by Macy Conley The most popular dystopian novels are created out of conflict between the government and the people. Reading about the beliefs and regulations of some governments found in YA fiction can be unbelievable. They seem so completely unnatural or fake that we can forget that there are actual governments that are used as …
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Travel
By Tia “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” Saint Augustine I like to travel. Before we go on a trip, I like to look at books and learn about the tourist spots, history, food and cultures. In the children’s department, we have a book representing each …
Fictional places we would love to visit!
by Macy Conley While reading a book, I will sometimes daydream about visiting the setting of the book. I would be thinking about what I would get to do or who I would get to see. Sometimes it would be so annoying to have to come back to the real world because the fictional one …
Ways Summer Reading can help your Teens
By Macy Conley Teen summer reading is in full swing at the El Reno Carnegie Library! July is coming with fun filled weeks ahead. Even though the Teen Summer Reading Programs is full of fun and exciting activities, the activities can serve other purposes too. For example, the Wednesday crafts activities help promote creativity in a …
Celebrating Pride Month with Books!
By Macy Conley It's June, so it is also pride month! In observance of this national festival of tolerance and love, we are going to celebrate LGBTQ+ friendly novels found throughout our library. Let's dive into it! Adult: The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily Danforth "When Cameron Post's parents die suddenly in a car …
YA Books to read based on Hogwarts Classes
by Macy Conley If you are stuck in a reading rut or just love everything to do with Harry Potter (shout out to fellow potter heads), this list can help find books for your TBR list based on your favorite Hogwarts class. All the books mentioned are located in the teen room at the El …
Top 5 Ways to Revive Your Resume
by Macy Conley Applying for your dream job is nerve wracking enough, updating your resume shouldn't be. Below are listed the top 5 ways to bring life to your resume. Include only relevant information. This may seem like a no brainier, but you would be surprised how many resumes include information that doesn't pertain to …
Post-Apocalyptic Fiction and Our Environment
By Alicia Ballard Who doesn’t love a good sole-survivor-in-a-post-apocalyptic-wasteland story? A good high-tension story to wrap yourself in and escape reality for a few hours. Yet, we can always come back to our comforts and our stable society. Yet, if we are not careful, we may end up throwing ourselves into the same situation that …
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Series Highlight: Game of Thrones
By Alicia Ballard Game of Thrones is a wildly popular television series featured on HBO. The series started in 2011 and will be entering its last season in April of 2019. The television show is based on the book series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin. A full fifteen years …
DIY Bookmarks
By Macy Conley Most librarians have found something used as a book mark that wasn't a book mark. Some librarians have found old pictures, money, or pressed flowers hidden between the pages of a book. Other librarians have been unfortunate enough to find items like tin can lids, banana peel, or deli meat. No librarian …
