The Timeline Games
I remember as a kid whenever we had a history test in school the teachers always wanted us to know exact dates for every historic event. I was never good...
Posted by Book Rex on November 19, 2014
Sweet Baking and Making Memories
Let’s face it: whether or not you celebrate the seasonal holidays, the sweets and baked goods that surround these events are always welcome and shared with many – family, friends,...
Posted by Adult Services on November 17, 2014
CRAYONS! CRAYONS! CRAYONS!
Buying school supplies is one of my fondest childhood memories. Crisp clean paper, erasers with sharp edges, minty paste, folders with fun pictures,…but nothing compared to a new box...
Posted by on November 12, 2014
New Artists to Watch
Some amazing tunes are entering the library lately from new artists of note. Here are a few of my favorites! Be sure to snag them from the CD area or place...
Posted by on October 31, 2014
Togas Not Required
I will tell you up front there will be no spoilers in this post. I just finished reading The Blood of Olympus, the final book in The Heroes of Olympus...
Posted by on October 24, 2014
Dark Stories And Dark Birds
Fall is upon us, and with Halloween just weeks away, I thought it would be a great time to reacquaint myself with the dark—but always interesting—world of horror fiction. What...
Posted by Adult Services on October 17, 2014
The Long Road
There is a stretch of road I travel often that has a tendency to put me into a sleepy stupor. I-57 from I-80 South to Champaign is beautiful in a...
Posted by Adrian L. on October 15, 2014
Do you know Kevin?
One Death, Nine Stories. Kevin Nicholas was 19 when he died. By all accounts he was a popular boy who had graduated high school with honors all while being the...
Posted by on September 29, 2014
Under the Dome
I realize all the new fall shows have started, but I still have a recommendation for binge watching. novel by Stephen King that places the fictional town of Chester’s Mill...
Posted by on September 26, 2014
Read the book… Seen the movie… Now what?
You read the book and then watched the movie but it is killing you to know what is going on in your favorite character’s life since the movie ended. Why...
Posted by on September 24, 2014
Survival is Insufficient
Station Eleven. Taken from a Star Trek episode, they are painted on the lead wagon for the Traveling Symphony and Shakespeare Company. This motley group of actors and musicians roams...
Posted by Adrian L. on September 19, 2014
Listen Up!
Ocean at the End of the Lane when it first came out last summer and loved every page. You meet a man who finds himself wandering to the old farm...
Posted by Adult Services on September 17, 2014
Narrative Nonfiction
I just finished up a class for graduate school that was all about adult popular fiction. My favorite genre that we discussed was narrative nonfiction. I am not the biggest...
Posted by Adult Services on September 3, 2014