Special Offers You Can Refuse (But It’ll Cost Ya)

  I love the Kindle. I own one of the first generation Kindle Keyboard models, and it provides a great experience whenever I go e with my reading. When patrons ask for e-reader recommendations, I tell them I lean towards Kindle due to its user friendliness, functionality, and, most importantly, simpler library e-book check out … Continue reading →

Mediocre Mystery Tour

Being a mystery writer has to be tough. No, I don’t mean a mystery writer like this guy; I mean an author who writes whodunit-y stories about unsolved murders and disappearances. It’s such a well-tread genre, it’s quite a tall order to write something truly original. Even if the author does manage to come up … Continue reading →

When it’s This Adorable, Who Cares What it Says?

I’ve gotta make it short and sweet this week, as I’ve been sucked into the insatiable vortex that is Summer Reading. While hurtling through the vortex, I (along with a whopping 178 library patrons) got to experience Zooniversity, a traveling program that introduces kids to and teaches them about rare and fascinating wildlife. The audience … Continue reading →

The Calm Before the Storm

It’s quiet in here. Too quiet. Famous, hacktackular last words, I know, but it’s the truth. Today is the first official day of Summer Reading 2014, and the giggle, wee footstep, and general miniature merriment levels are at eerie lows. Of course, I’m probably speaking way too soon and have likely just jinxed myself into … Continue reading →