by AnnDee Peterson | Aug 4, 2023 | Featured, From the Stacks
From the Stacks By Carol Ann Robb, PPL Reference Librarian So wrote Thomas Jefferson in a letter to John Adams on June 10, 1815. I tend to agree. Of course I need oxygen, water, and food in order to read, but my world would be much bleaker if I wasn’t surrounded by...
by AnnDee Peterson | Jul 28, 2023 | Featured, From the Stacks
From the Stacks By Carol Ann Robb, PPL Reference Librarian Have you noticed your reading’s gotten a bit stale? Are you craving something new and exciting to sink your teeth into? The library has just the thing to liven up your reading palate. Wednesday, August 9, is...
by AnnDee Peterson | Jul 21, 2023 | Featured, From the Stacks
From the Stacks By Carol Ann Robb, PPL Reference Librarian Books lack one thing—a sound track. Who doesn’t feel the hairs on the back of their neck stand up when they hear those iconic two notes in the movie “Jaws”? Think how your experience reading the book might be...
by AnnDee Peterson | Jul 14, 2023 | Featured, From the Stacks
From the Stacks By Carol Ann Robb, PPL Reference Librarian I’m not sure when my fascination with the night sky began; I think it’s partially genetic since our father would take us out in the backyard to look at any astronomical event that was scheduled to take place....
by AnnDee Peterson | Jul 7, 2023 | Featured, From the Stacks
From the Stacks By Carol Ann Robb, PPL Reference Librarian Books can transport readers to other times and places, immersing them in other worlds. Music can do the same, but on a more personal note. Hearing a song can instantly take you back to a particular time in...
by AnnDee Peterson | Jun 30, 2023 | Featured, From the Stacks
From the Stacks By Carol Ann Robb, PPL Reference Librarian As a kid, I didn’t mind being outside on the 4th of July, shooting off our oh-so-tame fireworks that were pretty rather than loud (which leads me to a soapbox moment: please remember and respect animals and...
