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While You Wait…: Reading Recommendations
It’s summertime, which means sunny days, a plethora of activities, and a hot lineup of new books! It also means humidity, road construction, and long waitlists for those new books. While you wait for a copy of the newest Taylor Jenkins Reid, William Kent Krueger, and Oprah’s Book Club book, fear not! There are plenty […]
An Accidental Plant Person
I became a houseplant person by accident. Growing up, there were only a few plants in the house. They were the kind of stubborn plants that thrive on benign neglect: watered only on laundry day or when visibly wilted and never, to my knowledge, repotted. I did not inherit my habit of collecting indoor plants. […]
Coping with Election Stress
We’re still five weeks out from the November 5 election and the stress levels are high. If you find yourself reading every news notification, buried in political mailers, scanning headlines in your email inbox, and doomscrolling for hours on end, you’re not alone. Even back in April, the American Psychiatric Association found that 73% of […]
The Year of the Camelids: A Research Journey
Down The Research Rabbit Hole My camelid journey started with a Christmas sweater. The sweater in question belongs to one of my coworkers. It’s black, with a white llama festooned in red and green decorations. Or maybe it’s an alpaca. That was the beginning—a quick Google search on how to identify a llama vs. an […]
Election Year Survival Toolkit: Preparing to Vote
Hello, fellow citizens. As most of you already know, 2024 is a big election year. Even-numbered years see shifts in political representation at all levels of government, and this year includes arguably the most hyped-up political position in the world – President of the United States. In modern culture, presidential races have turned into year-long […]
Health Insurance Season – An Information Professional’s Guide
My general impression is that most Americans (myself included) only vaguely understand health insurance. Every November, whether you receive coverage through your employer, the Marketplace, Medicare, or wherever else people get their health insurance, you’re prompted to enroll or re-enroll in a plan. And it’s complicated. There are premiums and deductibles and networks and a […]
The Unsavory Side (Effects) of Reading
Last month, I wrote about the proven (and yet-to-be-proven) benefits of reading as an adult. And they are many! If you want to reduce stress, improve sleep, prevent cognitive decline, and develop immunity to mind control,1 among other positive effects, a reading routine might be right for you! Before you start, though, I feel it is […]
Summer Reading: Good for Your Health
Did you know that there are proven physical, mental, and emotional health benefits to having a reading routine as an adult? Reading regularly as an adult can reduce stress, improve sleep, prevent cognitive decline (such as memory loss), alleviate depressive symptoms, increase empathy, lower blood pressure, build immunity to mind control*, attract good luck*, and […]
AtoZ World Food Database: A Feast of Information
The library recently subscribed to a tasty new database: AtoZ World Food. This resource provides food culture information, as well as more than 7,000 recipes, for 174 countries around the world. Food is an integral part of cultural identity. If you want to learn about a culture, food is an excellent way to start. Through […]
