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Category Archives: BOOKS
Celebrating the Lake Washington Ship Canal Centennial
Did you know the Ballard Locks turns 100 this year? In recognition of the anniversary, we’ve combed through our archives and digitized some of the most interesting maps, photos, postcards, correspondence, and more related to the history of the Lake … Continue reading
Seek the Story
Edward Hopper’s paintings were inspired as well as inspiring. Who could view his moody and spare piece, “Nighthawks,” and not look for a story therein? A recent short story collection, edited by Lawrence Block, called In Sunlight or in Shadow: Stories … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Design, Children's Books, Nonfiction, Uncategorized
Tagged Artists, painting, poetry
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#BookBingoNW2017: Read a Book Recommended by a Librarian
This one should be easy: it is kind of why we’re here. People think we present our Summer Book Bingo each year as a way to encourage readers over the Summer, adding variety and sense of play to your reading … Continue reading
#BookBingoNW2017: Read a book adapted into a movie
Not to be overly critical of a billion dollar industry or anything, but I think Hollywood has an originality problem. Books with any kind of following are immediately optioned for films – think Gone Girl, Girl on the Train, and … Continue reading
#BookBingoNW2017: Maximize your Blackout strategy with comic books
Comic books are one of your greatest strategic resources in scoring a blackout on your Summer Book Bingo card. Don’t feel like you should limit comics to the Graphic novel square. There’s a comic for any square, many of which … Continue reading
Posted in BOOKS, LOCAL INTEREST
Tagged #BookBingoNW, #BookBingoNW2017, adult summer reading 2017, Adult Summer Reading Program, Book Bingo, Book Bingo 2017, comics, comics memoir, graphic novels, Local authors, Richard V., Seattle Arts & Lectures, Summer reading, Washington state authors
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Page to Screen: My Cousin Rachel.
It was my idea, after all. Lately as we’ve seen readers and filmgoers gobbling up great twisty psychological suspense such as Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train, I kept thinking they should make a fresh version Daphne Du Maurier’s … Continue reading
Cultivating a Love of Nature with Children
The clouds are disappearing and the temperatures are warming, which means the summer months are just within reach in the Pacific Northwest! Take a book or two along as you and your kiddos head to the park or the beach. … Continue reading
Posted in BOOKS, Children's Books, Nature & Science
Tagged Ashley B., Children's Books, Children's nonfiction, nature, nature writing
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