Another year, another blog post highlighting nonfiction books!
Teen Internship Program – Now Accepting Applications!
The Lawrence Public Library's Teen Summer Intern program is now open. We are looking for three teen interns (incoming high school sophomores to newly graduated seniors) for our 2024 Summer Reading Program. This teen internship program was made possible by a generous gift from Jeff and Mary Weinberg and the Jedel Family Fund. The internship…
Interesting Fruit Trees of Lawrence Public Library
This month Dan Coleman and I have put together a slightly different "Interesting Tree" blog than our previous arboricultural collaborations. Not because we've run out of interesting trees to go look at, but because the trees are coming to us! Yes, Lawrence Public Library will soon be home to our (your!) own orchard! And YOU…
Adventures in Cookbooks: Whole Food Cooking
If you've ever browsed the cookbooks in our adult non-fiction collection, you'll know they are many. As someone who loves books and cooking, I could spend hours in this section. They're so colorful and varied! Plus, cookbooks are pretty pricey so it's helpful to check one out before investing in a personal copy I can…
Call for Entries — Make YOUR Design the Library’s Summer Reading T-shirt
Calling all teen designers! Submit your Summer Reading T-shirt design and win $300, 1 free tee, and more. Additional contest details and the entry form can be found here…
The Method to the Madness
One of my favorite things about working for a public library is the freedom I have to intersect my passions. It's difficult to think of something one could be into (be it a historical subject, a new hobby, technology, entertainment, etc.) that the library cannot help you discover or explore further. Seriously, throw anything out…
I’m Not Myself Today: Possession Horror
Last September, my husband and I visited the Museum of Shadows in Omaha, NE. Voted the most haunted museum in the world, this destination is home to over 3,000 verified haunted artifacts sent from all over the globe. It was deliciously creepy and the museum staff made things extra nerve-wracking by handing us flashlights (the…
I Will Read Every Book I Own OR SO HELP ME
There’s something about a house filled with bookcases, overflowing with books, that has millennials of a certain erudite disposition in a real chokehold. Maybe it’s as simple as blaming Capitalism, and the impulse to buy, buy, buy that we’ve been inundated with, literally from the moment we were born. Or maybe it’s the fact that…
Heaven Elpy
Another awards season is underway! The 2024 Golden Globes and Grammys are in the books, as are the American Library Association Youth Media Awards, which shine the spotlight on so many great children’s and teen authors and illustrators each year. We’ve listed winners and runners up in print, and on our digital reading platform, Libby.…
I Never Knew a Seed I Didn’t Like
"Your heart is full of fertile seeds, waiting to sprout." -Morihei Ueshiba As we crawl with bated breath out of the desolate winter landscape and into the sunny and syrupy relief of spring, consider checking out our fabulous Seed Library that runs through the end of April (or until seeds run out!). We have a…
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