Terrific Odds and Ends

Folks at the Pepin Library had fun with the Bassmeister this summer, with puppets, ventriloquism, illusions, visual props, and plenty of humorous but important safety tips. About 50 people attended an indoor picnic and the show–pretty terrific turnout for...

YA Literature Kerfuffle

Many of you have probably already heard about the article in the Wall Street Journal last week by Meghan Cox Gurdon, Darkness Too Visible. It seems that every few years, there is an influential op-ed piece that decries the horrors of current YA literature, and this...

One World, Many Stories Websites, Part 3

Part 3 of the list of websites shared by Rhonda Puntney (thanks, Rhonda!) MISCELLANEOUS Magnificent Maps http://www.bl.uk/magnificentmaps/ The British Library has a few maps in its collection, and it is an institution that is well-positioned to create an exhibition...