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Journaling for writers

… Journaling for writers Blog Body I was recently invited to be … on Jennifer Troester's podcast on journaling. I love Jenny, her podcast, and journaling, so I leapt at the chance to … I scribble each morning by hand (this soothes me and is part of my morning ritual) 2. An INTERSTITIAL JOURNAL: To …

RPL Staff Picks: From Saskatchewan Cooking to Thrillers

… RPL Staff Picks: From Saskatchewan Cooking to Thrillers Blog Body There are many great … June, so thought I would highlight a few of my most anticipated reads. For children, We Dream of Space by Erin … teen titles, I’m most excited for Patrick Ness’ new title, Burn , a historical fantasy set in 1950s America about a …

RPL to offer materials returns and curbside pickup

… RPL to offer materials returns and curbside pickup Submitted by bbook on Thu, … 06/04/2020 - 12:12 Add Description Customers can start returning materials to four library branch locations starting … starting Monday, June 15. Attachment MEDIA RELEASE_ReturnsandCurbside.pdf (110.92 KB) …

The not-so-challenging challenge: Bullet journaling techniques to track your reading

… The not-so-challenging challenge: Bullet journaling … that works for you, from minimalist to ornate. The open space lets you express your artistic side or make simple …

8 Unexpected Holiday Reads from the Writer in Residence

… 8 Unexpected Holiday Reads from the Writer in Residence Blog Body It takes a lot to get me … and recording life and actually living it (the hard part). In any case, in the hope of a mood change that didn’t … Slav influences, Santa Klaus and talking animals. The Return of the Light: Twelve Tales from Around the World for the …

Dunlop Art Gallery will parade through market with live animals with artist Bill Burns

… Dunlop Art Gallery will parade through market with live animals with artist Bill Burns Submitted by kbalkwill on Thu, 06/23/2022 - 11:05 Add … in partnership with Regina Farmers’ Market, titled “The Salt, The Milk, The Donkey, The Honey, The Folk Singers.” …

Sounds of Summer Reading returns to George Bothwell Branch

… Sounds of Summer Reading returns to George Bothwell Branch Submitted by bbook on Mon, … - 10:07 Add Description Regina Public Library (RPL) and the Regina Symphony Orchestra (RSO) have once again partnered to host the Sounds of Summer Reading at RPL’s …

Turn Old Memories Into New Gifts

… Turn Old Memories Into New Gifts Blog Body My mom’s been on a decluttering mission lately, and one of the biggest challenges has been the boxes of old family photos, papers, and home movies that have taken over a corner of the …

12 days of Bookmas

… 12 days of Bookmas Blog Body The snow is falling, a fire is burning in the fireplace, and … save her son who must feed on human minds to live. Day 8: Apartment 713 by Kevin Sylvester – Family Friendship, …

E-Journal Portal

… E-Journal Portal … Looking for a particular magazine, academic … aren't sure which of our digital services carries it? Try the E-Journal Portal! The Portal allows you to search for …

Freedom To Read Week turns 35!

… Freedom To Read Week turns 35! Blog Body Intellectual freedom means that each of us has the right to decide what we read, watch and listen to (within … to us under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms . As part of its Mission and Values , Regina Public Library is …

Cree/Métis artist Kevin McKenzie returns home in powerful exhibition at Dunlop Art Gallery

… Cree/Métis artist Kevin McKenzie returns home in powerful exhibition at Dunlop Art Gallery … Add Description Dunlop Art Gallery is proud to announce the opening of new solo exhibition, Edge of Seventeen by Cree/Métis artist Kevin McKenzie. “My father was a survivor of the Lebret (Qu’Appelle) Indian …

Like stories set in WWII? Try these

… Like stories set in WWII? Try these Blog Body In the last couple of years, titles like … when she is downed behind enemy lines and thrown across the path of a lethal Nazi murderess known as the Huntress, Nina … war from Omaha Beach to the Nuremburg Trials. He abandons journalism after the war to become a Nazi hunter, yet one …

Orange Shirt Day is a chance for us to engage in open conversation about residential schools

