I think we can all agree that technology is daunting. New and more complex software, devices, and applications are designed and published every day. Although these tools are meant to be helpful and are supposed to make our lives easier, understanding how they function can be rather difficult. Getting help for tech questions and problems can…
The publishing industry traditionally releases its top books later in the year, but I usually discover a gem or two in the early months. One such treasure is The Weight of a Piano by Chris Cander. This evocative novel tells the complicated story of a seemingly ordinary, upright Blüthner piano. When an artisan picks the…
Have you heard about our Adult Winter Reading Club this year? If you read two “Up Lit” books between January 15 and March 15, we’ll enter you into a drawing to win a $50 gift card! What is “Up Lit,” you ask? Kind of what it sounds like – uplifting books that tell stories of…
Who do you think is scarier? A cold-blooded murderer, or the murderer’s calm, calculating sister who cleans up the murderer’s messes? My Sister, the Serial Killer forces us to ponder this question through author Oyinkan Braithwaite’s brisk and witty noir-like novel. Older sister Korede (the steady, responsible one) has always felt obligated to watch out…
Have you ever considered what will happen to your years of genealogy research once you’re gone? Join popular genealogy speaker Thomas MacEntee in a live webinar on Thursday, January 17 at 7 p.m. at the Aspen Drive Library, as he addresses this important topic. Through a combination of planning, common sense, and new technologies, we’ll…
