13 Favorite Horror Writers
It’s Fall, and you know what that means: cooler weather, colorful leaves, and…. ….Horror! Here’s some information about great horror writers, for your Autumn reading and storytelling pleasure. […]
The Nameless City
One of the best graphic novel series of the past three years, for my money, has been The Nameless City series by Faith Erin Hicks which reached its conclusion last month with The Divided Earth. The series is set in a vaguely Asian fantasy world -- we suppose, there are actually no fantasy elements to [...]
Atmospheric Autumnal Reads
Halloween is almost here, and the hour of horror is almost up. But, despite its association with baked goods and cozy sweaters, autumn is a spooky season, even after October is gone. Think about it: as the dark nights get longer, the world changes color and becomes something strange. As as we prepare to move [...]
Experience as a Carnegie Center Intern
My name is Brianna Berry and I’m currently in my last semester at the University of Louisville studying music and psychology. A little over a month ago, I emailed Daniel, the Curator at the Carnegie Center for Art and History, to see if there were any internship opportunities for students interested in pursuing a career [...]
Frankenstein – One Night Only!
How do you do? Mr. Carl Laemmle feels it would be a little unkind to present this picture without just a word of friendly warning. We are about to unfold the story of Frankenstein, a man of science who sought to create a man after his own image without reckoning upon God. It is one [...]
Do You Journal? (Or, Would You Like to Start?)
I journal. I have since I was old enough to write. I have a tendency toward traditional journaling, but I'm always wanting to try new things with my journaling. I tried bullet journaling a couple of years ago but, while it has its uses, it didn't quite work for me. Recently, I came across Rebecca [...]
Scary Stories for October
Lots of kids love scary books and we have some great scary books at the library. If you have middle grade kids in your life who are looking for a spooky read, here are some great ones to check out. Home Sweet Horror (Scary Tales series) by James Preller (2013; 97 pages). The books in [...]
On Location with “Bagged and Bored”
Security confronts the protesters outside the Carnegie Center in an episode of "Bagged and Bored" When Matt Gaither of Pixel Brain Productions and the driving force of the well-regarded comedy web series “Bagged and Bored” called looking for a particular location to shoot an episode for Season Two…he thought of the Carnegie Center [...]
Slightly Scary
If you have a little one in your life, they may be asking for SCARY BOOKS this month. But what if your little one's not quite ready for a truly scary read? Here are some slightly scary books that just might fit the bill. Picture Books: The Book That Eats People by John [...]
Anatomy of an Escape Room
We can’t reveal all the elements of our escape room before the program starts, but here’s a sneak peek at our “Escape from Frankenstein’s Lab!” on Tuesday, October 9. There are six half-hour sessions to choose from between 1-4 PM that day. Tweens and teens in grades 4-12 are welcome to register for the session [...]