… a day to honour those who survived residential schools and their families, and to acknowledge that Every Child Matters. … which is crucial to healing, and to learning. By making space for these discussions to happen, Orange Shirt Day … Sept 29 . I hope you’ll join us as we embark on this journey of reconciliation together. If you’d like to learn …

There's music in the air

… There's music in the air Blog Body We are in a musical mood … songs and singers. Rogers is a successful record producer turned brain scientist taking us on a journey to discover why we fall in love with the music that we …

Black Lives Matter Education

… Black Lives Matter Education Blog Body Over the past week our televisions and social media feeds have … have brought together some resources to help you on your journey. Our video streaming platform Kanopy has many …

How I Improved My Photography at the Library

… How I Improved My Photography at the Library Blog Body I took a photo of a rabbit on some abandoned train tracks that made the front page of Reddit . This photo was seen by tens of thousands of … and how I did them. These experiences represent a major turning point for my photography practice. I have been …

Borrowing Toys: Library To The Rescue!

… Borrowing Toys: Library To The Rescue! Blog Body It’s a tricky time of year for little … have yet. My five-year-old can count to 60 in order to pace out one minute – and you can bet he becomes my personal … coming to Central Library to drop 60-plus books into the return slot, each with a satisfying clang. We fill our book bin …

Free Career and Entrepreneurial Resources

… Free Career and Entrepreneurial Resources Blog Body As the COVID-19 pandemic affects all aspects of Canadians’ life, many of us … to learn essential skills that can make the eventual return to work smoother or open doors to new opportunities as …

Books That Became Oscar-Nominated Movies

… Books That Became Oscar-Nominated Movies Blog Body The 2020 Oscar nominations dropped and a lot of the films … topics like relationships, childhood, communication, parenthood, and more, Rogers's signature sayings and wise … visionary named Lee Iacocca and a former racing champion turned engineer, Carroll Shelby, concocted a scheme to …

Ready to run?

… of our favourite local events is coming up this weekend: The Queen City Marathon. We love it because we get a chance … to help you get started, or level up, on your running journey. We’ve pulled together a reading list for all kinds of runners below, including a few titles from past RPL presenters Alex Hutchinson, Martin Parnell and …

Soulslike lore and more!

… Soulslike lore and more! Blog Body The Hero’s Journey is arguably the most popular approach to … Video games are a natural continuation and use The Hero’s Journey as the catalyst for the plot of the game. Video games …

2020: a year for escape

… by 30 per cent in 2020. Surprised? Maybe not so much: the need to escape was often high on the list of priorities … as the province shut down at the beginning of the pandemic, and the numbers remained steady for the rest of … get enough of their mysteries and thrillers in 2020. Page-turners such as The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell, The …

Five Library Resources to Help Write Your Feature Film

… Five Library Resources to Help Write Your Feature Film Blog Body Do you have an idea … rules before you start breaking them. 3. The Writer ’ s Journey by Christopher Vogler If you like Star Wars or Lord of … and tricks to get that movie out of your head and onto the page. Be sure to come, so you can get working on your movie …

Free legal information and resources at the library!

… Free legal information and resources at the library! Blog Body If you have legal needs but don’t know … contains full articles from major law reviews, legal newspapers, specialty publications, Bar Association journals, and international legal journals. With information …

Celebrate International Women's Day!

… Day! Blog Body This year’s International Woman’s Day theme is a rousing call to action to #BreakTheBias by … account of surviving residential school abuses and her journey towards healing. My Own Words , Ruth Bader Ginsberg … the conversation with today’s International Women’s Day panel discussion by four incredible local women, hosted by …

Brightening up Blue Monday

… Blog Body Don’t be surprised if you’re feeling blue today. The third Monday in January is often referred to as “Blue … minutes of SAD lamp – and I usually couple this time with journaling. By tethering up these activities it helps to create positive habits that last longer and become part of a routine. Journaling is good for my mental health …

3 Tips for Starting Your Novel Part 3

… 3 Tips for Starting Your Novel Part 3 Blog Body Read Part 1 and Part 2 . Here is the third and final tip that might help you get … containing recurring characters engaged in some sort of journey. To some extent this is true (we do move from scene to …

