In time for Día de los Muertos, Polli and Kate discuss a book about what it means to have a "good death" in many places around the world. Through Caitlin Dought
She Giveth, and Then She Giveth Some More: Rainbow Rowell and her Wayward Son(s)
All it takes is a two-minute conversation, or a quick peek at my Staff Picks, to know that I am approximately 1000% madly in love with Carry On by Rainbow Rowell. It is one of my all-time favorite books, one of those that after I've finished reading, I usually turn around and read again, just…
The Gothic (Sort Of) Explained
One of the first things I remember being read to me was The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe. I was so young, and the language was so unlike anything ever spoken to me, that my grasp of the actual story was tenuous at best. But I knew the bleak December, I saw the stately Raven…
What’s a Field Guide Again?
In today's semantic news, I read a book calling itself a field guide a while ago, and then I read a GoodReads comment about that book, and now I have some questions. One question, in particular. Which is, what’s a field guide again? The so-called field guide that started this commotion is called A Field…
There’s a Real Nice Library Down There (and Other Stuff I Learned from Someone Who’s Been to the South Pole)
SPECIAL Teen Zone Cafe and Project LIT Community Event!
Join us on Friday, October 18th for a special Teen Zone Cafe! We're teaming up with Project Lit Community and USD497 to feature a discussion of Cece Bell's best-selling novel, El Deafo. We'll talk about the book while sipping on hot cocoa & apple cider and snacking on cookies. Then we'll make our own superhero…
Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?
Of all the genres we collect at the library, it often feels like the Western is most in danger of fading away. In terms of cultural relevance, I’d venture to guess the genre peaked sometime mid-century, back when John Wayne and Clint Eastwood were simultaneously in the saddle (different saddles), and Gunsmoke was still wafting…
12-Minute Travelogues: That’s a wrap!
A huge thanks to our five intrepid travelers who shared their adventures with over 50 folks yesterday afternoon as part of Retirement Boot Camp’s inaugural season. Caroline Trowbridge, Frank and Kim Wright, Mary Gage, and Beth Rieber offered interesting (not to mention funny) stories and beautiful photos of Kansas courthouses, English pubs and gardens…
Overcoming the Fear of Death: How Conversation, Popcorn, and Curious Children Can Help
There have been moments in my life when my freezer has been stuffed to the brim with songbirds, bobcats, opossums, armadillos, frogs, and racoons. Once, on a first date, I changed the evening plans to include grabbing a dead coyote I’d spotted on the side of the road. It was in perfect condition and too…
You were right, Dean!
When The Library Book (by Susan Orlean) first came out I was intrigued, and I joined the long line of people on hold for it. And as time went on, library patrons kept telling me that I HAD to read this book. My old friend, Dean, was especially insistent. But when my turn came, I…
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