by AnnDee Peterson | Dec 1, 2023 | Featured, From the Stacks
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...
by AnnDee Peterson | Nov 23, 2023 | Featured, From the Stacks
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...
by AnnDee Peterson | Nov 17, 2023 | Featured, From the Stacks
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...
by AnnDee Peterson | Nov 10, 2023 | Featured, From the Stacks
From the Stacks By Carol Ann Robb, PPL Reference Librarian Prior to my time at PPL, I worked as a bookseller. In many ways, I’m still selling books but don’t take money for the goods I hand over. There are many similarities to the two positions– ordering books,...
by AnnDee Peterson | Nov 3, 2023 | Featured, From the Stacks
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...
by AnnDee Peterson | Oct 27, 2023 | Featured, From the Stacks
From the Stacks By Carol Ann Robb, PPL Reference Librarian At this time of year, everyone seems to have a story suited to the Halloween season. This is mine. I’d been working for almost a year at the public library when I first learned of its history. Early in the...
