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The Medieval World and Medievalism

Posted by Eyan on April 8, 2022
Categories: Books & More, Movies, Music & Entertainment Tags: Authors, Book Talk, Books, Education & Learning, Movies, Music, Readers Advisory, Reading Recommendations, Staff Picks, Video Games

Many of the blog posts I have coming up will interact with the idea of medievalism and the medieval. Because not many people are familiar with what I mean when I talk about the medieval, I figured I could give…

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Jason’s Video Game Review: Lost Judgment

Posted by Jason on March 23, 2022
Categories: Movies, Music & Entertainment Tags: Staff Picks, Video Game Review, Video Games

Full review The second entry in the Judgment subseries had a lot of expectations riding on it. With Yakuza: Like a Dragon moving the main franchise into a turn-based RPG (with mostly successful results), it’s fallen to the Judgment subseries to…

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Book Review: Blood of Elves by Andrej Sapkowski

Posted by Eyan on March 14, 2022
Categories: Books & More Tags: Adult Fiction, Audiobooks, Authors, Book Review, Book Talk, Books, Digital Collection, eBooks, Fiction, Readers Advisory, Reading, Reading Recommendations, Staff Picks, Video Games

Summary Humans, dwarves, gnomes, and elves have lived together in relative peace for over a century. But times have changed, the uneasy peace is over, and now the races are fighting again. The only good elf, it seems, is a…

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International Games Week 2021

Posted by Randi on November 1, 2021
Categories: Events, Teens Tags: Board Games, International Games Week, Video Games

Calling all teen gamers! The most fun, exciting, challenging week of the year is almost here: International Games Week! Join us November 8–13 for action-packed tournaments, gaming and prizes. All events listed are for teens in grades 6–12. So You…

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Fall Fandom Fest (October 2021)

Posted by Melissa on October 4, 2021
Categories: Events Tags: Comics, Fandom, Graphic Novels, Movies, TV Shows, Video Games

We’re dedicating the month of October to all things fandom: the books, the movies, the TV shows, the comics and most importantly, the fun. Don’t miss out on this epic celebration for all ages! For Adults & Teens: Teen Fandom…

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Jason’s Video Game Review: Yakuza: Like A Dragon Review

Posted by Jason on July 17, 2021
Categories: Movies, Music & Entertainment Tags: Staff Picks, Video Game Review, Video Games

System: I played on PS4 Slim Completed: Yes, I completed the main story and a moderate amount of extra content on normal difficulty in about 65 hours. Most of the extra content I completed was sub-stories, a fair bit of…

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Jason’s Video Game Review: Persona 5 Strikers

Posted by Jason on July 10, 2021
Categories: Movies, Music & Entertainment Tags: Staff Picks, Video Game Review, Video Games

System: Played on PS4 Slim Completed: Yes, with most incidental side content, in just under 45 hours In a hurry? Here’s the gist: Persona 5 Strikers is an excellent action RPG, and a proper sequel to Persona 5. It’s a…

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Jack’s Video Game Review: MLB The Show 21

Posted by Jack on July 9, 2021
Categories: Movies, Music & Entertainment Tags: Staff Picks, Video Game Review, Video Games

Our Outreach team recently welcomed our new Bookmobile. If you visit us on the Bookmobile, in addition to the most popular books and DVDs for children, teens and adults, you will also be able to check out video games, such…

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Movie Review: Mortal Kombat (2021)

Posted by Jason on May 19, 2021
Categories: Movies, Music & Entertainment Tags: Movie Review, Movies, Video Games

Short on time? Here’s the gist: Mortal Kombat (2021), currently available on HBO Max (available on our Rokus) and in theaters, is a satisfying adaptation that disregards large elements of the source material but captures its spirit very well. Great…

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Catching up with Animal Crossing

Posted by Allyson on March 25, 2021
Categories: Movies, Music & Entertainment, Teens Tags: Video Games

It has been a year since Animal Crossing: New Horizons was released on the Nintendo Switch, and not only was it one of my favorite games last year, it was a lot of people’s favorite. In fact, we’ve written about it before on…

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