The Con is On: Five Films about Scams
The last few years gave us an overabundance of news stories and documentaries the featured scammers and con artists. I can still remember scrolling through my Twitter feed one summer night in 2017 and being inundated with pictures of cheese…
April Teen Reads: Asian Teen Lives, Teen Poetry & Novels in Verse, Staff Picks and More
Looking for something to read? Our teen services staff are here to help. Browse our handpicked collection of books perfect for teens. Visit Teen Reads to view our book lists curated just for you. You can also stop by the teen…
#OwnVoices Asian American & Pacific Islander Books to Share with Your Family
When I was a child, my mother brought my siblings and me to the library every week to borrow books. Our public library limited cardholders to seven checkouts, so my sister, brother and I would each select two books and…
The Makings of a Sports Card Boom
A long time ago, sports cards were invented. Since that time, they have gone from being a novelty to a booming business, back to a novelty, and now they’re a thriving business again. I will get into the history of…
10 Simple Ways To Go Zero Waste
As a child, my awareness of the environment was mostly thanks to the movie FernGully: The Last Rainforest, the story of a fairy living in the rainforest whose home is being destroyed by a logging company. We would watch it every…
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…
Christmas Favorites for a Cozy Night In
As the weather gets cold, we tend to spend more time inside (this year in particular), so curling up on the sofa with a Christmas movie seems perfect to me. Yes, some hot cocoa, popcorn and maybe some Christmas cookies…
Last Minute Holiday Books and Movies
We can say with certainty that 2020 has been a difficult year for everyone. The holiday season is another difficult time for many with the stress of buying presents, preparing celebrations, making decorations and all that jazz. Enter a global…
Brad’s Top 5 Shows on Netflix Now
The holidays are upon us. Days off of school and work are in the near future. We all know what that means…time to binge-watch! During these tough times, we all need a way to unwind and lose ourselves in the…
Did You Know That Libraries are Full of Magic?
If you attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Madam Irma Pince would greet you as you entered the library. She was strict and severe. It was told that she placed odd jinxes and hexes on library books for their…