As the days draw ever darker, and the time ever nearer to All Hallows Read, we thought we’d offer you some interesting facts about fright itself…and some interesting books inspire it! 1) Many fears tend to be common in people regardless of their culture or nationality. An estimated 4% of the world’s population suffers from arachnophobia; … Continue reading A Frightening Five Book Friday
In honor of our month-long celebration of All Hallows Read here at the Library, this week’s Five Book Friday will be showcasing some of our favorite creepy, ghoulish, and eerie books that we have on display for you this month (scary books have the best adjectives). Some of these books are tried-and-true, staff-approved scary-stuff, and … Continue reading A Frightening Five Book Friday
Banned Book Week is drawing to a reluctant close, but since it’s our day to highlight books on the library shelves, and we are little literary rebels, I thought we could use this time to hear a few more authors talk about the importance of books; of allowing readers to think for themselves, to read … Continue reading Five Book Friday: The Banned Books Week Edition
Happy autumn, Beloved Patrons! Though the days are clearly growing shorter, the weather is certainly cooperating still, so we hope you get the chance to get out and enjoy the sunshine while it still smiles upon us. And indulge in all things pumpkin-flavored. And don’t forget to keep an eye out for the supermoon eclipse … Continue reading Five Book Friday!
Here are a few reasons to celebrate today: 1) Yesterday was the 365th anniversary of the founding of the City of Boston, which clearly calls for a celebratory Dunkin’ Donuts. 2) Today is the 206th birthday of the Royal Opera House in London (the first performance was Shakespeare’s Macbeth, a number of versions of which you … Continue reading Five Book Friday!
Fun facts for your Friday: 1) A duck’s quack doesn’t echo, and no one knows why. 2)Owls are the only birds who can see the color blue. (It would be far more interesting to learn who administers eye tests to owls) 3) Green Eggs and Ham was written when Dr. Seuss’ editor challenged him to write a … Continue reading Five Book Friday!
Today’s post, Beloved Patrons, is brought to you courtesy of jetlag, that delightful side-effect of hurtling the human body through multiple time zones at hundreds of miles per hour. Though that description does make returning home sound something like time-travel, which sounds like fun, the actual result is that one knows neither if they are coming … Continue reading Five Book Friday!