As summer comes to an end, you might be thinking “I didn’t do as much as I wanted to in June and July.” Luckily, the library provides a fantastic resource so you can feel productive from the comfort of your own home; no need to deal with the humid August temperatures! LinkedIn Learning provides expert-led…
Mrs. Kip has just moved in to the hospice wing of an assisted living facility in Kansas City. Despite her terminal diagnosis, she ministers to everyone around, living out her faith as she has always done. Rules don’t apply to her; if she feels called to visit a resident across the hall she grabs her…
Erica’s Pick of the Week is a moody southern noir that grapples with history.
I’m fascinated by Australian mysteries. Something about the Australian landscape lends itself well to crime fiction: the bleak, drought-ridden outback serves as the perfect setting for murder. Dirt Creek fits right into this, as the book is named for the town in which it’s set (also called “Dirt Town” by its residents). This small, rural place is slowly dying,…
Ellen Jovin, roving grammarian and purveyor of the Grammar Table, tackles her visitors’ most-argued grammar disputes, mistakes, and misconceptions in the new book Rebel with a Clause. You too can grammar like a boss!
Oona out of order : [a novel] / Margarita Montimore is a lovely, time-bending novel that explores what it’s like to truly live life in the moment.
Her red torso, decorated with tattoos, is attached to a large powerful tail covered with shimmering black and silver scales. Her head is covered in black dreadlocks infested with various types of sea creatures. When Black fisherman David sees her peeking from the waves near the rocks off Murder Bay, he has no idea of…
When Republic Bank of Chicago offered us an opportunity to host a photo exhibit celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Beatles, you had better believe we twisted, shouted, and said “yes!” To get the community ready and excited for the exhibit — open from July 16–24 at Aspen Drive Library — we hosted two major…
Young Mungo begins with a camping trip from Hell, launching a gripping story of the dysfunctional, fascinating Hamilton family. Author Douglas Stuart, who won the 2020 Booker Prize for his literary debut, Shuggie Bain, returns with another coming-of-age story set in the 1990s among the working poor of Glasgow, Scotland. The matriarch of the family, Maureen, gives birth to Hamish as an…
Erica’s Pick of the Week is unforgettable blend of noir mystery and historical fiction.
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