Nietzsche and the Burbs

When a new student transfers in from a posh private school, he falls in with a group of like-minded suburban stoners, artists, and outcasts—too smart and creative for their own good. His classmates nickname their new friend Nietzsche (for his br...

The Second Sleep

A young priest, Christopher Fairfax, arrives in a remote Exmoor village to conduct the funeral of his predecessor. The land around is strewn with ancient artifacts--coins, fragments of glass, human bones--which the old parson used to collect. Did his obse...

On Swift Horses

Muriel is newly married and restless, transplanted from her rural Kansas hometown to life in a dusty bungalow in San Diego. The air is rich with the tang of salt and citrus, but the limits of her new life seem to be closing in: She misses her freethinking...

In West Mills

For readers of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie and The Turner House , an intimately told story about a woman living by her own rules and the rural community that struggles to understand her. Azalea "Knot" Centre is determined to live life as she ple...

Gods of Jade and Shadow

The Jazz Age is in full swing, but Casiopea Tun is too busy cleaning the floors of her wealthy grandfather’s house to listen to any fast tunes. Nevertheless, she dreams of a life far from her dusty small town in southern Mexico. A life she can c...

The Testaments

In this brilliant sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, acclaimed author Margaret Atwood answers the questions that have tantalized readers for decades. When the van door slammed on Offred's future at the end of The Handmaid's Tale, readers had no way of telling...

Heaven, My Home

9-year-old Levi King knew he should have left for home sooner; now he's alone in the darkness of vast Caddo Lake, in a boat whose motor just died. A sudden noise distracts him - and all goes dark. Darren Mathews is trying to emerge from another kind of da...

No Judgments

In New York Times-bestselling author Meg Cabot's latest novel, a young woman has to deal with the aftermath of a fierce hurricane -- and an equally stormy romance"-- Provided by publisher. The storm of the century is about to hit Little Bridge Island...

The World Doesn't Require You

One of Esquire's Most Anticipated Books of 2019 Breathtakingly imaginative and unapologetically original, The World Doesn't Require You announces a bold, generational talent. Deftly spinning genres of his feverish literary invention, Rion Amilcar Scott cr...

Unmarriageable

In this retelling of Pride and Prejudice set in modern-day Pakistan, Alys Binat has sworn never to marry--until an encounter with one Mr. Darsee at a wedding makes her reconsider. A scandal and vicious rumor in the Binat family have destroyed their fortun...

My Sister, the Serial Killer

Korede’s sister Ayoola is many things: the favorite child, the beautiful one, possibly sociopathic. And now Ayoola’s third boyfriend in a row is dead, stabbed through the heart with Ayoola’s knife. Korede’s practicality is the sisters’ saving grace. She k...

Holiday Closing

In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, all Newport News Public Library branches and offices will be closed on Monday, January 20. Regular business hours will resume on Tuesday. 

NNPL now offering scholarships to earn an accredited high school diploma, 100% online

The New Year is a great time for people to focus on advancing their education and career opportunities. Newport News Public Library, NNPL, is excited to launch Career Online High School beginning Monday, January 13, 2020. The program is designed ...

NNPL and NNPS unite to provide students with their own own library cards

Newport News Public Library and Newport News Public Schools are excited to partner in a pilot program designed to provide more opportunities to students through a new library card, Student Connect Card, created just for them.

The program kicked off in Nove...

Patrons may stream movies, concerts, and Great Courses lectures

Newport News Public Library (NNPL) is thrilled to announce the launch of streaming video services through our RBdigital platform starting on Monday, December 16! RBdigital delivers all your favorite types of content that’s easy to stream on-dema...

A Major Publishing Company Modifies Licensing Terms for Libraries on New eBook Titles

Starting this November, a major publisher implemented a new licensing restriction on public libraries across the country that could hinder libraries from carrying out their mission to deliver eBooks in a timely manner.

On November 1, Macmillan Publishing c...

NNPL Pop-up Pumpkin Patch Gives Kids Engaging Learning Experience

Squishy, mushy, stringy goo. Those were the sensations little fingers discovered recently when they explored the insides of pumpkins. 

Kids squealed with delight after sticking their hands inside the gourds to feel their gloppy guts and slippery s...

We've Got A New Look!

After months of planning and teamwork, we are delighted to bring you the launch of our redesigned website. We wanted our new site to be a friendly, easy-to-use tool and an expression of our commitment to bringing resources, entertainment and opportunities...

Help Beautify Our Communities

Looking for a way to pitch in? NNPL can help with that!

The Library's "Let's Can It" campaign provides litter clean-up kits for checkout to patrons. Organize your own "litter walk" with one of these kits that include a bucket, safety ve...

Stop By and Play Our Board Games

Each branch of NNPL now has a selection of board games for you to play when you visit the library. Stop by and bring a friend!

We have new and classic titles to help you enjoy some of the benefits for all ages of board games:

Have fun and feel good

Family ti...

Check Out Our Book Clubs

NNPL is proud of our wide variety of book clubs for adults. There are clubs hosted at each of the library's branches, and some off-site as well. Check our events calendar for upcoming meetings of:

Books and Beers

Join the Books and Beers club at Traditions ...

More Fun Now Available

We've got games! NNPL has added video games for the Playstation 4 and XboxOne to our collection.

Games are available on a first-come, first-served basis and check out for 14 days. We have titles for adults, teens, and all ages. Click the image to see title...