In honor of America’s 250th birthday, we’ll be looking back at some of the defining moments in our nation’s story. From the sophisticated societies of Pre-Columbian America to the struggles of the Revolution, from the heartbreaks of the Civil War to the excesses of the Gilded Age, from the cracking of the atom to our journey to the stars—American Tales invites us to revisit eras we know well and explore those we’ve never investigated. Find out more about the 2026 Reading Challenge and come into the Library to pick up your materials.