Christmas is a bittersweet holiday for me. My grandma always made so many cookies and homemade donuts for Christmas. When I was old enough, I helped her with the cookies. My two favorites are Springerles and German Sour Cream Twists. However, I didn't always like Springerles. When I was a kid, I tried one and [...]
Grab a good neighbor to accompany you on your road trips this holiday season. You might be spending a lot of time in the car this month - road tripping to visit family and friends, sitting in traffic trying to get in and out of the mall... And there's no better accompaniment in the car [...]
I will start off this review by saying I was able to listen to this book by borrowing it from Hoopla Digital. I use Hoopla on my phone and listen to audiobooks in my car. This is a great way to get in some extra reading time, especially if, like me, you are trying to [...]
One of the things I've learned to do in my time as a librarian is to recommend books to people. Like with so much else in life, there are no one-size-fits-all book recommendations. There is no such thing as a universally-loved book. So, in order to find the right fit for the person I'm recommending [...]
Q: What’s your earliest memory of an art experience? Do you have any personal projects? Dan: My earliest art memories are from when I was six years old. I remember my sister teaching me the color wheel before I started first grade so I could impress the teacher with my knowledge on the first day [...]
It might be surprising to learn that reading is important for all ages - even babies! Although they might not be able to understand everything or listen for very long, reading to babies helps them develop in many ways. Image Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikenan1/118458606/in/gallery-94151330@N00-72157625107943370/ It's always important to talk to your baby, and books give you something [...]
Fencing – it’s not just swinging a sword around but a sophisticated sport with a complex set of rules and three different types of weapon. There’s the foil, with a curved grip and shallow guard – foil fencers score points by thrusting the tip of the foil at their opponent, but only hits on the [...]
I read a book recently so fantastic that I made my best friend use her selection for our book club to pick it, just so I would have an excuse to read it again. It is called In Other Lands (2017, 437 pages) and it was written by Sarah Rees Brennan. It begins with [...]
I hope you're having a safe and happy Thanksgiving Day. We are thankful for all of our library patrons! -- Abby Johnson, Collection Development Leader
Recently, we've been going through storage and re-introducing some items to the Indiana History Room. Among them are the two volumes of Indian Biography by B.B. Thatcher. These volumes were published in 1837 and have seen quite a bit of use in their lifetime. They feature biographies on Powhatan, Massasoit, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Little Turtle, and [...]
