Monthly Archives: June 2016

It’s easy for adults to forget what it was like to be a kid. Everything around you is new, unknown. How will a baby react to snow for the first time? To rain? To a puppy? How should a child … Continue reading →

William Gibson creates worlds that are set just a few steps into the future, and yet he presents fully imagined places that are somehow, breathtakingly different. Many of his novels are noir punk, sci-fi which tackles our fears of technology. … Continue reading →

In the year 1891, Sherlock Holmes and his arch rival, the criminal mastermind James Moriarty, both famously fell from the Reichenbach Falls to their deaths. Of course author Arthur Conan Doyle later brought his consulting detective back to life because … Continue reading →

Just about now, parents are beginning to wonder how to keep the kids entertained over the summer. Well, the animation of Studio Ghibli is renowned around the world. Founded in Tokyo in 1985, the films created by this Japanese anime … Continue reading →

  Sometimes it takes a while to find The Book. It’s the one that makes you realize that, while there might be a lot of reads out there that you don’t like, that are boring, that make you roll your … Continue reading →

Do you remember Amazing Hair-Raising Monsters? They were bald creatures that “grew” hair when you added water. Or perhaps you, or a parent, mailed off a few coins taped to cardboard for a Crazy Crab (a hermit crab that “loves … Continue reading →

Save the date! Our annual monster book sale is set for Friendship Day, on Saturday, June 11. Lennoxville Library folk will set up tables on Queen Street, at the corner of College, and bring out hundreds upon hundreds of books … Continue reading →

In April 1995, an American Persian Gulf War vet who despised his own government blew up a truck parked at a federal building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and injuring hundreds. Timothy McVeigh (and at least two accomplices) had … Continue reading →