First and foremost, I sincerely hope all of your Memorial Day celebrations were fun and restful and full of memories and sunscreen (says me and my sunburned feet). And secondly, since we all need something to perk us up on the day back from a long holiday weekend, I thought I’d bring you this exciting … Continue reading Ask and ye shall receive…
When the spring weather starts to turn warm and sunny (a little later this year than most), my feet start to itch. Not so much literally (though in the Italian folklore in which I was raised, a literal foot-itch would mean the same thing), but in the sense of me wanting to get away. For … Continue reading Saturdays @ the South: On Wanderlust
Spoiler alert!! I pre-read the endings of books. Yup, that’s right, with many of the books I read, I flip to the back of the book to get a sense of the ending, often before I’ve finished the first 50 pages. Sometimes it’s the last chapter, sometimes only the last page or two, but book … Continue reading Saturdays @ the South: A Bibliophile Confession on Book Anxiety
It’s no real secret that Neil Gaiman is a favorite of ours here at the Free For All. And it’s not just because he writes glorious books, and it’s not just because he does all the voices in his audiobooks. It’s because he’s a fan of Libraries, too. And, in honor of National Library Week, we wanted … Continue reading And now, a word from Neil Gaiman…
I don’t know about you, dear patrons, but it feels like it’s been a really long week. I’ve been snowed on, rained on, discovered holes in the soles of my shoes that I never knew existed…and that’s only the beginning. You know what this calls for? A blanket fort. Thankfully, the interwebs has provided yet … Continue reading Five Book Friday!
Happy April, Dear Readers! The weather is topsy-turvy, the world seems a bit…out of whack, to put it mildly, and my tea has gone cold. But there is still (and always) reasons to celebrate! Here are a few quirky, off-the-beaten-track holidays in April that you might consider recognizing as a way to brighten up the … Continue reading Five Book Friday!
The Library is closed today, dear patrons, but that is no reason not to get all excited about the neat books that have made it on to our shelves this past week, and make plans to come and scoop them (and plenty of others) up when the time is right. Just a reminder that we’ll … Continue reading Five Book Friday!