I was scrolling through Twitter, as is often my custom when I need a good guttural belly laugh, and I stumbled on the following post: ICE Raids planned for the weekend, Sunday, June 23, 2019. I quietly put my phone down and made an inventory of what I could do at that moment. It is…
Sea People
Come with me now as we set sail from the Sea of Grass to the South Seas…
Go Your Own Way
What 90's kid didn’t grow up loving Choose Your Own Adventure books? They were hot-ticket items at my elementary school library and whenever I got my hands on one, I remember doggedly reading until I’d traced every possible path of the story. Cave of Time was obviously a favorite, as well as one I can’t…
Fall; or, Dodge in Hell
As a long time Neal Stephenson fan, I was delighted to read his latest novel Fall; or Dodge in Hell. Having recently completed it, I can highly recommend it. Some mild spoilers follow. In a structure similar to that of his last novel (excluding the collaboration novel D.O.D.O.) Seveneves, Stephenson splits the action of the…
An Argument for the Validity of (Queer) Romance
Pride Month has come to a close, and I spent most of June doing what I have done for all of 2019: reading queer romance. It's become a bit of a joke around the office, really. Fellow Book Squad members will come across a book while shelving, or while digging through the piles of Advanced…
Preserving the Web that Our Community Weaves
If you’ve spent an afternoon jumping into the Kaw River, seeking relief from the heat of summer while wearing heavy denim overalls from a long day of work, you’ll understand why the residents of North Lawrence (who lovingly call themselves the Sand Rats and, back in the day, preferred dungarees to overalls) referred to residents…
Where to Do Nothing (in Lawrence)
One of the most exciting moments of my year, so far, was finding out that Jenny Odell's talk how to do nothing had been transformed into a whole book, and ITS PUBLICATION DATE WAS A WEEK AWAY. (I would make a nerd joke, but this is the library blog. I think everyone will relate.) I…
Celebrating the Arts & Artsy News in Lawrence, Kansas
I count several artists and art lovers in Lawrence among my treasured friends. When I learned my friend, Myles Schachter, was creating a sculpture for this year’s Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition I decided I wanted to find out more about his new work of art. Read on to see what I found, and more art-related news…
Swordfighting? Check! Tango? Check! Voting Machines? Check!
At long last, summer is here! More so than at the new year--when I really just want to hibernate--the beginning of summer feels like the turning of a new leaf, a blank slate, a beckoning vista stretching out before me. With my kids out of school, the rhythm of my household changes, and a sense…
The Many Talents of David Tennant
If you haven’t been on any device with ads for the last few months then you probably won’t be familiar with David Tennant’s smirking face as he embodies the demon Crowley in the latest book to TV adaptation: Good Omens by Terry Pratchet and Neil Gaiman. If you’ve logged onto anything within the last few…
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