Much to my chagrin now, I remember once in high school doing a book report on Shadows of the Empire, a novel expanding (fairly well, I might add) on the stories laid out in George Lucas' Star Wars trilogy. Heavy stuff, all those lightsabers and...
Your children's room is getting a facelift! The children's room will be closed starting Monday, April 21. We will be replacing the carpet, adding new furniture and paint, moving the help desk, updating the technology, adding new play areas and interactive toys, and much more....
Celebrate National Library Week with us April 13th-19th by sharing how the library has changed your life. When you come to the library this week, stop by the large display case and decorate a card or paper that answers one of our three questions: "Why did...
Here are some nice little owl families made by K-3rd graders at our 'Owls!' program for K-3rd grade. They learned about real owls from the book Owls by Gail Gibbons, then heard two of my favorite new owl stories, The Happy Owls by Celestino Piatti and...
Hey, young fans of eBooks and Audiobooks, our Overdrive consortium has a portal for you! There are 350+ new eBooks and audiobooks too. (You can still find the books for kids and teens through the original Overdrive portal.) These popular books are on the current ‘trending’ list: Percy Jackson Wonder Divergent...
I recently finished watching Breaking Bad, which I very much enjoyed. Much of the excitement from the AMC hit show derived from the increasingly intense game of cat-and-mouse played out as cancer-stricken, meth-producing, super-genius Walter White struggles to stay one step ahead of his DEA-agent...
Have you heard that the Children’s Room is getting an update and rearrangement? Everything is worn out and hasn't been updated since the room opened in this space in 2000! We anticipate that it will be closed for about a month starting April 21. A...
This review was written by Lael, one of our friendly front desk clerks. The Program was written by Suzanne Young and released by Simon Pulse in the spring of 2013. The novel is set in dystopic future and features an odd love story filled with suicide,...
Thanks to Buzzfeed, I now have my list of go-to books for 2014! It might not be the most noble literary endeavor, but, I *love* reading books that are being made into movies (or already have been). I enjoy seeing the changes and edits and actors...
