John Green, Summer Reading, and Librarian reunions

It's been a full week! The Fault in Our Stars movie adaptation came out last Friday, and while I still haven't seen it yet, it seem to have been on everyone's collective mind. I really liked the book - it was a really personal read for me as I had a friend in high school … Continue reading John Green, Summer Reading, and Librarian reunions

May was crazy

I'm back and hopefully for good! My plan is to get back to a regular blogging schedule - perhaps not to the lofty heights of twice a week to which I once aspired and perhaps achieved a handful of times - but to a once a week goal. May has been a really busy and … Continue reading May was crazy

Poetry and eBooks

An interesting title, no? They arrived at my doorstep almost simultaneously this weekend so I thought that I would write about them. Firstly, the Massachusetts Poetry Festival was in Salem this weekend and like the last year, I volunteered. Volunteering is a great way to help out the Festival and to get into events for … Continue reading Poetry and eBooks

Books for you! Books for all!

Hello old chums! I'm not even going to mention, more than this brief moment, my lack of blogging frequency. I have books to recommend and a few other things to mention. This post may be a bit hodgepodge but who doesn't love that? I was in a bit of a book slump earlier this month … Continue reading Books for you! Books for all!

First week

Phew! My first week is over and I'm merely hours away from my second week. Here are a serious of impressions/vignettes from my first week: -The library is a bit labyrinthine in the staff areas. I keep imagining that I will either 1) see David Bowie somewhere or 2) materialize a la Henry from The … Continue reading First week