It’s the mid-1970s in Baltimore, and Mary Jane, age 14, brings her groovy babysitting skills to her first summer nanny job taking care of five-year-old […]
Blast To the Past (in Fiction): the 1970s
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Gideon the Ninth
This week the Matchmakers team welcomes guest blogger Maggie Lawrence, Youth Services Associate at our Noble Branch! Maggie writes: Gideon the Ninth is one of […]
The Nao of Brown by Glyn Dillon
Welcome to our post by guest blogger Kate Atherton! The mysterious cover art, depicting the protagonist Nao with a washing machine head and the end […]
Five Productivity Apps
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 […]
Looking and Feeling Your Best: Two Great Guides for Exploration
Like many Americans, I have spent much of the past year-and-a-half trapped (more or less) inside of my home. And spending that much time inside […]
Northstar Digital Literacy
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 […]
My Top March Reads
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 […]
For Your Consideration: “Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now” by Jaron Lanier
“To free yourself, to be more authentic, to be less addicted, to be less manipulated, to be less paranoid … for all these marvelous reasons, […]
Phishing, Spear-Phishing, and Scams—Oh My!
We have enough going on in our lives, we don’t need to let cybercriminals get the better of us. In this month’s blog we will […]
A Wild, Gossipy Ride of Faith and Fanaticism: Rich Cohen’s “Pee Wees: Confessions a Hockey Parent”
When did youth sports in America start becoming less about the children playing, and more about the status of the parents watching? This is one […]
