Category Archives: Books You Otto Read

Children Book Award Winners Showcased at the Library!

Posted on March 28, 2012 by
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2011 Children Book Award Winners

Posted on March 31, 2011 by

Our Library just completed its annual tradition of buying copies of the winners of various Children Book Awards. Several interest me, the Jimi Hendrix book, “Heart of a Samurai” and Lafayette and the American Revolution”. They all look like fun … Continue reading →

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To Keep You Informed…

Posted on March 2, 2011 by

There are some truly awful books out there in the world. And by “awful”, I mean awfully hilarious. Take a gander here. *Also, we do not have this book, but you can find it through Inter-Library Loan. (It does not … Continue reading →

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Nabokov Proven Right

Posted on February 1, 2011 by

Vladimir Nabokov, writer of Lolita, was a curator of lepidoptery (I never heard of the word either). Apparently he formed a theory about the migration of butterflies across the Bering Straits back in the day, only to be met by … Continue reading →

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Alexandra Approves!

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

As you may, or may not know, I am an elementary education major and a major book lover. After all, why else would I work in the library?! Access and knowledge to more books, of course! Well, my other love … Continue reading →

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Review of books: The Three Kingdoms

Posted on July 12, 2010 by

The world’s affairs rush on, an endless stream; A sky-told fate, infinite in reach, dooms all. The kingdoms three are now the stuff of dream, For men to ponder, past all praise or blame. – last quatrain of denouement (Chapter … Continue reading →

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