Genres and Topics

Stories of Your Life: Short Stories by Ted Chiang

by Stephen S | May 19, 2021 | Adult, Fantasy, Fiction, Matchmakers, Sci-Fi, Science, Short Stories

I recently finished Ted Chiang's sci-fi short story collection Stories of Your Life and Others, an engaging, smart, and varied set of stories that...

Five Productivity Apps

by Joseph K | May 18, 2021 | Technology, Uncategorized

Do you feel like you can’t get anything done? Feeling like you spent the whole day on TikTok? Do you miss having a day planner to make sure you...

Springtime Staff Picks from Your Library!

by Andrea L | May 14, 2021 | Adult, Biography, Bookmark Lists, Diverse Voices, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphics Novels, Historical Fiction, Matchmakers, Memoir, Mystery, Non-Fiction

Springtime is the best season for reading... well, every season is the best season for reading! Here are some books the Matchmakers team enjoyed...

Noble Staff Book Club Picks

by Amia W | Apr 28, 2021 | Adult, African-American, Diverse Voices, Fantasy, Fiction, Matchmakers, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Sci-Fi

Beginning last fall, some of the Noble reference staff have been getting together for a staff book club each month. It's been really fun getting to...

Northstar Digital Literacy

by Joseph K | Apr 15, 2021 | Job Blog, Technology, Uncategorized

For this month’s blog post we sat down for an interview with our own Tech Trainer Ann. Ann has been tasked with heading the Library’s participation...

Yet Another Pride and Prejudice Spin-off!

by Andrea L | Apr 14, 2021 | Adult, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Matchmakers

My, my... there really can never be too many spin-offs of Jane Austen's most famous novel, Pride and Prejudice, can there? But this one is so good...

The 1619 Project and Its Detractors

by John P | Apr 12, 2021 | 1619 Project, Adult, African-American, History, Non-Fiction

The 1619 Project is a long-form journalism project developed by Nikole Hannah-Jones, from The New York Times, which "aims to reframe the country's...

Beware of Scrabble Playing Argentines in Blimps

by Stephen S | Apr 8, 2021 | Adult, Crime, Drama, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Matchmakers

A short history lesson: poker began to be televised in the late 1990s. What was once a card game played in casinos and at family card tables was now...

My Top March Reads

by Sara P | Mar 31, 2021 | Adult, Diverse Voices, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Matchmakers, Uncategorized

I typically try to have a theme when I write my book blogs, but this month, I read books that varied widely. So, I guess this would fall under my...

Graphic Novel: Nate Powell

by Andrea L | Mar 24, 2021 | Adult, Graphics Novels, Matchmakers

The Matchmakers are delighted to spotlight a post by guest blogger and Adult Reference Associate, Kate Atherton! Kate writes: Come Again , written...

In Search of Lost Mind: Denis Johnson’s The Name of the World

by Luke N | Mar 17, 2021 | Adult, Fiction, Matchmakers

“In the strangeness of spring, finally without our hats, our jackets open, inhaling the warm air suspiciously, I’m sure we all looked like...

Portable Devices: Are They Dangerous?

by Joseph K | Mar 16, 2021 | Technology

In this month’s blog post we look at the potential physical dangers that portables devices (cell phones and tablets) can cause to humans. This blog...

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