October 14, 2016
Here’s my theory. With the release of a new version of Stephen King’s It, I half suspect that the reason we’ve been seeing a lot of scary clowns in the news lately is that someone started dressing up as a form of viral promotion and things got out of hand. That’s just my theory, though. […]
October 12, 2016
Usually around this time of year I like to put up a big display of fall books on the first floor. Mind you, that was before Hamilton: The Musical came to Chicago. Now my apples have been replaced with Federalist Papers. Pretty cool, but with all these lovely autumnal materials on our shelves it seems […]
October 10, 2016
The other day I was perusing the blogs of the New York Public Library (my old stomping grounds) when I came across a piece that was strangely pertinent to my current location. Called Researching the Chicago Marathon the piece talked about this past Sunday’s race and mentioned the following: Most runners who are interested in […]
September 28, 2016
It only comes but once a year, but the actual banning of books happens far more frequently than that. Here in Evanston we are a reading community. Book challenges don’t appear here at the same rate that they may in other cities. That said, there is value in celebrating the right to read. Here then […]
September 26, 2016
The saddest thing that i ever did see, was a woodpecker peckin’ on a plastic tree. He looks at me and “friend” says he “Things ain’t as sweet as they used to be”. – Shel Silverstein Shel Silverstein got many things right but in this case he was wrong. Sad woodpeckers have nothing on old […]
September 20, 2016
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. That time when the longlists for the National Book Awards are announced. Click on the covers to put any of these on hold. Here are the nominees by category for the National Book Awards: POETRY Daniel Borzutzky, The Performance of Becoming Human (Brooklyn Arts Press) Rita Dove, […]
September 14, 2016
Spoiler Alert: There’s an election this year. Did I surprise you? I’m sure that since it’s never in the news you probably forgot that we’ll be picking a new president this year. Note: There is no sarcasm font, so I want you to read the preceding sentences in a voice fairly dripping with it. For […]
August 30, 2016
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Odd, interesting, and generally very very new books on the Evanston Public Library shelves! Reserve them today and be the first on your block to be in the know! Crochet Taxidermy: 30 Quirky Animal Projects, from Mouse to Moose by Taylor Hart You know you’re curious. Aside from answering […]
August 24, 2016
It’s creepy and it’s kooky, mysterious and spooky. It’s altogether ooky, it’s a Stranger Things inspired . . . If you’re anything like me then you’ve binged on Stranger Things, the 8-part Netflix series that pays homage to roughly 500 different 80s films, books, and tropes. But once the viewing’s over you may find yourself […]
August 18, 2016
Now how the heck did that happen? One minute we’re breathing a sigh of relief after that abysmally long, cold spring and the next minute summer’s almost over and we’re shipping the children back to school. Ah well. Whether we like it or not, it’s almost schooltime again. Let us then celebrate with a look […]
