis
Interested in learning more about Ebooks & Community Engagement? Join us for our summer session on Wednesday, August 13th for an overview on how we help libraries address challenges in the e-content market. We can't wait to see you there! ♥️ 📚
Register here: bit.ly/4l6w9T7
#wearelyrasis
Register here: bit.ly/4l6w9T7
#wearelyrasis
July 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Interested in learning more about Ebooks & Community Engagement? Join us for our summer session on Wednesday, August 13th for an overview on how we help libraries address challenges in the e-content market. We can't wait to see you there! ♥️ 📚
Register here: bit.ly/4l6w9T7
#wearelyrasis
Register here: bit.ly/4l6w9T7
#wearelyrasis
Curious about The Palace Project and how it empowers libraries? Join us on July 23rd at 2 p.m. for a live demonstration of the app and learn how Palace allows patrons to effortlessly access more of their library's digital collections. 📚📱
Register now at bit.ly/3GqYNQI
#skybrarian #thepalaceproject
Register now at bit.ly/3GqYNQI
#skybrarian #thepalaceproject
July 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Curious about The Palace Project and how it empowers libraries? Join us on July 23rd at 2 p.m. for a live demonstration of the app and learn how Palace allows patrons to effortlessly access more of their library's digital collections. 📚📱
Register now at bit.ly/3GqYNQI
#skybrarian #thepalaceproject
Register now at bit.ly/3GqYNQI
#skybrarian #thepalaceproject
We're heading to ALA Annual in Philadelphia! Catch the Palace team at the @wearelyrasis.bsky.social booth (#106) this weekend. Stop by to say hello and pick up some of our limited edition swag--you'll be glad you did. We'll see you there! 📚❤
#alaac2025 #alaannual #skybrarian #booksky
#alaac2025 #alaannual #skybrarian #booksky
June 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
We're heading to ALA Annual in Philadelphia! Catch the Palace team at the @wearelyrasis.bsky.social booth (#106) this weekend. Stop by to say hello and pick up some of our limited edition swag--you'll be glad you did. We'll see you there! 📚❤
#alaac2025 #alaannual #skybrarian #booksky
#alaac2025 #alaannual #skybrarian #booksky
We're presenting at ALA Annual! Join the Palace team for a moderated panel of publishing experts and library professionals to discuss the future of ebook licensing. For more information click here: cdmcd.co/jPZKpA
#booksky #skybrarian #alaannual #alaac2025
#booksky #skybrarian #alaannual #alaac2025
June 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
We're presenting at ALA Annual! Join the Palace team for a moderated panel of publishing experts and library professionals to discuss the future of ebook licensing. For more information click here: cdmcd.co/jPZKpA
#booksky #skybrarian #alaannual #alaac2025
#booksky #skybrarian #alaannual #alaac2025
Whether you're "Leveling Up at Your Library" or using your creativity to "Color Our World", The Palace Project wishes you a very happy Summer Reading! Contact your local library to ask about exciting programs, reading challenges, and other fun opportunities this summer. Happy reading! 📚❤
#srp2025
#srp2025
June 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Whether you're "Leveling Up at Your Library" or using your creativity to "Color Our World", The Palace Project wishes you a very happy Summer Reading! Contact your local library to ask about exciting programs, reading challenges, and other fun opportunities this summer. Happy reading! 📚❤
#srp2025
#srp2025
Happy Pride! 🏳️🌈 Explore queer classics from Oscar Wilde, Emily Dickinson, Virginia Woolf, and more with The Palace Bookshelf.
These works and thousands of other public domain titles are free to all who download The Palace Project app. 📚❤️
These works and thousands of other public domain titles are free to all who download The Palace Project app. 📚❤️
June 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Happy Pride! 🏳️🌈 Explore queer classics from Oscar Wilde, Emily Dickinson, Virginia Woolf, and more with The Palace Bookshelf.
These works and thousands of other public domain titles are free to all who download The Palace Project app. 📚❤️
These works and thousands of other public domain titles are free to all who download The Palace Project app. 📚❤️
Announcing our next Palace Pick! Notable for the introduction of Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" blends trademark elements of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. Consult your "little grey cells" and see if you can figure out whodunit!
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May 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Announcing our next Palace Pick! Notable for the introduction of Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" blends trademark elements of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. Consult your "little grey cells" and see if you can figure out whodunit!
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El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day), is a commitment to include and celebrate a variety of cultures every day, year-round, culminating on April 30--today! Celebrate Dia by checking out the books you see here and more from The Banned Book Club in the Palace app!
