Did you know that the library has volunteer therapy dogs? Children who are independent readers may sign up for an appointment to read to either Carmela, who usually visits two Tuesday evenings per month, or Danny, who usually visits two Monday evenings per month. Reading to a dog builds confidence […]
Yearly Archives: 2013
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The objective of our iPad Digital Storytime is to help children make the connection between digital media and physical books, and to extend the story with other activities whenever possible. Early reading skills such as predicting outcome, developing vocabulary, and reading comprehension are also incorporated into the program. We look […]
So, normally I try and not list whole series but with November and December typically being rather sparse in terms of new books I thought I would capitalize on this weeks release of The Chosen Seed, the third book in Sarah Pinborough’s Forgotten Gods series to highlight the whole series rather than just […]
OK, so Ian Tregillis’ Something More Than Night doesn’t release until December 3rd but, it being a holiday week and all, my choices of new books is fairly slim. What is it? I first read Ian Tregillis’ Bitter Seeds (a alternate-history fantasy set during World War 2 involving magic and Nazi […]
OK, so there isn’t a lot of terribly exciting new things being released this week so I’m taking a look back at a book that got released back in October, Orr: My Story by Bobby Orr.
Whether you’re pacing yourself with the HBO series or are eagerly chomping at the bit waiting for The Winds of Winter (come on George, write like the wind!) there are plenty of other wonderful fantasy series which feature the same kind of grit and maturity as George R. R. Martin’s […]
Check out this awesome article from the folks at Mashable on 8 phone/tablet application to make you a better reader: 8 Apps to Make You a Better Reader.
What do the National Book award, the Locus award, the Hugo award, The Nebula award, the World Fantasy award, and the PEN/Malamud award have in common? All of them (some multiple times) have been awarded to the fiction of author Ursula K. Le Guin. From fantasy and science fiction to […]
View in Catalog Read Sample Chapter What is it? Hugo Award winner Robert Charles Wilson (Spin) returns with Burning Paradise a near-future thriller set in a world just a bit different from our own.
What is it? Parasite , is a science-fiction/horror novel by Mira Grant (the Newsflesh trilogy). What’s it about? SymboGen has pioneered a genetically engineered tapeworm that bolsters the human immune system. Nearly everyone has one. When Sally Mitchell’s gets into a fatal accident (that isn’t an typo, she is brain dead) her […]