So you’ve just binge-watched season 3 of Homeland and are waiting for season 4 to premiere on October 5. Or maybe you’re still on hold for […]
Expanding Our Reach: Mobile Technology Classroom
Things have been busy in the Training Department this fall! In addition to teaching classes in the computer classroom at the Lee Road branch, our […]
Cartoonist has Stroke of Genius
Every year the MacArthur Foundation awards a five-year grant to individuals “who show exceptional creativity in their work and the prospect for still more in the […]
30 Day Book Challenge: Day 22 — A Book That Makes You Cry
Déjà vu! Oh well, have a freebie: The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson This book made me cry, yes, and then made me laugh […]
30 Day Book Challenge: Day 21 — The First Novel You Remember Reading
I was seven, and I remember it well: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis This book was, and is, magic. It […]
30 Day Book Challenge: Day 20 — Favorite Romance Book
Here’s a romantic story that I really loved: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows This book is […]
30 Day Book Challenge: Day 19 — Favorite Book Turned into a Movie
Lots of my favorite books have been turned into movies, but my favorite film adaptation is: No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy (book, […]
30 Day Book Challenge: Day 18 — A Book That Disappointed You
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart I was really excited about this one, because it promised so many things I love: Logic puzzles! […]
30 Day Book Challenge: Day 17 — Favorite Quote from Your Favorite Book
This is a silly question. First of all, the “favorite book” prompt isn’t until day 30. Second, I don’t have a favorite book… I don’t […]
30 Day Book Challenge: Day 16 — Your Favorite Female Character
Cassandra Mortmain, from I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith As played by Romola Garai in the 2003 film adaptation: In I Capture the Castle, Cassandra Mortmain […]
