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Last year about this time I went out on a limb and publicly shared my 2015 Goals, in hopes that doing so would make them stick. This time.

I resolved not to resolve.  Instead, I set goals, a long-term plan for an intentional way of living.

Nevermind that my goals have no numbers attached to them. I am told it's not a "goal" if it's not measurable. I'm choosing to ignore that. My goals, my rules, ha!

I shared books in the DPPL collection to help me on my journey, and created Pinterest Boards to inspire me on my journey.  

Continue Reading "Remember last January when I shared my (quite personal) 2015 goals?  Here’s how it went." →

The books I read are my “usual suspects”.

My Scandinavian mysteries, favorite authors, popular histories.

But, the other day I was reading yet another reference to the making of yet another media adaptation of another Philip K. Dick story.

Blade Runner is one of my all-time favorite movies. 

And yet, I have not read Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? the basis for Blade Runner.

Continue Reading "My Reading Resolutions for 2016" →

It's been said that if you want to keep the peace at a meal, holiday or otherwise, don't bring up religion or politics.

Continue Reading "Your Religious IQ" →

I enjoy book groups, and I especially like wrestling with what the author wanted to get across in their work and learning of other reader's perspectives.

If you consider what the library experience is all about, you can break it down it down to this:

Libraries are where people meet knowledge, where people meet story, and where people interact with other people.

Continue Reading "The 2015 Book Group Awards at DPPL: And the Winner Is . . ." →

Have you heard? DPPL now has two GoPro cameras available to borrow!

Growing up in the 70s and 80s, when personal video cameras really made it into the mainstream, I remember there’d always be at least one parent with a video camera floating around at various childhood events, like little league games and track meets and birthday parties.  

Continue Reading "Going on an adventure this winter? Capture it with GoPro!" →