“If a work of fiction has any force to it, we close the book with a head full of images, lines, and emotions.” The above quote is from an article on The Vulture (a version of which also appeared in New York Magazine) that got me thinking about plot and fiction. In it, the article’s … Continue reading Saturdays @ the South: Fiction by any other name….
Anyone who works with me, follows me on Goodreads, talks to me regularly about books or comes to Literatea will know that I have a number of quirky reading interests. I simply cannot read enough about tiny houses, nuns, the Amish and … midwives. And if a book combines more than one of these, well … Continue reading Wednesdays @ West: Midwives Calling!
The Labor Day holiday is one of the two (the other being Memorial Day) where the library shuts down for an extended period of time. Library staff get to briefly luxuriate in the glories of a long weekend. While this may be somewhat of an inconvenience for our wonderful patrons who rely on our services, … Continue reading Saturdays @ the South: Happy Labor Day!
With apologies for missing a few posts, dear readers. We have now returned to The Land of Reliable Internet! This poster was spotted in a number of London Underground stations this past week–namely, a young person, who I think to be a young lady, sitting in a large leather chair in a fancy waistcoat and … Continue reading Everything Old Is New Again…
The library as a concept is a living, breathing organism that changes all the time. We have to because the communities we serve are constantly changing. Needs change, tastes change and ideas change and it’s our job to try and keep up to make sure that our communities are able to use the library for exactly … Continue reading Saturdays @ the South: Change afoot…
We here at the Library are always looking for new and shiny resources for you, beloved patrons, and trying our darnest to put the world at your fingertips. Today, we got a little closer to that goal by making Hoopla available to you! Hoopla is an online service that allows you to download & stream free … Continue reading Now available for you: Hoopla!
It should be no secret that we here at the library love our patrons and love when our patrons give us recommendations. Most of the time these recommendations are in person, often in the form of a brief mention when the book is brought back such as: ” I couldn’t put this book down!” or … Continue reading Saturdays @ the South: When Books Talk Back