Writing Help at RPL

… Writing Help at RPL Blog Body Hi! I’m J. Jill Robinson, the 2021 … get you started no matter where you are on your writing journey. Here are a few of my favourites: Edith Wharton, The … Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within Jack Hodgins, A Passion for Narrative: A Guide for Writing Fiction Stephen …

Choosing an ereader: tips from a librarian

… librarian, I’m often asked for recommendations on ereaders. Here are my top tips! Why give an ereader a try? Many of us ‘book people’ love the feeling of paper, but ereaders offer some undeniable perks: Light and … Screen size – bigger is nice for pictures and fewer page turns, but is heavier to hold in one hand. Colour versus …

What's wrong with this picture?

… picture? Blog Body It’s 8 o’clock on a Wednesday evening. The mom-person is on a living room sofa, deep into a massive … pushing a grader over the Doberman while flipping the pages of Charlotte’s Web . Ah, it sounds like the height of … one). And—and this is important—there should be no way to turn the set off, short of denying power to the residence …

RPL Musical Instruments

… Wed, 05/09/2018 - 15:14 Service Info Let's make music together. Explore your musical interests with free access to a … your hold with your library card PIN. Instruments can be returned to the location they were borrowed from during hours … tutorials, web links, and apps go to individual instrument pages by searching for the instrument topic you want . …

mâmawêyatitân centre opens in North Central Regina

… on Tue, 09/12/2017 - 11:34 Add Description Regina, SK - A journey of many years was realized today with the official opening of mâmawêyatitân centre in Regina’s …

If you loved Tara Westover’s Educated…

… Westover’s mega best-selling memoir, Educated . It tells the story of a young woman born to survivalists preparing for the apocalypse. Tara’s family lived in isolation … to intervene. In this emotional coming-of-age story, Tara turns to books to study her way out of her tragic …

For Every Sunset We Haven’t Seen Opens at Dunlop Art Gallery

… a new exhibition opening at Dunlop Art Gallery, creates a space in which to experience emotions as time stops, walls fade away, and the environment stills us for a moment. The exhibition by … branches. Viewers are invited to sit on artist-designed furniture and take in Westman’s poetic film about memory and …

Marathon reads for your next reading marathon

… Body Confession: I am not a runner. I fall firmly into the “reading is my cardio” camp. But one of my favourite … Marathon. It’s really inspiring to see how hard all of the participants work, and how much determination goes into … up with QCM and RunRegina to welcome runner and science journalist Alex Hutchinson to the library to give an author …

Our hottest titles are now yours for longer

… you better. We want our RPL customers to have access to the most in-demand, buzzed about books for longer. Skip the waitlists and visit your branch today and checkout the … Let’s spread the joy of reading and let others have a turn! Maximum 5 titles at a time. Please note: these changes …

Flags of Unsung Countries opens at Dunlop Art Gallery

… , which recently opened at Dunlop Art Gallery, embodies the artist’s struggle to belong to both her Nigerian home and her Canadian one. Liz Ikiriko, who is … Nigerian Canadian, uses photography to document her journey to learn more about her Nigerian father. Her struggle …

How to Find Hope at the Library

… How to Find Hope at the Library Blog Body Sarah Turnbull is a driven entrepreneur who has designed many building spaces, including her local library. She is also a mother. …

Moon of the Crusted Snow: A Novel of Survival

… Moon of the Crusted Snow: A Novel of Survival Blog Body I heard … unknown hardships in our communities due to the global pandemic. It opens with a power outage that stretches on and on, and keeps you turning pages to find out how this small community will cope …

Level Up! Your Learning This Summer

… a blog post about summer slide, a term that refers to the loss of learning over the summer months while children … and classwork moving to an online-only environment. As a parent, this is something I am grappling with myself as I … their learning, while also fighting the inevitable burnout that we are all feeling. That is one of the main …

