As a kid camping in Arizona, it was a tradition while nestled in our sleeping bags, to tell scary stories. A friend informed me of a similar phenomenon in Norway, which occurs during their extended Easter vacation (it begins the Wednesday before Easter) and pertains to adults. Apparently, it is not uncommon for Norwegians to stock up on mysteries…
Love Letter to My Library: Mely Bohlman
The Loop is complete! To celebrate, we're happy to share this Love Letter from Mely Bohlman, a dedicated Pima County Public Library Bookbike rider and Bike Ambassador for Pima County Bicycle and Pedestrian Program. Dear Joel D. Valdez Main Library Bookbike, I've ridden you since January of 2014, when I received my volunteer training. Back then…
Spellbinding Fantasy 🧙
Uprooted by Naomi Novik is one of those standalone fantasy stories you wish there was more of. Young Agnieszka lives in a village near an evil Wood that only exists to spread its dark corruption and send monsters out into the world. A wizard named the Dragon protects the valley from the Wood, but in…
R. L. Stine to Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford: A Journey of Bookmark Signings
Over the last several years collecting bookmarks signed by authors and illustrators whom I have met at the Tucson Festival of books has become my passion. I also have had the privilege to moderate author panels, which offers me many opportunities to add to my collection. This year I snagged more than 30 signatures! My…
Gardening Q & A With a Local: Meet Caitlin
When did you first discover your green thumb? I was never really a plant person growing up— they kind of bored me. When I worked at Santa Rosa Library I helped take care of the vegetable garden and I’d water it a few times a week with kids who used the library every day. Watching their…
Tucson’s abundant literary landscape: a librarian’s view
The Arizona Daily Star Monthly Library Series offers an insider's view of Pima County Public Library and the ways in which we're transforming lives in our community. This month, we hear from Helene Woodhams, Literary Arts Librarian. When people I meet find out that I’m a librarian, they often remark, “What a great job. I should have been…
Until I found poetry…
Growing up, reading never interested me. Until I found poetry, which saved my life. It gave me hope. I came across Erika L. Sánchez’s poetry book Lessons on Expulsion through one of my coworkers at the Mission Library who happens to help coordinate the authors at the Library’s Nuestras Raíces stage at the Tucson Festival…
Read Harder 2018: An Up and Down Month
For this month's challenge, we read a classic piece of genre fiction and a comic written and illustrated by the same person. There seemed to be a fair amount of confusion about the first challenge. It did not need to be a classic book at all, just a classic example of genre fiction (mystery, romance…
Trending at PCPL: 20 Spring Favorites
Wondering what people have been checking out, searching for, and clicking on recently? Maybe you missed a treasure... Here are some top five lists to catch you up. Top five comments: Your Name "A delightful mix of anime, time-travel, and fantasy - this film was a fantastic, emotional roller-coaster ride of confusion..." Forest of A…
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