O Christmas Tree

O Christmas Tree

From the Stacks By Carol Ann Robb, PPL Reference Librarian Full Disclosure: I’m not feeling the Christmas vibe this year. I can’t name one, or even two, specific reasons but it sure doesn’t feel like Christmas is just a couple of weeks away. Until I walk inside the...
A Cup of Christmas

A Cup of Christmas

From the Stacks By Carol Ann Robb, PPL Reference Librarian I believe the first holiday program I organized at the library was in 1996, maybe ’97. I was still pretty new to the game so asked those I knew well to participate: Tedd and Kay Inman to provide music, and my...
Giving Thanks

Giving Thanks

From the Stacks By Carol Ann Robb, PPL Reference Librarian Liturgy tells us it is right to give our thanks and praise and I can’t think of a better time to do that than Thanksgiving. I’m thankful for our lovely library building—stately on the outside, inviting on the...
The Torch Has Been Passed

The Torch Has Been Passed

From the Stacks By Carol Ann Robb, PPL Reference Librarian I had almost finished writing a Thanksgiving-themed post when I realized that next Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, which I think is more deserving of our...
aacimwahki (Land of Stories)

aacimwahki (Land of Stories)

From the Stacks By Carol Ann Robb, PPL Reference Librarian “By the shores of Gitche Gumee, By the shining Big-Sea-Water, Stood the wigwam of Nokomis, Daughter of the Moon, Nokomis…” Longfellow’s “Song of Hiawatha” was pretty much the extent of any ‘Indian’ literature...