By definition, beach reads are light, enjoyable books that won't harsh the mellow of a summer afternoon spent lounging in the sun.
Everyone has their own idea of what "light and enjoyable' might be, but here are few suggestions for summer reading that should feed your brain but not weigh you down.
This month’s genre-busting backlist recommendation by Emma Bull and Steven Brust could be described in many ways. In fact, it has to be described in many ways. I tried to place it in one genre, but the best I could come up with was "romantic-historical-fantasy-mystery-swashbuckler." It’s one heck of a yarn!
Okay, maybe not in the middle of the night when your bare foot comes down on the one rogue LEGO that refuses to stay in the container, but most generally, it's hard to find someone who doesn't like those little plastic bricks.
Starting May 1st, MCPL employees will shake the winter blahs and get back to being the lean, mean, book slingin' machines you know and love. You’ll see less and less of us because we’ll be shedding our cold weather baggage one step at a time in a system-wide effort to improve our health (and lower our insurance rates).
MCPL’s insurance carrier has provided an online system to help us keep track of every step we take. We’ll compete both individually and with the other 29 branches to see who can walk the farthest by June 26th.
Earlier this week, April 16th to be exact, was National Librarian Day.
Here at the Kearney Branch, we were reminded when a gift basket arrived from a local business thanking us for all the good work we do.
That got me to thinking about the first librarian I ever met. Her name was Mrs. Francis Meek, and she was the librarian at Swaney Elementary School in Derby, Kansas.
I’d never read anything by Anna Quindlen before I started this month’s Book Club selection, Blessings. The novel is so beautifully written, I decided to do a little research on the author. Ms. Quindlen started her writing career as a journalist. Her nationally syndicated op-ed column for the New York Times, called "Public and Private," became only the third one in the paper’s history to be written by a woman. Her work has appeared in virtually every major newspaper and magazine in the country.
If you have children older than about ten, you probably know Rick Riordan’s great book series: The Lost Hero, Percy Jackson, and The Kane Chronicles. But did you know that before he was an award-winning, New York Times bestselling author for kids, he was an award-winning author for adults? That’s right, Riordan started his writing life as a mystery writer for grown-ups.
Local author Ann Ingalls recently stopped by this blog for an interview. You might already know her wonderful picture book, Little Piano Girl about the childhood of jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams. Now, keep reading and get to know Ann.
Where did you grow up, Ann? I grew up in a large, bustling family in Detroit, Michigan.
How long have you lived in Liberty? Actually, I live in Kansas City but in the Liberty School District. I've lived here for 11 years and love it!
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