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Posted on Monday, November 30, 2020 by Megan
During the winter months I love to heat up some hot cocoa and get creative. Even though this year is different than any other year, I’m still busting out my mug and my paints. You can paint along with me at www.dbrl.org/yeti-painting and create a winter wonderland painting that features an adorable tiny yeti. Continue reading “Winter Guided Painting: Mini Yeti”
Posted on Friday, November 27, 2020 by cs
The time just changed and ,although it did make that one Sunday feel so much longer, the skies are dark now when I leave work. If you are like me and get the “darkness doldrums” finding something to keep busy with helps. I usually do this by thinking of the holidays and gifts or decorations to make. Continue reading “Crafternoon to Go: Bubble Print Gift Tags”
Posted on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 by cs
We are so excited to have begun our First Thursday book discussions for adults again through Zoom. We had a wonderful discussion of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” by L. Frank Baum in November, and on December 3 from 12-1 p.m., we will be talking about “The Hound of the Baskervilles” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and several stories about this detective and his sleuthing companion, Dr. Watson. If you haven’t read any of this series, “The Hound of the Baskervilles” is considered by many to be the classic Sherlock Holmes novel. In 1999, it was listed as the top Holmes novel with a perfect rating from the Sherlockian Scholars poll by The Baker Street Journal. Continue reading “First Thursday Book Discussion: The Hound of the Baskervilles”
Posted on Monday, November 23, 2020 by Liz
This is the third and final blog post in the homeschooling and distance learning series I’ve been doing over the last couple of months. This post will focus on community resources for people looking for more information and help with homeschooling and distance learning. I’ll also be including some odds and ends that I have come across since starting this series of blog posts. Continue reading “Homeschooling and Distance Learning Resources: Community Resources and More!”
Posted on Friday, November 20, 2020 by DBRL_Katie
“I am thankful that I am an oak, and that though I may be wind-broken or uprooted, hewn or sawn, at least I cannot, under any circumstances, be squashed.”
– from the short story “The Direction of the Road” by Ursula K. Le Guin
A month ago, despite political polarization and an isolating global pandemic, our community united in well-wishes for the McBaine Burr Oak, colloquially known as “Big Tree.” It was struck by lightning during a formidable morning thunderstorm and damaged to lengths only next springtime can reveal. Now seems an especially good time to meditate on its resilience and let ourselves feel awe in its presence. Continue reading “Resilient Trees”
Posted on Monday, November 16, 2020 by Decimal Diver
Kerri Linder is a Columbia, MO author who recently came out with her debut book, “Iconic Restaurants of Columbia Missouri.” The book explores Columbia’s culinary history, which is chock-full of restaurants that not only satisfied appetites but also provided gathering places to build community. Born and raised in Columbia, Linder combined her passion for food, local history and meeting new people and started Columbia Culinary Tours in 2014. I recently emailed some interview questions to her, and she was kind enough to take time out of her schedule to write back some answers. Continue reading “Author Interview: Kerri Linder”
Posted on Monday, November 16, 2020 by patron reviewer
Editor’s note: This reader review was submitted as part of Adult Summer Reading. We will be sharing more throughout the rest of the year.
“This Is How It Always Is” by Laurie Frankel is about a family with a gender non-conforming child and how one secret can change a family’s whole dynamic. I loved the story itself and seeing the world from Poppy’s perspective. I didn’t entirely enjoy Penn’s long dramatic monologues. It was a slower read for me, but I feel like it opened my mind to what it would be like to have a big family and a gender non-conforming family member! The universal theme of a family keeping secrets is always interesting, too.
Three words that describe this book: family, secrets, heartwarming
You might want to pick this book up if: You’re a parent or someone who is gender non-conforming or loves someone who is!
-Samantha
Posted on Friday, November 13, 2020 by patron reviewer
Editor’s note: This reader review was submitted as part of Adult Summer Reading. We will be sharing more throughout the rest of the year.
“Nordic Tales” is a collection of folktales from several Nordic countries — Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark — accompanied by beautiful illustrations of the tales. There’s a mouse turning into a princess and a polar bear into a prince and a boy who feels no fear.
Some of these tales have familiar threads — after all, Hans Christian Andersen was Danish and many folk and fairy tales have similar themes. But many of these were very different from the stories I grew up reading. I greatly enjoyed them.
Three words that describe this book: fantastical, charming, traditional
You might want to pick this book up if: you love fairy tales and are looking for something beyond Hans Christian Andersen or the Grimm brothers.
-Katherine
Posted on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 by Decimal Diver
Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection.
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Playing earlier this year at Ragtag Cinema, this sci-fi comedy follows a young Brooklyn couple head to an upstate cabin to unplug from their phones and reconnect with each other. Sheltered from texts and push notifications, they are blissfully unaware that the planet is under attack. As strange events unfold, the couple must figure out a way back to civilization — or what’s left of it. Continue reading “New DVD List: Save Yourselves! & More”
Posted on Monday, November 9, 2020 by Katherine
Here are just a few of the highly praised debut novels coming to shelves near you in November. For a longer list, please visit our catalog.
“Written in the Stars” by Alexandria Bellefleur
After a disastrous blind date, Darcy Lowell is desperate to stop her well-meaning brother from playing matchmaker ever again. Love — and the inevitable heartbreak — is the last thing she wants. So she fibs and says her latest set up was a success. Darcy doesn’t expect her lie to bite her in the ass.
Elle Jones, one of the astrologers behind the popular Twitter account Oh My Stars, dreams of finding her soul mate. But she knows it is most assuredly not Darcy … a no-nonsense stick-in-the-mud, who is way too analytical, punctual, and skeptical for someone as free-spirited as Elle. When Darcy’s brother — and Elle’s new business partner — expresses how happy he is that they hit it off, Elle is baffled. Was Darcy on the same date? Because … awkward.
Darcy begs Elle to play along and she agrees to pretend they’re dating. But with a few conditions: Darcy must help Elle navigate her own overbearing family during the holidays and their arrangement expires on New Year’s Eve. The last thing they expect is to develop real feelings during a faux relationship. But maybe opposites can attract when true love is written in the stars?
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