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The Sound of Music — Coming live to your living room!
When I was in elementary school I had my first encounter with Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music. It was an all-school production put on by a tiny, rural school in Ohio. My cousin played...
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Reading round-up 2013
In 2013 I did something I had never done before — I kept of list of each book I read throughout the year. With 2014 drawing close, I took a look back at what I had read. Altogether, I read 70 books...
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Bloggers with books
Once upon a time (prior to the 1990s), in order to gain widespread readership, a writer had to get published by a newspaper, magazine, or book publisher. Today, anyone with a computer and Internet...
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What holiday will it be Monday?
cliff1066 via flickr.com February 17 is Presidents’ Day, a holiday Americans have been celebrating since 1879. Well, sort of. In 1879 an Act of Congress made February 22 a federal holiday called George...
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Get ready for spring
Anyone else tired of cold, snowy weather yet? Spring won’t officially begin until March 20, and it might be even longer before temperatures rise and the snow all melts away. To hold you over in the...
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Downton Abbey at the Downtown Library
On Saturday, the Downtown Library hosted its final Downton Abbey Downtown Tea event. Thirty library patrons gathered to share their love of Downton Abbey, a PBS television show exploring the lives of...
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Vikings are roving at the library
Recently I’ve been watching The History Channel’s hit show Vikings. Currently in its second season, the show is inspired by the legendary tales of the ninth century Viking chieftain Ragnar Lothbrok....
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Faceoff: Book vs. Movie
When I was 10 years old I read Lois Lowry’s classic sci-fi/dystopian young adult novel The Giver for the first time. Then I read it again, and again, and again, until my poor paperback copy was worn...
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Hey, what’s cookin’?
One of my favorite things to browse for at the library is cookbooks. I’m neither a foodie, nor a chef, but I do most of the cooking at my house and I’m always looking for new recipes to try....
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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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