If there’s one thing I enjoy as much as books, it’s pretty pictures of books, and I’ve discovered a little corner of the social webs where you can scroll through hundreds, if not thousands, of images of tomes, book stacks, shelves, bookstores, libraries, and more: Bookstagram. For those unfamiliar, Bookstagram is a community of Instagram…
Such Pretty Music to My Ears
The other day, I did something that I haven’t done in a long time, and I don’t just mean in our current sense of remembering pre-pandemic days long time. I mean
Make New Fur Friends, But Keep the Old
Last April, I shared about Echo, my tabby cat who turned 20 years old on April 20, 2019. Such an occasion couldn’t pass without a proper celebration.
The State of eBooks and Libraries
Lawrence, something tells us you love LPL’s digital collections. Within the last 12 months, LPL cardholders checked out 138,466 ebooks and audiobooks. We’ve heard how much you like the new titles available on OverDrive’s Libby app, and how nice it is to check out eBooks and audiobooks immediately on Hoopla. We also know it comes…
Echo and The Traveling Cat Chronicles
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…
When I First Fell in Love…with Reading
Do you remember when you first fell in love with reading? I mean the first time you truly, deeply felt that the world was not right unless you had a book in your hands? For me, I didn’t experience this kind of love until high school. My grandmother was an avid fan of Jill Churchill…
From the YA Shelf: Favorite Fall Reads
As the end of the year approaches, I find myself paging through books to meet my yearly reading goal before the looming deadline of December 31st. Thankfully, this fall has provided me with some great reading material. As I order for the library's teen collection, pretty much all I've been reading are young adult books…
5 things your friends might not know you can do with a library card
Tell your friends, tell your neighbors, tell the couple sitting across from you at Ladybird Diner: September is Library Card Sign-up Month! If you're reading this, it's likely you've already got a library card. Good on you. Now spread some library love and encourage everyone around you to get theirs too! To help you convince…
5 New-ish YA Books to Read for Pride Month
There are a number of ways to celebrate Pride Month, but the bookworm in me insists there's nothing like a good read! The Young Adult publishing industry has come a long way since my own teenage years when it comes to diverse and #OwnVoices titles. This month, I encourage you to check out one - or…
YA Backlist: The Great American Whatever by Tim Federle
As the library's selector for the teen collection, I read a lot of YA novels. As much as I love reading and sharing what's brand new, I also like shining a spotlight on some of the titles that have been hanging out on our shelves for a while. This month, I'm taking a a look…
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