By: Heidi Herald Spring is a time of renewal. Many people choose this time of year to do spring-cleaning and get organized. Why not apply this same principle to organizing your reading lists? As a librarian, I often assist patrons who bring reading-log notebooks with paper-scrap...
Great Cooking Resources By: Heidi Herald Like many people, you may be trying to create meals from what you have at home in order to reduce exposure risks or because you are watching your budget. Preparing delicious and satisfying meals with ingredients you have on hand at...
Spring Transformations: Books About Inspiring Transformations By: Heidi Herald It’s been a long time coming, but it is now officially Spring! Spring is a time for renewal and rebirth as the world awakens from the long winter. Celebrate the return of Spring with these seven books about...
Finding the Perfect Book! By: Heidi Herald Are you ever in the mood to read something dark and gloomy and set in Scotland; or maybe, a romance that takes place on a Caribbean island? No matter what you are in the mood for, you have access to...
Look Up! -- Explore the World of Astronomy By: Heidi Herald Next Monday, July 30th, Steve Haines from the Indianapolis Astronomical Society will present a program on Astronomy at the Fishers Library at 7 PM. Geared towards adults, this program would also be interesting to kids 8+ with...
Making the Grade By: Heidi Herald Have you ever used the Testing and Education Reference Center in Inspire? This useful resource provides test preparation for all types of students and careers. You can find everything from High School Equivalency Exam Prep to Postal Service Exam Prep (and...
Readers' Advisory: Reawakening and Rediscovering Joy By: Heidi Herald You’ve probably heard of, and possibly read, A Man Called Ove, the unlikely international bestseller by Swedish author, Fredrik Backman, that rocketed him to the top of the bestseller lists. This quirky novel tells the story of an...
The Witches’ Tree: An Agatha Raisin Mystery By: M.C. Beaton I really enjoy listening to the audiobook versions of the Agatha Raisin mysteries by M.C. Beaton. We have a large selection of these mysteries both in CD format and in Overdrive. There are 28 mysteries in the...
The Little French Bistro By: Nina George The Little French Bistro is reminiscent in theme and plot to George’s first novel, The Little Paris Bookshop. In both novels, we encounter characters paralyzed by grief or despair who take action to change their lives, and ultimately forge a...
Sycamore by Bryn Chancellor Sycamore is the story of Jess Winters, a young girl, who went missing in 1991. It is also the story of how her life intertwined with the residents of the town and how her disappearance affected the residents of Sycamore, both individually and...
