I recently celebrated my cat’s 20th birthday. Echo is a grey and caramel colored tabby that I’ve literally had since the day she was born. I love to tell the story. On April 20, 1999, I came home from school to find her mother birthing kittens under a picnic table on the porch in front…
Finding Sanctuary with “The Bird King”
One day, not too long ago, I received in my mailbox an advanced-reader copy of G. Willow Wilson’s The Bird King. I was a bit familiar with Wilson as the writer behind the Ms. Marvel series, but I had never read any of her work. I was in for an amazing surprise. What struck me…
040: “Life’s messy. Welcome to the Podcast.”
Glennon Doyle (of Momastery fame) has written one heckuva powerful book. Love Warrior is sorta memoir, sorta self help and all-the-way beautiful. Hang out with Polli and Kate as they talk about body image, breakdowns, grief, "hot loneliness," higher powers, and a bunch of other TOTALLY LIGHTHEARTED TOPICS. Bookish News: Big ol' list of movie/TV book…
Storytime Break
Storytimes are on break from May 1- 27. We'll start up again on May 28th, after Memorial Day weekend! We're busy getting prepped and ready for Summer Reading 2019! See everyone at the end of May…
Slaying Vampires (& Comics) on Hoopla
(Cover image is from Audrey Mok's variant cover art for Buffy #2) If you’ve met me in the library and asked me for recommendations, you’ve probably heard me sing the praises of Hoopla. I get a little over-excited talking about it because Hoopla offers SO. MANY. COMICS. Everything from big name series like Spider-Man …
2019 Teen T-Shirt Design Contest Winner
We had an amazing response from our teen community and so many creative designs submitted for this year's summer reading t-shirt design contest. Thanks to everyone for entering your work and sharing your talent with us. This year's winner is Harrison! Read 12 books or 30 hours between May 23-Aug. 17 to win this t-shirt…
Expand Your Horizon
It’s already a crazy busy spring, but one of my favorite authors has just released his first book in five years. So naturally I put everything else on hold…
It’s the End of the World as We Know It
A question I’ve asked myself as a devoted reader of speculative literature, and one I’ve been asked a fair amount of times as a librarian, is what exactly is the difference between post-apocalyptic and dystopian fiction? Along with why would I want to read something so frightening and depressing? It can be helpful to know (and…
Board Game Shenanigans!
Working in libraries is VERY serious work. No fun, ever. Okay, I'm just kidding. Working at the Lawrence Public Library is far and beyond the most enjoyable job I've ever had. I get to spend my day talking with kiddos about books they like, making crafts, and meeting fantastic people. One thing I've never done…
The Dirt
Last month, three librarians and their graphic designer bestie took the trip of their lives. They spent ten glorious days in the neighborhood of Paris known as Montmartre drinking wine, eating indescribably delicious food, and gazing at art at every turn. It was a dream of a vacation. A sophisticated, lovely week with not a…
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