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Cooking playlist
I got a new cookbook for Christmas that I just love but that’s not what this post is going to be about. The cookbook is great but since I usually Read more...
Posted by Julia C. on January 4, 2016
Here Comes Trouble
“When there’s an end-of-the-world cult living next door to you, make it your business to find out what they’re up to,” he said. “That’s, like, a basic life rule.” In Read more...
Posted by on December 24, 2015
The Visual Side of Reading
While it can be said that I am passionate about all reading, it is particularly true that I am passionate about reading graphic novels. Just as it is with any Read more...
Posted by Book Rex on December 17, 2015
Is it all a lie?
Life just went from bad to worse for Kelsey: Imagine that your identical twin sister was just killed in a car accident and now you have to tell her boyfriend, Read more...
Posted by on December 10, 2015
Quick Party Games: Tsuro & Zombie Dice
Tsuro: Tsuro is a great game for the whole family. The object of the game is to move your stone around the board without being blocked or knocked off. Game Read more...
Posted by Book Rex on November 30, 2015
Star Wars
In our latest addition of In the Spotlight, Alex Carlson, librarian in Adult Services, talks all things Star Wars: A long time ago, May 25, 1977 to be exact, the original Read more...
Posted by on November 19, 2015
The Good Lie
Christine Maleno, Adult Services Programming Librarian, shares her latest movie recommendation: The Good Lie (2014) is a beautiful movie inspired by the Sudanese civil war that began in the ‘80s, Read more...
Posted by on November 12, 2015
Infectious Madness
Harriet Washington’s latest book is a fascinating jaunt through current and historical research into the infectious origins of mental illness. From the link between schizophrenia and Toxoplasma gondii (a parasite Read more...
Posted by Kerry B. on October 29, 2015
Downton Abbey season six: ta-ta for now!
It is hard to grasp that soon the phenomenal PBS show Downton Abbey will come to an end after season six! Luckily, the library has a program coming soon Read more...
Posted by Adult Services on October 22, 2015
The Case of the Vintage Nancy Drew Books
Did you read Nancy Drew mysteries as a kid? Or, let’s be honest, do you still read them? When you think of reading Nancy Drew books, the image of yellow Read more...
Posted by on October 15, 2015
A Haunted Halloween!
Nothing screams (pun intended) Fall like curling up to a good scary movie on a cold, dark night! Because I love Halloween, I’ll be starting to prepare early by watching Read more...
Posted by Adult Services on October 7, 2015
Sous Chef: 24 hours on the line
Have you ever wondered what it is like to be working in the kitchen of a nice restaurant when the perfect meal is delivered to your table? Do you Read more...
Posted by Adult Services on August 24, 2015
Goodbye Stranger by Rebecca Stead
Goodbye Stranger is the newest book by Rebecca Stead, author of the Newbery Award winning book When You Reach Me. Stead has a talent for creating plots that include an Read more...
Posted by Book Rex on July 27, 2015
Live Original
I must admit that it was my teenager who first “introduced” me to Sadie Robertson. As someone who has not watched an episode of Duck Dynasty, I had no idea Read more...
Posted by on July 20, 2015
Storm a’ Comin’: I.O.U.S.A.
Documentaries that don’t simply engage and entertain but fundamentally change the way you think about the world are rare treats indeed. For me personally, the only examples that come to Read more...
Posted by Book Rex on July 13, 2015