Buffy McDonald, Reference Librarian, recommends You Need a Budget by Jesse Mecham. As the holiday season draws near, it is a good time to take stock and think of the things you are grateful for: relationships you have, goals you’ve accomplished, etc. Maybe a personal financial plan or savings goals aren’t at the top of your list, but they could be. Developing a financial plan that helps you to live the life you want could be one of the most wonderful things you do for yourself and something … [Read more...] about Book Review: “You Need a Budget”
Staff Reviews: Books, Films, Music, and More
Book Review: “The Cherry Robbers”
Regional History Museum Librarian, Olivia Terry, recommends The Cherry Robbers by Sarai Walker. The Cherry Robbers by Sarai Walker tells the fictional story of Sylvia Wren, one of America’s most iconic artists of the twentieth century. Her vast talent has made her a household name, but Sylvia herself is an extremely private person, careful not to reveal any details from her past. But when a reporter starts aggressively digging into her life, Sylvia quickly unravels, unable to suppress the … [Read more...] about Book Review: “The Cherry Robbers”
Book Review: The “Who/What/Where/ Were?” Collection
by Children's Librarian Helen Morgus The Children’s Library houses a great collection of nonfiction for the curious of any age. And I really do mean ANY. If you are a person who likes to begin learning about a subject with an overview before going granular, children’s nonfiction is just the thing for you. Plus, bonus: illustrations! One of my favorite series within our spectacular collection is Who/What/Where/ Were? The Who Was books are biographies, published by the … [Read more...] about Book Review: The “Who/What/Where/ Were?” Collection
Book Review: “A Thousand Ships”
Kyla Merwin, Communications Manager, recommends A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes. War: Stratagems, combat, mortal wounds, loss, despair, weapons of destruction, endless days of boredom punctuated with heart-rending violence. These are the accoutrements of the women in Natalie Haynes’ inspired re-telling of the Trojan War. Fasten your seatbelts! You’ll meet Penelope, wife of Odysseus; Helen, bearing the face that launched a thousand ships; the Amazon princess … [Read more...] about Book Review: “A Thousand Ships”
Weird Fiction, Part 2
by Nicole Lichtenberg, Director of Operations Hello again, spooky pals! This is the second half of my series on Weird Fiction—a subgenre that can include elements of magical realism, fantasy, horror, science fiction, speculative fiction, even western! A feature of most Weird Fiction is that there is some sort of transgression of a norm or expectation—this could be a social norm or a manipulation concerning the laws of physics. It is supposed to be weird, and weird plays by its own … [Read more...] about Weird Fiction, Part 2
Book Review: “Sandman Slim”
Will Duke, Information Systems Manager, recommends Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey. Today is Halloween. My offering to you is a magical mashup of urban fantasy and hard-boiled detective, mixed with just about everything else. “I wake up on a pile of smoldering garbage and leaves in the old Hollywood Forever cemetery behind the Paramount Studio lot on Melrose.” James Stark is back on earth. From Hell. Literal Hell. Lucifer and demons and the rest of the great unwashed from … [Read more...] about Book Review: “Sandman Slim”
