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I wake up every morning to three little fuzzballs going "wheek! wheek! wheek!" 

Guinea pigs Kai, Hawk, and Ellie, came into our lives unexpectedly last winter when they needed to be rehomed.

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Let me tell you something.

I don’t scare easy.

I say that as I jump out of my skin when someone pokes their head around the corner.

But when it comes to scary stories, I’ve been desensitized.

So it takes a special sort of creep factor to really unsettle me.

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I love making things.

Much of my free time is devoted to crafting: embroidering my mon (Japanese family crest) onto a tea towel, knitting my daughter's Halloween costume, cutting a garden out of paper.

And until the library opens its own Makerspace, I'm making do by turning my family room into my own defacto Makerspace (much to my husband's chagrin).

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I have been working in bookstores and libraries for most of my professional career.

And I’ve recognized a distinct list of major authors whose work seems to somehow remain out of my reach due to my own magnified perceptions.

Continue Reading "We Have Come Not to Praise Books, But to Read Them" →

Recently released movies such as Aladdin and Toy Story 4, along with the highly anticipated opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Walt Disney World mean Disney mania is at an all-time high. 

However, you do not have to travel far to experience some Disney magic - you can find some right here at the library!

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