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.
Too many books is just not a thing
This article by Librarian Jessica Pryde was originally published in the Arizona Daily Star on July 23, 2016.
Imperfect Gods Make for a (practically) Perfect Story
When I saw a gorgeous hard-bound copy of American Gods by Neil Gaiman at a Friends of the Library book sale, I knew that I had to read it.
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.
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…
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…
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…
Where do the seeds come from?
Have you ever wondered where the seeds from the Seed Library come from? DONATIONS! All kinds of lovely, lovely donations.
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