At the end of this month, we will be celebrating Shakespeare Week by doing all things Shakespearean, including encouraging all of you to write a sonnet! How do you write a Shakespearean sonnet? Well, let me explain. Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do […]
Welcome to April, a month when it still snows in Ohio. Sigh. But there are things to be happy about today, including a peek at all the new stuff coming this month. There are definitely some cookbooks I think folks will be excited about. (Two new America’s Test Kitchen books, anyone?) For fiction fans, there’s […]
Just forget about the rain outside and the predicted snow for tomorrow. Instead, envision Mr. Rogers’ smiling face inviting you to be his neighbor. Isn’t that beautiful? Many of you clearly think so, as our #LibraryMadness: Battle of TV Shows champ is Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. Fred Rogers brought kindness and education to television for children […]
Celebrate National Poetry Month as part of the Year of Reading Challenge! This month, you have a chance to win a gift card if your read a book of poetry. Below are some suggested titles put together by staff. Your selection for the drawing doesn’t need to come from this list—it’s just some suggestions if […]
After two months of #LibraryMadness, the end is here. We started with nominations in February, when it looked as if the comedy Schitt’s Creek would be the show to beat, and now here we are at the end of March with only two shows remaining. It’s been wild and fun and full of surprises, and […]
After 4 rounds, there are only 4 shows left standing, and I have say, they are not necessarily the shows I would have guessed when all this started. The shows are—Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Jeopardy!, The Wonder Years, and Friends. It’s been an interesting ride to get here, with some truly crazy matchups. (I still think […]
After Round 1, I was surprised to see that 2 of the 4 top seeds (Downton Abbey and Seinfeld) had been knocked out of the #LibraryMadness tournament. Well, if I was surprised then, I’m really surprised now as the two remaining top seeds, Schitt’s Creek and This Is Us, have also been eliminated. So, […]
Did Happy Days ever Jump the Shark? Well, Fonzie literally did in one of TV’s most infamous episodes, but if the show ever Jumped the Shark in the sense that after that episode it was never as good again, our #LibraryMadness voters aren’t interested in hearing about it. In #LibraryMadness history, our top seeds tend […]
So, spring is surely on its way (Right?) so it’s time to celebrate what’s new. Below is a list of some of the new items we’re getting this month, including new fiction, nonfiction, DVDs, and music. Some of these items have already arrived and all of them are available in the catalog if you’d like […]
The votes have been tallied, and the 3rd Annual #LibraryMadness tournament is about to begin. I couldn’t be more excited to find out what’s the best TV show ever according to all of you! So, what do the matchups look like? Let’s take a peek! The show with the most nominations is the delightful comedy […]