Enjoy Some Summer Sweetness With Summer Reading Scramble

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 →

Oh By Gosh, By Golly, It’s Time Again for Holly Jolly

  The following should be read/sung to the tune of Frank Sinatra’s Mistletoe and Holly:   Oh by gosh, by golly It’s time again for Holly Jolly A puppet show, hot cocoa A party for one and all   Oh by gosh, by jingle It’s time for carols and Mrs. Kringle Festive balloons, heartwarming tunes … Continue reading →

Make Your Escape at the Library

If you’ve ever wanted to be locked inside the library, boy, do we have a proposition for you. No, you can’t stay overnight, stretch out a hammock across the shelves, and see what the books do after the lights go out (tough break for you, because it’s a wondrous scene). What you can do is … Continue reading →

¡Que Magnifico! Take Spanish Conversation Classes at the Library

Like many Texans, I took Spanish in high school and college. And, like most of those people, I’ve forgotten grande1 chunks of what I learned. I’ve still got a decent handle on the words for various school supplies, but unless I aim to be the world’s most boring/oddly niche Spanish conversationalist, mochila2 and boligrafo3 talk … 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 →

Only YOU Can Decide What We Read For Book Club

  At the library’s book clubs, we’re fortunate that generally, the books we read earn widespread approval from our readers. While our selections don’t always get a Siskel and Ebertian two thumbs up from everyone, it’s safe to say they mostly score at least one and a half thumbs (or, if you find the idea … Continue reading →

Plan(ner) for Success in 2019

With a new year comes new/renewed commitment to becoming a better you than the you ended up being after committing to being a better you the previous new year, and that type of commitment typically comes with lots of stuff to do (or at least a lot of stuff to commit to do). You could … 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 →

Fill Your Head and Heart With Jolliness at BPL’s Holly Jolly Holiday

For years now, I’ve intermittently had the song “Silver Bells” pop into my head, uninvited and apropos of nothing, at all times of year. I just go with it, but it’s a lyrical lie, in say, June. It’s Christmas time in the city? No, it isn’t. Soon it will be Christmas day? Not unless your … Continue reading →

Put Non-Scary Cemetery Luminary at the Library on Your Itinerary

A cemetery seems like the perfect place to get your Halloween vibes up to the lofty levels of this guy. However, we totally understand if you’d rather not visit one recreationally. Perhaps you’re a fraidy cat. Or an unsure squirrel. Or a respectful horse. Whatever your particular deal may be, we’re going to help you … Continue reading →