Mer L.'s blog

Take Me To Your Reader!

Submitted by Mer L. on Thu, 06/24/2010 - 5:00pm
alien or not?Have you registered for the Teen Summer Reading Program? If you haven’t, there is still plenty of time to sign up and complete it by reading 5 books or for 600 minutes. Next Wednesday, June 30th @ 2:30 pm you’re invited to join us in the Teen Zone to talk about all that you’ve been reading this summer: what you’ve loved, what you’ve hated, what you recommend and what you suggest we all avoid! It’ll be a lot of fun – see you there!
Flickr CC: Alien or not? Photo by:

Fairy Tale Endings…

Submitted by Mer L. on Thu, 06/24/2010 - 4:32pm
fairy tale castleI’ve always been a little resistant to fairy tales. The whole “happily ever after” thing never sat well with me. But often the versions of fairy tales I saw or heard growing up bore little resemblance to their origins (which were sometimes just down-right creepy) and there are many retellings of fairy tales that put a whole new twist on some tired old tales. What fairy tales do you love or hate?
 

Mer’s Fairy Tale Reads:

 

Freeman Teens: Game On!

Submitted by Mer L. on Thu, 06/17/2010 - 8:56am
wii remotesJoin us every Thursday throughout the Teen Summer Reading Program in the large Meeting Room for video games, board games, card games, food, fun and raffle prizes! Have a suggestion for a great game we can play? Let us know!
 
Flickr CC: Wii Remote Decals: Rising Sun and Burberry Photo by: Special*Dark

Deep in the Heart of Texas

Submitted by Mer L. on Thu, 06/17/2010 - 8:47am
welcome to texasI wasn’t born in Texas and most of my life was spent living elsewhere. I certainly can’t claim to be a Native Texan. I’m a transplant, but one who has come to deeply enjoy the uniqueness and diversity of the people, cultures, and environments within this Lone Star State. I’ve picked several books that (at some point) take place in Texas; hopefully you’ll find one you enjoy, too. What do you love about Texas?   

Mer’s Texas Reads:

 

The Trials and Tribulations of Suburban Life

Submitted by Mer L. on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 10:48am
chicago suburb from the airI have a love/hate relationship with the suburbs. Having spent some time living in suburban and planned communities, I have grown to truly detest the homogeneity, the predominance of big-box chain stores, and the Stepford Wives-like creepiness that some suburban environments seem prone to breed in their residence. But, then again, I wouldn’t be the fabulous person I am today having not had the American suburban experience. Below I’ve listed some titles I have enjoyed that feature the suburbs (some in a creepy way, others as merely a backdrop to the action). What do you love or hate about the ‘burbs?
 

Mer’s Suburban Reads:

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