The eco-movement has reached the crafts department – although sewers, quilters and crafters have always been experts at recycling. Sewing Green by Betz White will help you take this tradition even further with patterns, tips and fresh ideas for making the most of found materials.
Not sure what to do with those mis-matched but still lovely sheets and pillowcases? White [...]
On a non-librarian note, why do children’s book romanticize the innocence of the ilde days of youth spent blowing apart the tops of dandelions? They don’t need any help! These sinister cold-blooded pests are designed in a sadistic laboratory as the most pure mechanism of mass-dispersal and reproduction since Captain Kirk played a Barry White [...]
Meet the author at a Moline Public Library on June 3rd at 1:00, where she will be signing copies of her new book, Home Safe.
My favorite Berg novel is The Year of Pleasures. If you like books in which the protagonist has faced tragedy and must rebuild her life, this is a classic starting-over story.
You’ll [...]
Have you ever been in the car and bored by what’s currently on the radio? Pop in one of these best-of-the-best NPR audiobooks and transport yourself to a laugh-out-loud Scott Simon interview with Dame Edna to a story about misunderstood song lyrics.
If you’re a fan of NPR, you’ll love books-on-cd that public radio staff have [...]
Just a reminder that the Davenport Library will be closed today in observance of Memorial Day. Both buildings will be open their regular hours tomorrow – Main 9:30 – 5:30 and Fairmount 12 – 8pm.
Have a safe and happy holiday!
Recently retired and living a quiet and elegant life on the Upper West Side in New York City, Henry Archer unexpectedly gets a second chance with his step-daughter, someone he hasn’t seen for 25 years. Somehow these opposites – Henry is older, gay, successful, Thalia is an aspiring actress just scraping by – make a [...]
In between trips, there’s nothing better than kicking back with a good DVD.
Some of the AT’s favorites are travel series such as Michael Palin’s Around the World in 80 Days and Samantha Brown’s Passport to Europe – all the fun and cultural education without the hassle. Though theoretically designed for the prospective traveler, Rick Steve’s [...]
Imagine Venice in 1498. Imagine being orphaned and living hand-to-mouth in its busy streets. Imagine you’re Luciano and you’ve just been caught stealing a pomegrante. Will this act send you to the dungeons? No! This act will actually land you an apprenticeship with a maestro chef, who just happens to cook for the doge, the [...]
As a follow up to His #4 New York Times Bestseller Happy Endings, Jim Norton’s latest, I Hate Your Guts, takes the caustic comedian/radio host’s comedy to a simpler and deadly accurate level. Norton levels the barrels at various public figures with the kind of invective that would make most people blush. Look [...]
Enzo is a thoughtful and intelligent observer. He has watched a lot of television – especially the Weather Channel and documentaries – and he has paid attention. He understands much more than he is given credit for, but he cannot put his thoughts into words. His greatest regret in life is that he cannot speak [...]
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