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Blogation & Hours

erin.johnson — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:22:00 GMT

Hello Everyone! This is just a little note wishing you all a Very Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday Season! I will be out of town for awhile, then it is the Christmas and New Year's Holidays. Because of the timing on this, I will most likely not be...(read more)

Leonardo's Swans

erin.johnson — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:23:00 GMT

Leonardo's Swans By: Karen Essex I am a sucker for historical fiction, especially if it's set in England or Italy. (France, Spain, Germany, Ireland, Scotland and Amsterdam all qualify as well, but England and Italy are my favorite!) In Leonardo's...(read more)

Thunder Rose

erin.johnson — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:06:00 GMT

Thunder Rose By: Jerdine Nolen Illustrated By: Kadir Nelson I'll admit, the illustrator of this tale is what intrigued my to look at it in the first place, but then I get a tall-tale of a young girl born during a huge thunder and lightning storm that...(read more)

Stealing Your Life

erin.johnson — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:44:00 GMT

Stealing Your Life By: Frank W. Abagnale I'll admit one thing right now: I rarely read non-fiction. There, I said it. I realize that as a librarian I should be reading a wide variety of books on a wide variety of topics, but I just don't. I like...(read more)

'Tis the Season

erin.johnson — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:20:00 GMT

‘Tis the Season By: Lorna Landvik I don't believe I've reviewed a Landvik title for you yet and that is a shame! Lorna is a Minnesota author whose writing is full of humor and honesty that really help to make you feel connected to her characters...(read more)

Thanksgiving Break & Finals Library Hours

erin.johnson — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:27:00 GMT

Due to Thanksgiving, the Library's hours will be as follows: Wednesday, November 26 8 am - 5 pm Thursday, November 27 - Saturday, November 29 CLOSED Sunday, November 30 3 pm - 1 am Our extended hours for finals start on Sunday, November 30th. They...(read more)

Little Brother

erin.johnson — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:22:00 GMT

Little Brother By: Cory Doctorow I'll admit it, I have a bit of an issue with paranoia, but I think it has now been magnified 20-fold by reading this book. I am not meaning that as a, "Run for your life!" type statement, rather it's...(read more)

Big Fat Little Lit

erin.johnson — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:29:00 GMT

Big Fat Little Lit Edited By: Art Spiegelman & Francoise Mouly I found this book browsing in a bookstore in Washington (yes, I visit bookstores in other states if I get the chance! Libraries too!). I hadn't heard of them before, but I recognized...(read more)

Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan

erin.johnson — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:40:00 GMT

Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan By: Mary Williams Illustrated By: R. Gregory Christie Brothers in Hope is told to us in a first-person point-of-view. Garang tells us a little bit about his life with his family and his tentativeness...(read more)

Consumer Help: Sites-of-the-Week

erin.johnson — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:00:00 GMT

It's that time of year where the holidays are quickly approaching and the panic level of finishing the semester with some semblance of sanity along with holiday shopping, baking, traveling, etc. that goes along with the season is enough to stress...(read more)

The Jewel of Medina

erin.johnson — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:51:00 GMT

The Jewel of Medina By: Sherry Jones This novel was almost not published. Do you know why? Because of its main character: A'isha Bint Abi Bakr. So what, you say? What does that have to do with being published? This novel is a fictional tale that revolves...(read more)

Without Reservations

erin.johnson — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:46:00 GMT

Without Reservations: the Travels of an Independent Woman By: Alice Steinbach The other day I did something decidedly different for me when I was at the bookstore. I looked in the biography section! You may wonder if I had a fever, but I can assure you...(read more)

A Lion Among Men

erin.johnson — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:05:00 GMT

A Lion Among Men By: Gregory Maguire Any Wizard of Oz fans out there? How about Wicked ? The book or the musical? Wicked was published in 1995, but I didn't discover the beauty of the book until about 2004-ish, but once I picked it up, I was hooked...(read more)

Corduroy

erin.johnson — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:53:00 GMT

Corduroy By: Don Freeman Illustrated By: Don Freeman Oh the memories! I remember loving this book when I was little, and it still does not disappoint me! Do you remember how as a child you had this secret thought that your stuffed animals and dolls came...(read more)

The Graveyard Book

erin.johnson — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:44:00 GMT

Well hello strangers! I really didn't forget to post, I've just been too busy! I was going to post this one last Friday for the spookiness factor, but it just didn't happen. My apologies and enjoy! The Graveyard Book By: Neil Gaiman Illustrated...(read more)