Pumping Iron: Getting into Shape this Spring
We are finally in March, and temperatures are starting to warm up. Thank goodness, as we had a very cold and snowy February. With wintertime and the pandemic, we have all been stuck indoors, and some of us have become…
Cold Weather Brings Baseball Spring Training
Hello folks, I know the weather has been absolutely brutal for February so far. Well, we don’t have long to wait for pitchers and catchers to report for spring training baseball workouts the week of February 15th. Spring Training brings…
Dennis’ Movie Review: Uncut Gems
I’ve been browsing our shelves and digital collection to discover exciting movies, TV shows and books to share with our patrons. Enjoy this look at Uncut Gems starring Adam Sandler, the story of a charismatic jeweler that makes a high-stakes bet…
Celebrate Groundhogs Day with Movies about Time Loops
Haven’t you ever said to yourself, “if only I could go back and try again?” Maybe you would make a different choice or been nicer to that stranger. But what if you can’t stop going back? What if you’re doomed…
Movie Review: The Devil’s Backbone
“What is a ghost? A tragedy condemned to repeat itself time and again? A moment of pain, perhaps. Something dead which still seems to be alive. An emotion suspended in time. Like a blurred photograph. Like an insect trapped in…
One Book, One ‘Brook
What is One Book, One ‘Brook? Join us for the debut of One Book, One ‘Brook, our new community-wide reading initiative! We’re inviting everyone in the Bolingbrook community to come together through the shared experience of reading the same book…
Jason’s Video Game Review: Sakura Wars (2019)
Sakura Wars (2019) on PS4 is the sixth mainline game of the long-running Sega alternate history sci-fi multimedia franchise and only the second to be released in the West. With this sort of history, many might expect the game to…
Dennis’ Movie Review: Clueless
I’ve been browsing our shelves and digital collection to discover exciting movies, TV shows and books to share with our patrons. I recently watched Clueless, the 1995 cult classic about a. shallow, rich and socially successful teenager at the top of her Beverly…
Get Ready for WandaVision with These Comics
We’ve gone a whole year without a Marvel movie. In fact, this is the longest gap between any Marvel movies. Superhero movies and comics are some of my favorite pieces of fiction. I love the powersets, the discussions of morality…
Jason’s Video Game Review: Fist of the North Star Lost Paradise
As most gamers old enough to remember when licensed games were fairly common will tell you, licensed games made to tie into the release of a show or movie are generally pretty bad—rushed affairs that usually lack any of the…