Sound+Vision Sessions #3 is 7-9 p.m. on Friday, September 28 and features the local artists CS Luxem and Hypermortal. If you have an ear even remotely close to the ground of the local music community, it is likely you have heard the name CS Luxem. Christopher Luxem is a veteran of the local scene—a talented…
The Heart of “Heartland”
Have you ever picked up a memoir and felt completely seen? Completely understood? Like someone had been taking notes on your life and caught things that even you missed? That’s how reading Sarah Smarsh’s Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth was for me—illuminating and emotional. While…
The Banned-est of the Banned (of 2017)
Banned Books Week is almost here! September 22nd-28th we’ll celebrate the freedom to read and freely access information. In 2017 challenges were on the upswing (416 books were challenged!). Preserving access to books that explore a full range of ideas and perspectives is more important than ever. The 2018 theme for…
Doc Discussions
Third Wednesdays. 7–9 PM. Doc Discussions is as easy as “book” clubs get. Step one: Come to the library's auditorium to watch one of the best documentaries around. Step two: Stick around to talk about it afterwards. Prefer to watch the documentary on your own time? Thanks to Kanopy you can. Kanopy is a wonderful…
Get on the “Banned” Wagon!
Ready to unite in the fight against censorship? Banned Books Week is September 23-29. Here are five quick and effective ways to get involved: 1) Check out and read a banned book. 2) Post a picture of your favorite banned book on Instagram or Twitter. 3) Write a letter to the editor of your school or…
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…
Lawrence Obscura
Collections development librarian Dan Coleman and I recently wrote a blog post about interesting Lawrence trees, but of course we all live amidst innumerable interesting and under-appreciated things…
Voyage into Experimental Literature with Brother in Ice
Brother in Ice is a recently-translated novel by Catalan writer and artist Alicia Kopf; at once, it is also decidedly not a novel. To appreciate the apparently quantum state of the book, we’ll need to start to thinking about ice. It’s cold and solid, but used to be (and might again be) a totally different…
Free Practice Tests
Teens, let us help alleviate some test stress! We've got you covered in multiple ways. Register to attend our free practice tests! We'll have the SAT practice test on Saturday, Sept. 8 and the ACT practice test on Saturday, Sept. 29. Check out our test prep books. Go online to the LearningExpress Library which offers practice tests for these (and…
The One of a Kind Adventure Time
My wife and I discovered Adventure Time on our honeymoon of all places. Park City, Utah. No snow in sight, despite it being the start of December. It turned out for the best—had we been out and about, we wouldn’t have found a new favorite show.…
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