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Cozy Up to a Good Read

January 17, 2020

LibraryCommunications MarCom

What's good about frigid and dreary winter weather? It's the perfect excuse to curl up with a good book.

Check out this wealth of recommendations from some of our bloggers, and find out a bit more about them as you do.

Winter Watch Party

January 16, 2020

Megan Adovasio-Jones

Take in the season with a hot beverage and a couple of these cold weather movies and TV shows.

Podcast

Family Folktales: The White Wolf

January 15, 2020

A king is forced to give his daughter as wife to a white wolf – but all may not be as it seems!

Lil’ Readers Welcome the New Year with Read to Rise

January 15, 2020

Ed Brown

Read Great Books, Win Great Prizes in 2020

Neil Gaiman for the Younger Set

January 14, 2020

Klem-Mari Cajigas

Well known to fans of fantasy, horror, and science fiction, Neil Gaiman has also written many books for children, even preschoolers (really!).

Remembering Neil Peart

January 13, 2020

Amanda Dembiec

We have lost The Professor. Neil Peart 1952-2020

Vintage Anthology TV Series

January 10, 2020

Ben English

As schedules and lives only get busier, a quick dose of weird might be just what you need.

New Year's Resolutions: How to become a Federal Criminal

January 9, 2020

Amanda Dembiec

It’s that time again – time for New Year’s Resolutions!

The Best Overlooked Movies of 2019

January 8, 2020

As we leave behind 2019, check out Legends of Film host Bill Chamberlain's picks for best overlooked movies of the year.

Podcast

"The Interlopers"

January 5, 2020

Hector Hugh Monroe, also known as Saki, is famous for his tongue-in-cheek commentaries on the upper classes and the quick, startling way in which many of his stories end. As you listen to today’s story, pay special attention to the information the narrator gives you about the two characters’ pasts. The narrator of “The Interlopers” makes us think that events are leading one way--up until the story’s very end. Prepare to be surprised.