It’s lemonade season. I don’t mean the sweet, sweet beverage, though it is time for that. I don’t mean the acclaimed Beyonce album, though it’s always time for that. In this particular context, our version of lemonade-ing is taking the bitter loss of our usual funtime activites and concocting a new form of summery sweetness. … Continue reading
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Save Your Summer for Yourself With Save the Readingverse
Most would have you believe that summer belongs to the young. With no school to pin them down, children are free to roam the Earth uninhibited and have their pool-splashing, sno cone-eating, and, most importantly, library-visiting needs catered to by their subservient parental escorts. We at the library are of course happy to oblige … Continue reading
It’s Time for the Family Feud!
Usually, getting on a game show requires you to pass some brainy test, wait in an outrageous line, audition for some fat cat Hollywood producer, and/or send in an audition tape of you showing off your winning personality. The library is giving you a chance to have the game show experience (sans the whole being … Continue reading
Do New Year’s Eve the Library Way
2019 is coming for you, Neeson style. It will look for you, it will find you, and it will…well, hopefully not kill you. But it’s gonna getcha. Despite how unnecessarily scary I’ve made the New Year sound, it’s generally a cause for celebration. But how to celebrate? You could get all gussied up and put … Continue reading
You’ve Got a Ticket to Read
The following should be read/sung to the tune of “Ticket to Ride” by the Beatles: My friends, we’ve got a new game And it starts today, yeah I’m so bold to proclaim That you’ll want to play We call it Ticket to Read We call it Ticket to Read We call it Ticket … Continue reading
Show Us How You Stack Up at Our Giant Jenga Tournament
The most gigantic game of Jenga I’ve ever seen was sooo gigantic that puny humans couldn’t play it without the help of heavy machinery. You can check it out here. The library’s giant Jenga set isn’t quite so massive (while that would be way awesome, we don’t have space for it, we don’t have access … Continue reading
Adults, Embrace the Summer With Summer Reading-o
Summer is here. For kids, that means no school and more time for friends, camps, pools, and the buffet of wonders that is the library’s children’s summer reading program (learn all about it here). For adults, it means a different season in which to continue your workaday life…unless you’re a teacher, in which case … Continue reading
The Library Makes a Move for Chess
There’s something about a chess board that really classes up a joint. Maybe it’s the elegant black and white color scheme. Maybe it’s the fact that it is commonly regarded as an intelligent person’s game (people who get out-strategized at something are often said to have been playing checkers while they’re opponents played chess). Whatever … Continue reading
Spin Our Wheel, Not Yours This Summer
When you’re spinning your wheels, you’re said to be taking action and putting in effort while failing to actually get anywhere or accomplish anything. It’s work with no payoff. This summer, I encourage you not to spin your own wheels, but to do something productive and spin the library’s wheels, or rather its singular wheel…of … 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
The Shelf Life 