Written by Tisa on June 27, 2009 – 6:06 pm
Independence Day, commonly known as July 4th, arrives this Saturday, but the official observance by the College is Friday, July 3. We will be closed that day so that you can get ready to celebrate with all the energy you can muster.
Check out this link provided by Office of Citizens Services & Communications
for lots of information [...]
Written by Tisa on June 17, 2009 – 12:26 pm
Dear Abby,
Well, the kids are out of school for the whole dang summer, and just when I thought we’d have a homework-free few months, here they come with these horrendous reading lists. Every kid in the whole county’s going to be looking for the same 10 books. How am I supposed to get my own [...]
Written by Tisa on June 11, 2009 – 9:31 am
Let’s fantasize for a minute. What if Stephen King wrote romantic comedy; Orson Scott Card wrote mysteries; Danielle Steel wrote science fiction; and Dan Brown wrote kiddie lit.
Well, how about this? What if Robert Parker wrote Westerns? Whoa!! That one’s over-the-top, huh? The famous author of the Spenser detective series (remember the TV show “Spenser for Hire“?) [...]
Written by Tisa on June 5, 2009 – 7:56 am
Don’t you just love free books?! Sure you do, that’s why you come to the library to check them out. Well, here’s a deal that will make you slap your mama and kiss the baby. Harper Collins is allowing free access to the full text of this weirdly funny book, I Love You, Beth Cooper.
To [...]
Written by Tisa on June 1, 2009 – 6:51 am
I know that when I pick up a novel by Chuck Palahniuk, I won’t read anything I have read before.
“Who is that, and how do you say his name?’ you might ask.
Mr. Palaniuk’s name is pronounced PAUL-AH-NIK (say Paula Nick), and he has written 10 novels, three works of non-fiction, and has had 2 movies made [...]