Librarians Creating Personalized Reading Lists

… Reading Lists Blog Body Now that you can pick up holds at the library but still can’t browse the shelves, are you … full of treasures that fuel the mystery’s fire to keep it burning. The tool we use most is: each other! Talk to a … learn from each other about what’s new or exceptional for a particular audience. One of my RPL colleagues, for example, …

Support For The New School Year

… Support For The New School Year Blog Body It’s September! The time of year where parents everywhere try to remember their times tables, and … new skills or concepts. Brainfuse is a great resource to turn to because it offers live, online tutoring between the …

You’re never alone with fall reading lists from RPL

… never alone with fall reading lists from RPL Blog Body The cool weather will soon be upon us and we’ll hunker into our cozy indoor spaces again, sipping spiced lattes and craving connection in … laughter than you can get from Zoom dates and 2020 memes, turn to our list of Romantic Comedy recent hits. Obsessing …

Cozy Cooking

… Cozy Cooking Blog Body One of the things I love most about this time of year in … people they can’t be with. Preserving food is a link to my past, to my mother and grandmothers who taught me … in the past few years. Recipes from them are the ones we turn to when we get together as a family, and that food …

What’s your #RPLStory?

… What’s your #RPLStory? Blog Body When I was growing up, my family moved a lot. I went to … a book with me everywhere I went, or writing in a journal instead of talking at the lunch table. It gave me a … control over where I ended up. My story might not be as impactful as some of the others we’ve shared , but it means a …

3 Tips for Starting Your Novel Part 2

… 3 Tips for Starting Your Novel Part 2 Blog Body Read Part 1 Here is the second of three tips that might help you get … to manipulate the character in such a way as to make the journey feel worthwhile and meaningful to the reader. …

Most-read eBooks for 2021

… Most-read eBooks for 2021 Blog Body The lords and ladies of the Bridgerton series proved popular … titles included The Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes, The Return by Nicolas Sparks, and The Bridgerton Collection, Vol. 1. The three …

Spring 2022 exhibitions at Dunlop Art Gallery question relationships with our body and our environment

… Add Description Dunlop Art Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of two new exhibitions. At Central Gallery, the group exhibition In My Skin presents powerful assertions … self-pride and ownership. Sherwood Gallery hosts Bill Burns: The Salt, the Milk, the Donkey, the Honey, the Folk …

Getting out of your comfort zone

… Body Joining a book club full of curious humans is one of the best things I’ve ever done for my lifelong learning journey. I’m a die-hard fiction reader of fantasy and … and our discussions about them challenge me to create space on my bookshelf (and in my heart) for new perspectives …

Regina Public Library celebrates Pride Month

… spotlight resilience, give voice to stories, and honour the journeys of 2SLGBTQ communities. Attachment RPL MEDIA …

Show versus tell - a new take on an old rule

… tell - a new take on an old rule Blog Body Greetings from the Writer in Residence office! Earlier this week, I spoke to … As authors, we're taking our readers on an emotional journey. We need to feel the rhythm of the story and know when … these modes of storytelling to set up scene dynamics and pacing in the story. Is there anything you can take away …

Building Operator (permanent, full-time)

… Building Operator (permanent, full-time) Job Details Under the direction of the Director, Facilities Infrastructure and … and buildings. The position carries out a range of minor repairs and installations not requiring journeyman status. The position involves shift work and …

Spring has (almost) sprung

… sprung Blog Body It may not feel like it, but spring is here, and temperatures can’t be far behind. Right?! I don't … gives me a rush of motivation and creativity as the world turns from dingy winter grey to Roughrider green. I get kind … Massage Series Make a feathered friend: Birding Backpacks Birding programs Discover Birds with Birds Canada The …

The best show in August

… The best show in August Blog Body Every August, the night sky is flooded with shooting stars. That’s how I … What you’re actually seeing are pieces of comet debris burning up as they enter the Earth’s atmosphere at a whopping …

Commit to meaningful and lasting reconciliation

… Day , is a day to honour residential school survivors, their families, their communities, and the children who never returned home. It’s meant to raise awareness of the lasting impact of residential schools, encourage conversations, …

The not-so-challenging challenge: Goal tracker inspiration

… The not-so-challenging challenge: Goal tracker inspiration … or not! Find some inspiration below for how to use bullet journal techniques to keep track of your personal reading … The charter: Use a chart to track the number of pages you’ve read. Colour in the page tracker as you read …

Provincial library system up and running

… by admin on Mon, 05/01/2017 - 10:08 Add Description The online, province-wide library catalogue has been turned back on, and people from across the province once again have access to thousands of books, …

"Try the library once, and you are hooked!"

