Just Like Rube Goldberg | Book Review
Just Like Rube Goldberg is a picture book biography which explains that inventing doesn't always require gears and springs.
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The Language of Thorns | Book Review
Many readers are familiar with Leigh Bardugo, but not as many know about The Language of Thorns, her collection of short stories.
Love is Love | Book Review
In the Children’s Wing of the OPL, we are currently celebrating Rainbow Month in honor of Pride Month. We have pulled Love is Love and an assortment of other books for youth and families to
Strange Rites | Book Review
Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World by Tara Burton is highly recommended for understanding the post-postmodern zeitgest.
Gideon the Ninth | Book Review
Gideon the Ninth is a story of necromancy and swordplay in space with lesbians, and, honestly, what else do I need to say about it?
The Book of Eels | Book Review
The Book of Eels embraces the mysteries of the eel, which have come to embody the mysteries of life and death for the author, Patrik Svensson.
Stories about Food | Librarian List
Federico Fellini once said, “Life is a combination of magic and pasta.” I definitely agree. Never underestimate the magic of pasta. Good food has a way of bringing people
National Poetry Month | The Best of Poetry in Motion
I spotted it on an A-line subway car, riding from the Met up to the Cloisters: a poster with poetry on it. Right there in the dingy New York City subway, “Here,” by the poet Gary Snyder,
The Postman from Space | Book Review
In the current pandemic, package delivery service has become our lifeline to groceries, clothing, books, toys, and household essentials. The Postman from Space is a junior graphic novel that
Wild Sign | New Book Review
I have been reading Patricia Briggs’ Alpha and Omega series since the very beginning and am quite a fan.
The Liar’s Girl | Book Review
Allison never expected to meet the guy of her dreams during her first semester at the prestigious St. John’s University in Dublin, Ireland.
Float Plan by Trish Doller | Book Review
Everyone has their perfect idea of the perfect escapist read. Mine is romance and since I purchase genre romance novels for the Orem Public Library, I get generous amounts of romantic
Joey: The Story of Joe Biden | Who Is Kamala Harris?
I’ve always loved reading children’s picture book biographies because they tell the stories of people’s lives through both words and pictures.
The Sentimental Person’s Guide to Decluttering
I, like many others, have read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo. It’s a great book with lots of great methods. But I am such a sentimental person that some of the steps
The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle | Book Review
A good title can do a lot for a book. I’m not normally one to pick up a murder mystery, but this title, The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, intrigued me. Why seven and a half? How does