Many of us think of music as notes on a staff - a stark, rigid representation of tones created on an instrument in a universal format of five lines, four spaces, and their octaves above and below. Through time, this traditional notation has been challenged, modified, and played with. In the Renaissance era, a concept…
The Shape of Things
"So, you do have scoliosis; in fact, you have pretty severe scoliosis. Your scoliosis is the kind where we recommend surgery." I can still hear the medical resident's voice perfectly as he said these words to my child last summer. We had been shopping a month before at Donna's Dress Shop in Kansas City where…
More Interesting Trees
During the pandemic I’ve taken comfort in the timeless continuance of nature: Birds still migrate, stars keep their usual paths across the night sky, and kids sing the same old songs about diarrhea (okay, “comfort” might not be quite the right word for that last one). I've been out and about with my kids a…
Shot in the Midwest
I was re-watching Bottle Rocket, Wes Anderson’s first full-length film. One thing that took me by surprise was how much I liked it the second time. It is super charming and has a Texas/Midwest vibe to it. I loved how a lot of the scenery reminded me of living out in Western Kansas in college…
AAPI Graphic Novels for Every Reader
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, and we’re ready to celebrate at Lawrence Public Library with graphic novels for every reader!
Oddities in the Osma Room
Staff of the LPL inventoried the whole library recently and I was lucky enough to be tasked to help undertake the local history room. I found the most fascinating things. I have worked at the library for many years and I never made the time to examine what was exactly in the Osma collection. I…
Books for Kids (& You Too!)
When I usually write for the LPL blog, I take the time to share my favorite reads on the adult side. I take the chance to share some of my favorite reads with my peers because even as an employee at a library, I rarely get a chance to discuss my favorite YA or Adult…
Indigenous Coming of Age Resilience With Humor and Heart
Explore Indigenous coming of age resilience with humor & heart from Murder on the Red River by Marcie R. Rendon and Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead!
Teen Zone Discord
Join the Teen Zone Discord to chat and game with friends and the LPL librarians.
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