… "Try the library once, and you are hooked!" Blog Body Regan is … remember a time I didn’t use the library,” he says. “My parents would take us as children. Later I came to borrow … perhaps with the backlash against fake news people will turn en masse to the library for reliable quality …

Acoustic Bass

… by lreynish on Thu, 05/17/2018 - 17:26 Service Info The acoustic bass guitar is a low pitched, four string, hollow body instrument, averaging about 127 cm in length. The strings are generally wound metal wire. It is played by …

Bongo Drums

… by lreynish on Thu, 05/17/2018 - 19:47 Service Info The bongo is a small, two drum, open bottomed, percussion … length. It is played by striking the heads with different parts of bare hands and fingers. Bongos feature primarily in … Al Dworsky on Youtube) • Bongomania (lessons) • DancePapi - Learn Hand Drums (lessons on a variety of hand …

Meet the 2024-25 Writer in Residence!

… Meet the 2024-25 Writer in Residence! Blog Body Hello out there. … stories and novels, having published some 20 titles. In the past I’ve written plays, and film and TV scripts. I’ve also worked as a journalist. In fact, my favourite gig was as a punk show …

Why eBooks Are Better than Paper Books

… Why eBooks Are Better than Paper Books Blog Body Our statistics and plenty of anecdotal … are just not as good as real books. Ask our customers and they will be happy to number the delights of the printed … your bedtime, which we do every night. No fines – eBooks return themselves on time every time. Blog Images Short Title …

Ukulele

… by lreynish on Thu, 05/17/2018 - 21:23 Service Info The ukulele is a high pitched, four string, hollow body instrument, averaging between 54 - 61 cm in length. The strings are made of nylon or gut. The ukulele is usually …

Boosting Your Small Business’s Online Presence

… is down, and may not rise quickly – or completely – to pre-pandemic levels. Consumers have embraced ordering online during the COVID-19, and many likely won’t switch back to their old … the more they will feel involved and want to return. Consider social media and newsletters your new way of …

Doumbek

… by lreynish on Thu, 05/17/2018 - 20:45 Service Info The doumbek, or goblet drum, is a goblet shaped, hollow body … in height and is played by striking the head with different parts of bare hands and fingers. Doumbeks are generally used … in height and is played by striking the head with different parts of bare hands and fingers. Doumbeks are generally used …

Cajon

… percussion instruments that are played by striking the flat surface with different parts of bare hands and fingers while the player sits on … Category Percussion Tutorials • Free Cajon Lessons with Paul Jennings (free lessons on Youtube) • Cajon Expert …

Djembe

… by lreynish on Thu, 05/17/2018 - 20:33 Service Info The djembe is a traditional African goblet shaped drum, … It is played by striking the head with different parts of bare hands and fingers. Djembes are featured in … It is played by striking the head with different parts of bare hands and fingers. Djembes are featured in …

Banjo

… four to six stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a circular frame, averaging about 97 cm in length. They are played by fingering the fret board and plucking or … • Play the Banjo (lessons from Bradley Laird) • Banjo Compass (lessons) • Banjo Ben Clark (lessons on Youtube) …

The not-so-challenging challenge: New year, new reading goals

… The not-so-challenging challenge: New year, new reading goals … self-help, popular science, investigative journalism) Read a book from each of the seven continents Try … 15 minutes every day? Set your reading resolution and take part in the RPL Adult Reading Challenge for the chance to …

Be Your Own Bob Ross

… of my favorite memories as a kid was watching Bob Ross’s painting show on PBS. He would mix his colorful paints and bring a scene to life … and brings us joy – whether we’re refinishing a piece of furniture, sewing a new dress, knitting, crocheting, …

