Non-Fiction books cover many topics and I find it hard to choose just one area to write about. With back to school on the horizon….two parenting titles “Redefining Girly: How Parents Can Fight the Stereotyping and Sexualizing of Girlhood, from Continue reading Something For Everyone
With his novel The Good Lord Bird James McBride can stand shoulder to shoulder with the likes of Mark Twain and John Steinbeck. The book is thought provoking, passionate and beautifully written. It is also a great read of the Continue reading THE GOOD LORD BIRD by James McBride
By the time you read this, I will be retired. Connie Ogilvie has taken over the writing of this column but I asked her if I could use it to say goodbye. I have loved working in a public library, Continue reading There’s a book for that!
Even though I no longer choose nonfiction books for the library, I love to browse the New Nonfiction on the first floor of the Central Library of CCLD. There are so many good books on so many subjects, but I Continue reading Fascinating Biographies & Personal Narratives
Have your teens seen the Hunger Games and Divergent movies, read the books, and are clamoring for more? (Are YOU?) Good news! More movies based on great teen books are due out this summer! Check out the books from our Continue reading Books to Movies for Teens @ your CCLD Library!
Parenting a child is incredibly rewarding, yet can also be frustrating at times. Children have physical and emotional needs and a parent is on 24/7. Children need nourishment, love, understanding, structure, discipline, and the list goes on. We open our Continue reading Resources for Parents – New Non-fiction at the Central Library
About a year ago my daughters and I were in the process of planning for their first trip to Europe. Seeing that all three of us were recent college graduates we balked at the thought of signing up for a Continue reading Did you know that your public library is a vacation planner’s paradise?
There is definitely a science to cooking, measuring ingredients, heating at the perfect temperature, blending ingredients to make sauces, and the timing involved in preparing a recipe. But cooking is a lot more than just a science. Cooking is an Continue reading New cookbooks at the Central Library
If you Google “cats” you can find the definition of cats, advice on health care for cats, cat quotes, cat blogs, and of course cats on YouTube. I noted “Adopt a Cat Month”, which is June, “National Cat Day”, October Continue reading Mrow! New non-fiction books about cats…
We at Horseheads Library recently added some ghost hunting series DVDs to our collection. For those of us who enjoy a spooky, spine-tingling adventure, we now have Ghost Hunters, with Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson. This show currently has the Continue reading The Creepy and the Ghoulish