Avoiding Binge Block With the Library Catalog

Season five of The Walking Dead has dropped on DVD, and that means Undead Heads are shuffling and shambling their way to the library to check it out and experience the latest ways the show can underwhelm them*. It’s a hot commodity, so those who want it have to join the hungry hordes in the … Continue reading →

A Tale of Three Atticuses

About a month ago, what has to be the biggest literary event of my lifetime went down when, 55 years after Harper Lee’s mega-classic GNOAT (greatest novel of all time) contender To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Collins published her second novel, Go Set a Watchman. To say the book was widely and greatly anticipated is … Continue reading →

Adventures in Pocket Siri-ing

Last night while working the reference desk, I had a little voice emanating from around me trying to help me out. No, it wasn’t one of those “voices in my head” voices, nor was it a pint-sized angel and devil bantering on my shoulders. It was the virtual best friend who rides shotgun in many … Continue reading →

When You’re Young, You (Want to) Get Sad (?)

When working the reference desk, a librarian must always be braced for strange, surprising questions. When dealing with children at the reference desk, one should expect the strange and surprising because, let’s face it, kids are beautiful weirdos. Earlier this week, a ten-year-old girl approached the desk and asked me if the library had any … Continue reading →