Possibly you are questioning why I titled this blog the way I did. Possibly you are spluttering and clutching your pearls and thinking the library has Gone Too Far This Time. If you aren’t in the loop, like I wasn’t a week ago, it’s a play on a lyric in a very popular and hotly…
A Belated Happy Birthday
In times when we can't get together, it was lovely to reminisce when our library was full of people and celebration.
Bering Witness
Despite living in the center of the continent, and quasi-quarantined at that, we know that Siberia is burning and the arctic ice is melting. The permanence of permafrost has passed. From beneath the thawing coasts and the consequent noise of increased shipping, the whales are calling. A few years ago, James Nestor's book Deep reminded me of my…
Whose Story Are You Really Reading?
My colleague Margo and I are starting a new book club this fall—Young Fiction Book Club, where we'll be introducing young readers to diverse books by diverse au
Lawrence, I Miss You
Lawrence, I miss you. I miss your bustling sidewalks and seeing friends I know every block or two. Remember when every 20-something's bright and shiny maskless face wasn't cause for alarm? Now I see a person I might know, but... wait.... is it really them? Should I even bother saying hello? We can't even get…
Late-Stage Capitalism Eldirch Horror
Like many of you, I’m sure, one of my first thoughts during our initial quarantine that started in March was that wow, I can finally get through a ton of my TBR books! The second was that I’d have plenty of time to keep up on my homework. And, uh....I’m still about 10 books behind…
Nostalgic Reads For Stressful Times
Hello, friends! So, I feel like it doesn't really need to be said, but things are weird and stressful and upsetting right now. Over the course of an ordinary summer, the library would be packed with people from when we open to when we close. Families would share lunches on the lawn. Summer reading programming…
A Walk in the Woods with John Hooge
Good books and walks in the woods are the only things keeping me sane during the pandemic, so I jumped at the opportunity to tromp around one recent morning with the author of a book I had just finished. It was during walks just like this that Lawrencian John Hooge began dreaming up his Leafensong…
Heartfelt Wisdom and A Wide View of the Mississippi River
A Confluence of Writing on Rivers -- Part 2 in a Series About Writing with River Themes One of the best books I’ve found to celebrate rivers is a canoeing adventure, Mississippi Solo by Eddy L. Harris. At the age of 30 the author’s experiential journey of paddling the river from source to sea was…
Spontaneous Combustion During a Pandemic
Until recently, I hadn’t finished a book since February. Honestly, I hadn’t even gotten through more than two pages in a book.
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