When the movie The Bourne Identity came out in 2002, how many of us thought “that is going to make a heck of a film franchise”? I didn’t. I didn’t actually see the first Bourne movie until well after the second one had been released, when it was announced that The Bourne Ultimatum was coming…
Website and Catalog Tip of the Week #10: Follow the Reader
When you're looking for recommendations for the next book, movie, or CD you want to borrow, who do you usually ask? Friends, family, and colleagues, right? If they like the same kind of stuff you do, the recommendations usually work, but if they don't... well, let's just say it can be disappointing. Our website offers you…
Stephen King and Jane Austen: The Venn Diagram
I’m a Jane Austen reader. I read Jane Austen, I read books about Jane Austen, and I read books about what other authors think about Jane Austen. One summer, I met a Stephen King reader. He reads Stephen King, he reads authors that are similar to Stephen King, and he loans Stephen King books to…
Imperfect Gods Make for a (practically) Perfect Story
Ever since I was in elementary school and picked up a copy of The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, (it doesn’t matter how old you are, if you haven’t read this you NEED to) I was hooked on the author’s unique ability to tell a beautiful story with subtle hints towards a greater theme that…
Would you kill others for your freedom?
If you're looking for a high fantasy book that is fast paced with well flushed out characters, Throne of Glass by Sarah Maas, is definitely for you. The best way to describe this book is a less blood bath version of Hunger Games. Enter Celaena Sardothien. At age 18, she is the best assassin in the…
Website and Catalog Tip of the Week: While You Wait
Tired of waiting for months for bestsellers? Don't want to be 300th on the hold list for that new DVD? Find readalikes to get instant gratification, and try out power user secrets for getting popular stuff faster. While You Wait Suggestions When you search our catalog, in your search results, right under some popular books, you'll notice a little…
Cosplay Success!
Congratulations to Lindsey for winning 2nd place in the creativity category of MegaMania’s cosplay contest! Lindsey is a regular at Southwest Library where she enjoys drawing, reading, creating anime characters and playing games on the computers. After having a blast at last year’s MegaMania, Lindsey was excited to make a costume and return to the…
Gardening Q & A with a Local: Meet Pam & Jack
Whether you're a seasoned gardener or still just testing the waters (or soils, as it were), you've probably discovered that gardeners & their approach to cultivation are as wonderfully diverse as the plants they tend and indeed, the folks themselves. What freedom and adventure our little patches of earth can offer us. Welcome to this…
Pokémania 101
Or, a Guide for the Perplexed. In 10 days the Pokémon GO game, one of the first to take place in real space, has gone from rumors to ubiquity. It's been breathtaking to see how quickly the game has captured the attention of young and old alike. It's easy to make fun of something so…
First Wave Feminism and the Seneca Falls Convention
On July 19, 1848, hundreds of women (and a few men) met in Seneca Falls, New York for the first Women’s Rights Convention, led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. Considered the official beginning of the modern American feminist movement, the Seneca Falls Convention included two days’ worth of meetings attended by around 300 women…
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