Cándida Miniño, Outreach Librarian, recommends Death Note by Tsugumi Ōba. A soul reaper (Shinigami in Japanese) bored with his immortal existence decides to drop his Death Note for a human to find. The Death Note is a notebook that reapers use to take the lives of the people whose names they write. The person who finds the book is Light Yagami—a genius high school student. Light tests the rules of the Death Note, one of which is: You must visualize the face of the name … [Read more...] about Book Review: Death Note
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National Novel Writing Month 2023
NaNoWriMo "Come Write In" events scheduled for October-December 2023 National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo) is held each November around the world, providing resources and community for writers. The program began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel in thirty days. Now, each year on November 1, hundreds of thousands of people begin to write, determined to end the month with a first draft. They enter the month as elementary school … [Read more...] about National Novel Writing Month 2023
Book Review: Unbroken
Gold Mine Processing Associate, Brenda Cook, recommends Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand. The story unfolds and is derived from the journals authored by Louis Zamperini during his life as a legendary four-mile runner at the Berlin Olympics during World War II. In 1941, Zamperini enlisted as a lieutenant in the Army Air Force and became a bombardier. His aircraft is shot down over the Atlantic, during which he and a couple fellow troopers survive after spending 47 days adrift at … [Read more...] about Book Review: Unbroken
The “Grito” (Shout) Heard Around the World
Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month By Janet Ross-Heiner, Librarian and English Language Learning Instructor In Mexican-American communities, National Hispanic Heritage Month begins with the shout that marks the start of the Mexican Revolution—the grito (shout) heard around the world. In the flag, colors of crimson red and earthy green flank the image of the eagle with the serpent in its clutches. Folks celebrate Mexican Independence Day each year on September 16, donning these … [Read more...] about The “Grito” (Shout) Heard Around the World
Book Review: Rising Above Shepherdsville
Children's Librarian Judy Zimmer recommends Rising Above Shepherdsville by Ann Schoenbohm. This novel drew me in with the opening paragraph: “There I was, Mama, standing in the tall grass right next to the Redeemer Baptist Church, the day after the Fourth of July, when I spied what I would have sworn on a heap of Bibles was an angel rising straight up to heaven. Enormous white wings spread and soared above me in a sunset so pink and gold, it promised miracles-even here in … [Read more...] about Book Review: Rising Above Shepherdsville
Book Review: The Blue Zones Kitchen
Children's Librarian, Ellen O'Dell, recommends The Blue Zones Kitchen by Dan Buettner. The recipes in The Blue Zones Kitchen cookbook are the perfect remedy for those with wanderlust! Be transported to island communities like Ikaria, Greece, or the tropical beaches of the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica. This cookbook explores the typical recipes in the world’s “Blue Zones,” or places with an extraordinarily long life expectancy. The author, Dan Buettner, spends quality time with … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Blue Zones Kitchen