Xylophone

… style instruments with wooden or fiberglass bars attached to a frame. Each bar is a single note. The instrument is played by striking the bars with rubber, plastic or brass mallets. Xylophones …

Violin

… by lreynish on Thu, 05/17/2018 - 21:33 Service Info The violin is a four stringed, hollow body instrument that is held horizontally and balanced between the chin and shoulder. It averages between 48 - 59 cm in …

Acoustic Guitar

… Strings are generally made from wound metal wire or nylon. The guitar is played by fingering the fret board and plucking or strumming the strings with finger picks, plectrum or bare fingers. They …

Stream the best in movies and documentaries

… Stream the best in movies and documentaries Blog Body We are excited … films from around the globe. Kanopy is a film buff’s paradise and it’s free with your RPL Library Card. Play … useful links: Creating a Kanopy account Kanopy Kids (and turning on Parental Controls) Kanopy's mobile and TV apps …

Mandolin

… Info Mandolins are eight to twelve stringed instruments in the lute family averaging about 69 cm in length. They feature courses of strings that are doubled in unison … stringed mandolin would have four courses of strings. The mandolin is played by fingering the fret board and …

5 Investment Tips We Wish We Could Tell Our Younger Selves

… Wish We Could Tell Our Younger Selves Blog Body By Scott Sather As a young professional, you may be worried about the … interest. Starting a small investment now can create a big payout later down the road. Tip #2: Invest Regularly While … It’s also important to invest regardless of your recent returns, as past performance does not guarantee or indicate …

Digital Keyboard

… a traditional piano. While more portable than a piano, they can range from 94 cm in length and 8.3 kg in weight to 132 cm in length and 13.6 kg in weight. They are played by pressing the keys with fingertips. Electronic keyboards have on-board …

Create Your Own Sourdough Starter!

… back to some hobbies which I didn’t have time for before the quarantine, and checking off some of those long-term … the art of bread requires a bit of learning and a lot of patience. Things have not always gone perfectly for me, and … at different stages. She is also there to answer all your burning bread questions (okay, maybe this was not the best …

Electric Guitar

… to twelve string electronic instruments with a solid body. The strings are made from wound metal wire. Electric guitar is played by fingering the fret board and plucking or strumming the strings with finger picks, plectrum or bare fingers. The …

If you can't wait for Dog Man, here are some titles to keep you busy!

… If you can't wait for Dog Man, here are some titles to keep you busy! Blog Body We are … graphic novels to keep you entertained while you wait! Sparks! By Ian Boothby August is a brilliant inventor who is … like Fox will have to spend the rest of his life eating turnips. Mummies at the Museum by Wong Herbert Yee When best …

Show, Don’t Tell: Tips and Examples

… Show, Don’t Tell: Tips and Examples Blog Body One of the writing tips you’ll here over and over again is ‘Show, … show your characters in action and/or use dialogue to paint a picture in your reader’s mind’s eye. For example, … and began making calls to set up appointments. Then you return immediately to showing mode, describing her visits to …

How Parents Can Teach Through Play

… How Parents Can Teach Through Play Blog Body Liam was only 10-days-old when his mother, Sheila, got him his first library … discovers new ideas as he goes. Watch Liam and Sheila's journey below as part of our #RPLStories. Blog Images Enter …

3 Tips for Starting Your Novel Part 1

… 3 Tips for Starting Your Novel Part 1 Blog Body At the outset, writing a novel feels like setting out to climb a … to contain other note cards). Most often though, I return to the index cards or the bullet point list. Choose an …

Ten Steps to Send your Work to a Publisher

… Ten Steps to Send your Work to a Publisher Blog Body Simplified Steps to Submit Your Work to a … to industry standards: 1” margins, 12-point font, double-spaced, 5-point paragraph indent, header with name, title and … envelope of sufficient size, carrying adequate return postage. Exclusive, multiple, or simultaneous …

Shhhh! The piano is sleeping

… Shhhh! The piano is sleeping Blog Body For the last few years, we’ve … to host our Sounds of Summer Reading program. The event pairs summer reading recommendations with matching music, … spend a quiet night at t he library before making its return trip to the University. Something special happens …

