Staff Picks: Charles C. Mann’s 1493
I selected Charles C. Mann‘s (Twitter linked because no website is available) 1493: Uncovering the World New World Columbus Created as an audiobook commuting read. A patron recommended the book to … Read More
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Staff Picks: Stepping into the Romance Genre
Content warning: this post mentions sex, sexual assault, and suicide. I read my first soft-core romance novel at nine years old. It was called The Undomestic Goddess and was written … Read More
“Wrens are soft as yarn” – 3D Image Tutorial
For this summer’s Summer Tales Creative Contest I submitted a 3D rendering of a “knitted” wren in a nest inspired by Li-Young Lee’s “Persimmons,” one of the poems selected for … Read More
Summer Tales Summary by Alissa
Hello, my name is Alissa Renales. My pronouns are they/them theirs. I am a Graduate Student in the School of Communications and Information and I will be graduating in December. … Read More
Harmony: What I learned from Summer Tales
The library is more than a house of information; it’s a community center. At libraries, we promote community work, learn new skills, and are given a space to simply hang … Read More
What is Bibliotherapy?
Bibliotherapy, or guided reading, is defined as using books from a list created under the guidance of a subject expert in order to address a therapeutic need. It has been … Read More
Summer Reading: Book Sculptures
Tired of reading books? Tired of listening to books? Tired of talking about books? Here’s another creative activity related to books: book sculptures. Full disclosure: we never get tired of … Read More
Natalie Díaz and the Mojave Language
While Natalie Díaz is known internationally for her poetry, she is also passionate about preserving the Mojave language. Díaz’s work with the Mojave language comes from both a desire to … Read More
Persimmons… friend or foe?
In November of 2009 a boy named Brady invited me out to his farm home in Creal Springs, Illinois, which is roughly 45 mins outside of Carbondale, Illinois (SIUC) where … Read More
Possession
Possession can take many forms. The ownership of things, for example. I think back to the time we moved into our rented duplex in England for a two-year expat assignment. … Read More