Bookmobile Librarian Lilianna Bridge recommends Bethesda Fountain, a 1000-piece puzzle by Michael Storrings. I was drawn to the puzzle Bethesda Fountain because of how reminiscent its illustrations were of a fun winter's day. The title of this puzzle really stuck out to me since Bethesda Fountian is located inside Central Park. In my mind, New York City is the epitome of holiday cheer, so I was hopeful that this puzzle would boost my holiday spirit. If anything, I should have paid a bit … [Read more...] about Review: Bethesda Fountain Puzzle
Staff Reviews: Books, Films, Music, and More
Book Review: The Wild Robot
Gold Mine Processing Associate Perla Pacheco recommends The Wild Robot by Peter Brown. The Wild Robot is a book with a lot of meaning. It is about a robot called Roz, who washes up on the shore of remote island after a shipwreck. Alone in the wild, she learns to survive by observing the animals around her and adapting to the challenges of nature. Overtime she comes to understand the ecosystem, forms unexpected friendships with the island animals, and becomes part of the island community. … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Wild Robot
Book Review: A World without Summer
Children’s Librarian Judy Zimmer recommends A World without Summer by Nicholas Day. I was drawn to this book by the title: A world without Summer: A Volcano Erupts, a Creature Awakens, and the Sun Goes Out. How could I not be curious? I didn’t read the summary before delving right in with the reading and was delightfully surprised when the book connected the largest volcanic eruption in human history with the birth of Mary … [Read more...] about Book Review: A World without Summer
Book Review: A Bird of Passage
Museum Community Engagement Manager Kristine Bretall recommends A Bird of Passage: The Story of my Life by Otto Lang. What a book! Otto Lang is renowned for two very different careers: that of ski instructor and creator of ski schools and for his work in the film industry as a director and producer. This “Ottobiography” (his words!) is compelling, comprehensive, honest, and eminently readable. I’ve been staying up way too late as I’ve gotten caught up in the best part of any story: “What’s … [Read more...] about Book Review: A Bird of Passage
Book Review: Here Beside the Rising Tide
Information Systems Manager Will Duke recommends Here Beside the Rising Tide by Emily Jane. At first glance it might seem trite that Emily Jane creates a heroine, Jenn, who is a wildly successful author of “action smut,” her term, not mine; flowing hair, deep kisses, and washboard abs do have cameos in this novel. There is also, of course, a pushy editor who loves Jenn, not romantically but in a “You go girl!” way. But do any of us want to read another book about an … [Read more...] about Book Review: Here Beside the Rising Tide
Review of Books about Spiders, Bugs, and Insects
Gold Mine Housewares Supervisor Jessica Nava recommends: "The Tarantula Scientist" by Sy Montgomery Is there really such a thing as a tarantula scientist? Yes, there is! Follow spider scientist Sam Marshall on an adventure into French Guiana’s steamy rainforest in search of thee fantastic eight-legged wonders. Marshall takes us into the field and shows us how he finds and collects specimens. He studies these spiders in the wild, but he is also an educator. He is a professor at Hiram … [Read more...] about Review of Books about Spiders, Bugs, and Insects