How a City Councillor Found His Voice at the Library

… How a City Councillor Found His Voice at the Library Blog Body John Findura is the city councillor for Regina’s Ward 5, but he started that career path, in part, at the library. In 1976, John immigrated to … like John all those years ago. Watch John talk about his journey as part of our #RPLStories. Click the video link …

Learn Personal Finances During COVID-19 with Shannon Lee Simmons

… is giving an online talk with Regina Public Library to help people plan better. The talk will go into details, but … short-term financial emergency like the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Simmons. The following tips are based … a plan to go into debt safely. This is called a controlled burn. It means that you take exactly what you need – no more …

One good scare: horror recs for Spooky Season

… One good scare: horror recs for Spooky Season Blog Body The evenings are getting cooler, the leaves are changing … they break the number one rule. When Evil Lurks (2023 Spain) – In a remote village in Spain, two brothers … Dark and the Wicked (2020) – A brother and sister must return home to comfort their mother and deal with the death of …

Start Your Library Resolution with These Services

… Start Your Library Resolution with These Services Blog Body Many of us feel pressure to keep up … (Libby) Books, books, books and more books! The best part about getting eBooks through services like this? No late fees and returns are automatic. TumbleBook This one is great for the …

Hello, Bad Art Calling.

… Hello, Bad Art Calling. Blog Body I am not an artist. I … single line, never letting the tip of your pencil leave the paper. But faces are hard, and I see my face every day. So, … page ! I actually like the way the profile of my daughter turned out. It’s hanging on the fridge next to her scribbles …

If you like: Stranger Things

… If you like: Stranger Things Blog Body Have you seen the new trailer for Season 3 of Stranger Things? We are … things are put away. His writing lingers on the bittersweet pangs of first love and fitting in. Set in 1980s Niagara … they agree to never speak of it again. But darkness returns to Wichita Falls twenty-five years later, and the boys …

Listening to the Classics

… Listening to the Classics Blog Body Okay. Please don’t jump down my … Leo, Jane, Franz, James J, Virginia, Samuel. That lot. And pardon my air of familiarity, even if it is in jest. As if … Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes , and then Frankenstein , The Turn of the Screw, and The Fall of the House of Usher . If …

How to (Prepare to) Write a Novel

… How to (Prepare to) Write a Novel Blog Body I know that we artsy-fartsy types (as we were called in the 1960s in an era when reduplicative words were making the … to recognize and exercise itself ad infinitum. Thus we return to our point of departure. —Maurice Blanchot, The …

Hans Ulrich Obrist Hear Us

… Hans Ulrich Obrist Hear Us … (2015) Published by Black Dog Publishing Ltd. and … at 303 Gallery in New York in 1994, conceptual artist Bill Burns works across a variety of disciplines to reveal the … than the sterileness of factuality. Description: 224 pages, 87 colour images, 14 black and white images Foreword: …

Four Lessons I Learned Becoming a Writer

… Becoming a Writer Blog Body Ten years ago, I stared at the blank page, wishing to write. I had the ideas but didn’t know how … how to write. Thankfully though, this wasn’t a solo journey. Books, conferences, teachers, mentors, and solid …

There is More than One Throne: Game of Thrones Read-Alike.

… There is More than One Throne: Game of Thrones Read-Alike. … and the mage. And as war looms on the horizon, a single spark could turn their city into a pyre. Here is a complete list of …

Small Business

… Business … Starting a business is more than just renting a space and putting up a sign. RPL offers free expert training on a wide range of business topics to help you turn your entrepreneurial dreams into reality. Find on-demand …

Public Selections

… has used photocopies of book spines arranged as though on shelves, to point to critical phenomena. Several of his … orientations of art-world figures such as Janice Gurney and Phillip Monk, or even the artist and his partner Vera Lemecha. Since August 1993, when the Public …

Libby, by Overdrive

… 10 titles at a time, for up to 21 days each. T itles return automatically on their due date. You can return titles early to give the next reader a copy sooner. …