April 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day), is a commitment to include and celebrate a variety of cultures every day, year-round, culminating on April 30--today! Celebrate Dia by checking out the books you see here and more from The Banned Book Club in the Palace app!
From ebook access to story times, computer classes to outreach programs, libraries serve as community hubs for people from all walks of life. This #NationalLibraryWeek we're asking you to show your library love by standing with libraries. Here are a few ways to get started!
#NLW2025 #skybrarian
#NLW2025 #skybrarian
April 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
From ebook access to story times, computer classes to outreach programs, libraries serve as community hubs for people from all walks of life. This #NationalLibraryWeek we're asking you to show your library love by standing with libraries. Here are a few ways to get started!
#NLW2025 #skybrarian
#NLW2025 #skybrarian
We're almost ready to select our next Palace Pick, but before we move on we have some "Pride and Prejudice" facts for you. Did you know that Jane Austen initially considered calling the book "First Impressions"? 🤔
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March 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
We're almost ready to select our next Palace Pick, but before we move on we have some "Pride and Prejudice" facts for you. Did you know that Jane Austen initially considered calling the book "First Impressions"? 🤔
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These women may be young, but their stories certainly aren't little.
From the red, sandy shores of Prince Edward Island all the way to Wonderland, one can find their own secret garden by exploring the worlds of these fierce girls with free ebook classics on The Palace Bookshelf.
#BookSky
From the red, sandy shores of Prince Edward Island all the way to Wonderland, one can find their own secret garden by exploring the worlds of these fierce girls with free ebook classics on The Palace Bookshelf.
#BookSky
March 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
These women may be young, but their stories certainly aren't little.
From the red, sandy shores of Prince Edward Island all the way to Wonderland, one can find their own secret garden by exploring the worlds of these fierce girls with free ebook classics on The Palace Bookshelf.
#BookSky
From the red, sandy shores of Prince Edward Island all the way to Wonderland, one can find their own secret garden by exploring the worlds of these fierce girls with free ebook classics on The Palace Bookshelf.
#BookSky
Seen the movie but still have the book on your TBR?
Check out these swoon-worthy lines and more with your free digital copy of "Pride and Prejudice". Look for The Palace Project app in your device's app store, download, and search for The Palace Bookshelf to begin. ❤📚
#booksky #thepalaceproject
Check out these swoon-worthy lines and more with your free digital copy of "Pride and Prejudice". Look for The Palace Project app in your device's app store, download, and search for The Palace Bookshelf to begin. ❤📚
#booksky #thepalaceproject
March 13, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Seen the movie but still have the book on your TBR?
Check out these swoon-worthy lines and more with your free digital copy of "Pride and Prejudice". Look for The Palace Project app in your device's app store, download, and search for The Palace Bookshelf to begin. ❤📚
#booksky #thepalaceproject
Check out these swoon-worthy lines and more with your free digital copy of "Pride and Prejudice". Look for The Palace Project app in your device's app store, download, and search for The Palace Bookshelf to begin. ❤📚
#booksky #thepalaceproject
Celebrate Women's History Month with The Palace Bookshelf! Explore thousands of ✨free✨ ebooks including classic works from Louisa May Alcott, The Bronte Sisters, Virginia Woolf, Edith Wharton, and so many more.
Download The Palace Project app today! ❤️📚
#thepalaceproject #booksky #skybrarian
Download The Palace Project app today! ❤️📚
#thepalaceproject #booksky #skybrarian
March 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Celebrate Women's History Month with The Palace Bookshelf! Explore thousands of ✨free✨ ebooks including classic works from Louisa May Alcott, The Bronte Sisters, Virginia Woolf, Edith Wharton, and so many more.
Download The Palace Project app today! ❤️📚
#thepalaceproject #booksky #skybrarian
Download The Palace Project app today! ❤️📚
#thepalaceproject #booksky #skybrarian
Happy Friday! Let’s chat about our current Palace Pick, Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice”. With all the tv and film adaptations that have been produced, which is your favorite? Tell us in the comments below!
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February 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Happy Friday! Let’s chat about our current Palace Pick, Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice”. With all the tv and film adaptations that have been produced, which is your favorite? Tell us in the comments below!
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We're excited to announce The Palace Pick, a community read highlighting an ebook from our publicly available bookshelf! In honor of Valentine’s Day, join us in reading a romance for the ages, “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen.
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February 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We're excited to announce The Palace Pick, a community read highlighting an ebook from our publicly available bookshelf! In honor of Valentine’s Day, join us in reading a romance for the ages, “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen.
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