Meet Friends of All Types at the Library

  You can always find a good companion at the library. A trusty pal to keep you company on long dark, nights. To cradle in your hands. To gaze upon lovingly for hours. To lick your face.   Wait, say what?   No, we didn’t recently introduce a new tongued book collection. On Saturday, our … Continue reading →

O Good Books, Where Art Thou?

Earlier this week, an old pal directed me to this incredibly nifty chart on Lifehacker: For those who don’t have the eye of the hagle (hawk and eagle combined) and are having trouble reading it, click here to see a larger version. If you’re looking for a book to read, I highly suggest giving the chart … Continue reading →

Friday the 13th: A Laughing Matter

It seems like there has been an unusually high number of Friday the 13ths over the past year and a half. Heck, we just had one last month. I’ve already written about two of them, and because I’ve never been afraid to shamelessly run things into the ground, I’m going back to the well once … Continue reading →

How to Shave a Lorax

Some days, working at the library is pretty normal. You order some books, plan some programs, respond to a few e-mails, and answer people’s questions.   Some days, you shave a Lorax.   It wasn’t a physical shaving, as, sadly, the Lorax exists only in the fantastical world of Seuss, and I lack the requisite … Continue reading →