Welcome to another edition of Humans of Libraryland, where I get to introduce you to some of the spectacular folks who work for your public library! Is it true that we all turn into pumpkins when the library closes, like Cinderella's coach? (Well, no.) What about the thing where we have giant piles of books…
Holiday Stories for Stranger Things
Stranger Things keeps getting stranger, and more intriguing, am I right? But even when you're saving the world, there's time to take a break. (Though when the lead love interests stop to discuss their feelings as the doomsday bomb is ticking down the seconds to boomsville, it makes me want to scream: shut up and…
What Would Bilbo Baggins Read?
Bilbo Baggins, the lead character in J.R.R. Tolkien's classic book may hate broken plates, but he definitely loves books. Here's what I would recommend if Bilbo ever came to my library looking for a stack. The Hobbit, Or, There and Back Again Hobbits are famous for their love of meals--plenty and often--so Bilbo would definitely…
4 Holiday Thrillers to Stream Now!
'Tis the season...to be terrified! Cozy, heartwarming holiday classics like Holiday Inn and The Nutcracker are great and all, but who says horror movies are only for Halloween? Head over to hoopla or Kanopy and stream a holiday scare fest with a group of your naughtiest friends! Black Christmas It's winter break, and the sorority sisters of Pi Kappa…
Wonderful Winter Picture Books
School's out and Winter Break is a great time to snuggle up and enjoy reading together. Get into the winter spirit with these picture books for the entire family. Add a little hot chocolate and some home-baked cookies and you have the perfect recipe for fun family time. No time to bake cookies and make…
Jolabokaflod: an Icelandic Reading Tradition
In recent years, a meme about an Icelandic reading tradition went viral. The image featured the following text: "In Iceland, books are exchanged on Christmas Eve, and you spend the rest of the night reading. People generally take their books to bed along with some chocolate. How cozy and wonderful does that sound?" The reading…
Reflecting on the “Old” and Ringing in the “New” Year
Note: Stephen A. Smith was Interim Director in 2017 What a busy and eventful year this has been. As I write my last column as Interim Director, it is a great time to reflect on 2017, and eagerly anticipate the years ahead under the leadership of our new King County Library System Director, Lisa Rosenblum…
Help! I’m Behind on my Reading Goals!
I was looking over my Goodreads Reading Challenge goals the other day when it finally occurred to me that there are only two weeks left of 2017. Isn't that wild? But wait! I've only read 46 out of the 50 I wanted to read this year! What am I going to do?! Fear not, dear…
Print from Home with Mobile Printing
When all you need to do is print something at the library, you can skip logging in to a library computer by using our mobile printing service! From your personal computer, go to print.kcls.org, or view our instructions to download the PrinterOn app to your mobile device. You can print a document on your computer…
Grinch-y Gift Giving
Ahhh, the holidays. Time for food, family, and of course, the giving of gifts. Now, I'm not quite as bitter as The Grinch, but I do have a tendency to resent holiday gift giving, mainly because I never quite know what to give people. I don't want to spend too much money. I don't want…
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