All-Day Saturday Day O’ Fun!

All-Day Saturday Day O’ Fun!

Saturday, June 24th, will be a great day to come to the library for some fun demos and information. All activities will either meet in the Community Room or be held there.  Here is the schedule:

  • 9:00 am – Outdoor Sketching
  • 11:00 am – Towel Origami (bring your own towel and washcloth)
  • 1:00 pm – Fly Tying Demonstration
  • 2:00 pm – Movie Making Tips with Dean Lake

All activities are available for teens and adults (ages 12 and older); the towel origami can also be enjoyed by tweens through adults (ages 9 and older).

Service Projects for the Summer!

Service Projects for the Summer!

ATTENTION: KNITTERS, CROCHETERS, AND THOSE WHO LOVE TO READ OUT LOUD

You can build a better world this summer by participating in one of the library’s service projects.  To get involved, come to one of the introductory sessions in our Community Room.  We’ll give you all the details then:

STITCHERS (for teens and adults ONLY – ages 12-Adults):

  • Friday, June 9th, at 11:00 am
  • Monday, June 12th, at 3:00 pm
  • Thursday, June 15th, at 8:00 pm

READERS (for tweens, teens, and adults – ages 9-Adult):

  • Friday, June 9th, at 11:30 am
  • Monday, June 12th, at 3:30 pm
  • Thursday, June 15th, at 8:30 pm
“Adventure Cats” by Laura J. Moss

“Adventure Cats” by Laura J. Moss

“Adventure Cats” by Laura J. Moss

Displaying 51eDyKZvFpL._SX330_BO1,204,203,200_.jpgFinally a book for folks who love the outdoors and would love to enjoy it with their furry partners. My neighborhood isn’t a safe place for unsupervised exploring much to door dashing Gracie’s disgust. I now have a system for getting her leash trained and outdoor approved. I don’t know if she’ll ever take on a surf board or skis, but this summer, Grace is getting out!

 

Burma the adventure cat strides along a log in the Grand Teton
Adventure cats enjoying a boat ride
Adventure cat surfing
Adventure cat rock climbing
“The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness” by Paula Poundstone

“The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness” by Paula Poundstone

“The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness” by Paula Poundstone

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Can one find happiness behind the wheel of a Lamborghini? How about in an nursing home? A dojo? Paula Poundstone’s not entirely scientific inquiries of these and many other pressing questions are answered in this latest book. From getting connected to getting outdoors, she pursues each possibility with total abandon and laugh out loud results. And down under the mirth, there’s some meat as well. I know which experiments I’ll be exploring.

 

“New Boy” by Tracy Chevalier

“New Boy” by Tracy Chevalier

“New Boy” by Tracy Chevalier

Wow!

I’ve had reservations about Othello in the past. How could such a brave, wise, worldly man be so completely gullible? Emilia seems like a decent human being. How could she have possibly married Iago and why would she ever help him?

In Tracy Chevalier’s retelling, it all makes sense. Immature, insecure twelve year olds? Early 70’s? Yes, this fits and is gripping, powerful. The ending was a jolt. OK, Osei doesn’t physically kill sweet little Dee, but there’s no happy, playground ending here. It is Othello, after all.

I have to add that this is the third of the Hogarth Shakespeare retellings that I’ve read and all of them have been incredibly well done, the right authors paired with tales appropriate to their talents. I look forward to many more.

 

Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler
Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood
“The Last Days of Night” by Graham Moore is an Electrifying Read

“The Last Days of Night” by Graham Moore is an Electrifying Read

“The Last Days of Night” by Graham Moore is an Electrifying Read

Everyone should read this book! What are you looking for in a novel?

Legal thriller? – check.
Espionage? – check
Romance? – check
Techno suspense? – check
Dastardly villains? – check
Truly innocent souls? – check
Laugh out loud humor? – check
Gasps of horror? – check
Social commentary? – check
History? – check
Science? – check
A book that makes you smarter? – check
And doesn’t hurt while doing it? – check

An incredibly well written bit of historical faction surrounding legendary figures that most of us know little about. Only a story based in reality could be this weird. Edison vs. Westinghouse joining with Tesla – and sure, why not, let’s get Bell involved as well! I really appreciated Mr. Graham’s brief end notes explaining what was and was not real. (Almost all of it was. The biggest change was condensing the timeline of the events.) This book is a mind-blowing page turner that I would recommend to, literally, everyone! An electrifying read! (Sorry, couldn’t help myself – but it really is.)

“Norse Mythology” by Neil Gaiman – Coming in February!

“Norse Mythology” by Neil Gaiman – Coming in February!

“Norse Mythology” by Neil Gaiman – Coming in February!

Thanks to W. W. Norton & Company for supplying an advance reading copy of this title in exchange for a fair and honest review.

First, let me say that all the Marvel inspired Loki lovers will have a complete turn of affections after completing Gaiman’s retelling.

Secondly, I have read Norse mythology in the past and found little that was memorable, too many gods, all nebulous and unsympathetic. I realize now that Norse mythology is completely griping. It was just never told by the right storyteller.

I can easily envision Mr. Gaiman bundled near a crackling fire on a frigid night surrounded by a group wrapped in his words and trying to make sense of the harsh world around them. Perhaps it’s thousands of years ago, or in his retelling perhaps it is now. Perhaps that final chapter of the world’s destruction is in our near future. Everything feels very real and very now.

A work worthy of any bookshelf!

 

 

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