• Lists

    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 4/24/17

    I haven’t had any time to read, working 60 hours this week (all weekend included) plus social and familial obligations have kept me from reading pretty much anything. I’m still working through The Unexpected Life of Oliver Cromwell Pitts by Avi and it’s not because it’s a bad story, it’s just I’ve…

  • Reviews

    48 Hour Book Challenge Review #1

      I started off with a book suggestion from a colleague – Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms by Katherine Rundell. For now, I’m just going to write up my 140-character book review/synopsis and give you the details later. 140 Character Synopsis/Review: Will loves everything about Africa, but when tragedy strikes she must learn to…

  • Lifestyle

    Library Architecture

    My sister sent me this amazing article about an architect who truly understands what a library means to the community it serves.  Francine Houben of the Dutch studio, Mecanoo interviewed with the Dezeen magazine about her design of the new library in Birmingham, England. “I wanted to make a people’s…

  • Reviews

    Ghost Knight

    Ghost Knight written by Cornelia Funke is an entertaining read for children in grades 3 – 6.  The story is about an 11-year-old boy named Jon Whitcroft who is sent away to boarding school where he encounters a vengeful ghost wishing for his head.  A classmate by the name of…