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Literary classics for your Halloween pleasure
The leaves are falling, the temperatures are dropping, and pumpkins are decorating front porches — it’s nearly time for Halloween. If you need something spooky or creepy to get you in the Halloween...
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Holiday music in the air
If you’re a Christmas music lover, ACPL can help with your holiday listening needs. From secular to sacred, from classic to contemporary, we have a wide array of Christmas music available in two...
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Images of America
As a child I was a voracious reader of novels, but turned up my nose at anything else. Over the last decade, however, I’ve come to appreciate works of nonfiction. While I may not tear through an...
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American women, past and present
When I was a child, I thought that one read fiction for pleasure and nonfiction for information, but who’s to say that a book can’t be read for pleasure and information? America’s Women: 400 Years of...
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Local author interview: Suzanne Burden
TinCaps baseball, Debrand Fine Chocolates, the Embassy Theatre, Komets hockey, the Johnny Appleseed Festival, and (of course) the Allen County Public Library are just a few things to love about living...
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Reading black authors for Black History Month
In honor of Black History Month, I selected two books by African-American authors to read during the month of February: Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler and Jubilee by Margaret Walker. From...
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Post-apocalyptic sci-fi, I just can’t quit you
Am I the only one who has the tendency to get stuck in a genre rut? Over and over again I find myself knee-deep in a stack of related books, searching for the best of the best in that genre, before...
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A question to chew on: How do you pronounce “pecan”?
In case you weren’t already aware, April is National Pecan Month, which automatically begs the question: how do you say “pecan”? Some people pronounce the name of this nut as pee-kan, while others say...
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Five favorite fictitious teachers
National Teacher’s Day is May 5, and to celebrate I’ve put together a list of my top five favorite fictitious teachers. 1. Professor Severus Snape from the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling I know...
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Fictional places I’d love to visit
We’ve all heard the cliché about books being able to transport us to another time and place. And like most clichés, it’s a cliché because it’s true. There’s nothing like a book to transport you to...
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