Books

Remember when you could fake your way through a book report by using Cliff Notes? It had key facts and told you the story you didn't read.

Thanks to a very large grant the Hartley Nature Center will be able to expand programming to residents of the community.

If your kids love the 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' series, I have an event you'll need to check out.

A must-have for fans of the Minnesota Twins and Joe Mauer! Get the link to pre-order right here.

To celebrate President's Day the Duluth Public Library will be closed to the public.

If you're a big fan of books, you'll want to head out to your local coffee shop as soon as possible!

You may already have a Duluth Public Library card that allows you borrow books and enjoy all the amenities of they have to offer, so you might not be interested in upgrading to one of the two new designs.  However, if you have children, this would be a great way to put a little spark in that summer time reading interest.

I blogged about the unique holiday cookie exchange that I did recently and everyone seemed to like the idea.  Well, here's another idea that I think is grand and wonder why it wasn't thought of sooner!  A holiday recipe exchange!  Thanks to the Duluth Public Library you can get some new recipes your family will love that has been tested and loved by another family.  Who wants to share?

While I don't profess to be an English major,  I have always been fascinated by our language.  I find words and grammar interesting and I like to know more about the language we speak (and write).

Many people email me and ask about Ghost Hunting and what it's like when I do some hunting on the Irvin. Well, now is the time you can find out, and everyone is welcome.

It's been a rough month for Rolling Stones fans. Keyboard player Ian McLagan and sax man Bobby Keys died a day apart. I don't know much about Ian other than the fact he was a happy fun-loving guy (much like Ronnie Wood who he played with in Faces.) I know he was frail and sickly, which eventually led to his early retirement touring with the Stones.

Gary Wright has a new book out called Dream Weaver, which he was allowed to write himself. He says he was happy they let him write it because then he could put things in his own words, and write the way he talks.