A Dungeons & Dragons Primer
How do you slay an Owlbear? What is an Owlbear? If you’ve heard of Dungeons & Dragons, but never played, it, you might find yourself asking these questions. Have no fear. I’m here to help with a quick primer on D&D. An Owlbear is exactly what it sounds like, by the way, and it’s far from the weirdest creature a player might encounter.
Voice of the Poet
I was looking up information on T.S. Eliot and found this archival recording of him reading “The Naming of Cats”. I instantly fell in love. Though I’d read the poem … Continued
Throwback Thursday: Like a Brick to the Head?
Scott Brick is a super-prolific audiobook narrator and a favorite among Main library staff. He’s narrated books by just about everyone – people like Steve Berry, Terry Brooks, Harlan Coben, Philip K. Dick, John Grisham, Frank Herbert, Jon Krakauer, Erik Larson, and Brad Meltzer, to name a few (really, that’s the short list).
New Locally Produced Title: The Dead Bird
LBPH is proud to a share a new locally produced title available for loan or download from BARD. The Dead Bird was narrated as part of a “Take Your Child … Continued
DAMN, it’s Kendrick Lamar
GRAMMY-award winning rap superstar Kendrick Lamar released his third studio album DAMN last month. There was a lot of hype and anticipation for this album. A lot of people including myself were wondering whether the overall sound of the album would mimic his sophomore album, To Pimp a Butterfly. After the release of the first single from the new album, “Humble” the answer was no. Lamar went the route of using hard hitting beats over his vicious flows and it’s a refreshing change of pace.
Early Summer Solstice Reads
I recently finished up a course of study, and I am really excited to get back into reading some books that weren’t assigned to me by someone. I’m also excited that we’re getting toward the summer. With summer comes the Summer Solstice right around the corner. The longest day of the year is a holiday for some, an astronomical point of reference for others, but a noteworthy occurrence.
New Locally Produced Title: Canoeing on the Juniata
LBPH is proud to a share a new locally produced title available for loan or download from BARD. Canoeing on the Juniata was narrated by Library Services Manager Mark Lee … Continued
New Locally Produced Title: Monsters of Pennsylvania
LBPH is proud to a share a new locally produced title available for loan or download from BARD. Monsters of Pennsylvania was narrated by volunteer Alan James and produced and … Continued
Examining Life Through Bots and Bodies: Jorie Graham’s Newest Poetry Collection
As far as American poets go, Jorie Graham is a superstar. With over thirteen collections of poetry to her name, she steadily remains well-loved and revered. She has served as Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, has received a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellowship and took over Seamus Heaney’s role as the Boylston Professor of Oratory and Rhetoric at Harvard. To say she is a heavy hitter in the poetry world would be a gross understatement.
Throwback Thursday: Solomon Northup: Keeping the Legacy Alive
Last year, a patron named Clayton Adams showed me an amazing story that taught me a lot about injustice, resiliency, and hope. It began with trust, followed by deception and injustice, and ends with justice and reunion. And the fact that this story happened at all and that we can go out and read or watch it (I encourage you to do both) is what ultimately gives me hope that we will progress. This story is called Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup.