April ‘tis the National Month of Poetry To celebrate sonnets and odes and songs And forget our woes that it is so snowy… Although the weather feels like February, We can rally and cheer our way through, With Byron, Burns and Bukowski All on the shelves at L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library You […]
Are you looking for a new job, a better job, or a second (or third) job to supplement your income? If you are currently spending your days searching for a new job then you are probably experiencing the dreaded information overload, especially if you are focusing all of your energies Googling job search advice and […]
Do you ever find yourself wondering: What library items are checked out to whom in your household? When all of those materials are due? When your holds are going to be available? If you *gasp* have overdue library materials? Ever wish you had a magical creature that would help you keep track of all of […]
Myco-what?? The month of September is National Mushroom Month. How many of you out there knew that fascinating bit of trivia before reading this blog post? I confess I did not, but it certainly sparked my curiosity, and as this blog is called the “Curiosity Exchange,” I thought I would look into ways the library […]
My earliest memories about the 4th of July consist of a strict lecture about sparkler safety (which led to an extreme fear that I was going to set my blonde pigtails on fire), watching grown men lighting things on fire and then running like crazy, and our Australian Shepherd, Bean, hiding under the couch because […]
As a reference librarian with a theatre background, I love to see written material come to life, whether onstage or onscreen, but I have always ascribed to the notion that you should “read it before you see it.” Employing one’s imagination to flesh out the scenes and characters on the page is something we have […]
