Lawrence Public Library Outreach Coordinator Sarah Mathews explains all the ways we're bringing the library out into the community this summer and beyond!
10 for 10 for 10
Last week, as a thank you, I sent a friend two books. The total? $60. For two. As someone who almost never buys books, I thought, “How do people do this all the time?” Hopefully this friend of mine isn’t reading this thinking, “Wow, thanks for complaining about the gift you sent.” He’s worth the…
The Hanx Project: A Conclusion
This is it, folks. Tom Hanks and I, although forever bonded by these 15 months we've spent together, are officially on a break. Well, until I see Asteroid City in the next couple of weeks. If you've been following along this whole time, thank you! If you haven't, you can find my old blogs here…
Year of Hanx Part 4: Long Live the King
A wise woman once said, “Never write a series of blogs in which you promise to be done in 12 months because it will definitely take you 15.” That wise woman was the voice in my head as I saw my self-assigned deadline looming with 20 years’ worth of movies to go and a life…
Year of Hanx Part 3: Four Pretty Good Ones
Tom Hanks was recently quoted as saying he's made four "pretty good" films in his career. Although said in jest, he also had me wondering—How would I have lived my life differently these past nine months, if he'd just told us what they were from the beginning? I plowed through far more than four this…
Manhattan Beach: A Mob Drama for the Rest of Us
About a month ago I tweeted with 100% sincerity, “I zone out as soon as a TV show description uses the words, ‘crime boss.’” Although in my tweet I was referring to a synopsis I had seen on Netflix, believe me when I say this is true for books as well. I have no capacity…
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