I’ve been called a walking disaster many times, and frankly, there's a lot of truth to it. I spill things, drop things, say things, and eat things I shouldn’t. But I’m… continue reading Maritime Disasters: Commercial Ships, Catastrophic Sinkings

By written by Kalela W.    November 21, 2019    1

• Exhibitions
• Recommendations
• No Shame November
• Nonfiction

So you just finished a book. It was great! Now you want to read the author’s other work. Add those to the list. Next, you listen to a podcast or read an interview with the author, and you… continue reading #FLPNoShameNovember: No Shame In Book Debt

By written by Samantha M.    November 30, 2016   

• No Shame November

I’ve been a vampire fiction enthusiast since the moment I picked up Bram Stoker’s Dracula when I was 12 years old. With diary entries, letters, and creepily intricate details of events… continue reading #FLPNoShameNovember: Vampires foreVer

By written by Becky F.    November 29, 2016   

• No Shame November

I have a soft spot in my heart for young adult fiction, particularly dystopian future stories. In my opinion, the longer a YA series, the better. Lately, I’ve been incredibly drawn to two… continue reading #FLPNoShameNovember: Dystopian Future Stories

By written by Rebecca A.    November 28, 2016   

• No Shame November

What is a dystology? It's a made-up word (made up by author Neal Shusterman , of course); a portmanteau of dystopian and ______-logy, as in a series of books. Is that cheesy? Maybe, but the… continue reading #FLPNoShameNovember: The Unwind Dystology by Neal Shusterman

By written by Becky S.    November 22, 2016   

• No Shame November

You know that pile of books on your nightstand—the ones you keep meaning to start but just haven’t gotten around to yet? Or the book that everyone was talking about last year but when… continue reading #FLPNoShameNovember: The Books I Haven’t Read

By written by Sara D.    November 21, 2016    1

• No Shame November

Reading self-help books usually throws me into a pit of despair where I refuse to follow any advice, feel deeply inadequate and then ashamed for even reading the book to begin with. (Examples one… continue reading #FLPNoShameNovember: Self-Help and Shonda Rhimes

By written by Link R.    November 18, 2016   

• No Shame November

"I don’t read books written for readers above fourteen," is a constant phrase I use in conversations when discussing books. It’s a truthful statement; as the curator for the… continue reading #FLPNoShameNovember: A Tale of Children's Books and Drag Queens.

By written by Chris B.    November 17, 2016    2

• No Shame November

Historical nonfiction is all the rage. Erik Larson seems to have a spot reserved for him on the New York Times bestseller list; David McCullough is so much a household name, he’s verging on… continue reading #FLPNoShameNovember: Historical Nonfiction – The Nerdy Kind

By written by Kalela W.    November 16, 2016    1

• No Shame November

One of my primary designations as a person is "reader." Fiction, nonfiction, high literary, lady comics—my personal library is broad. And nerdy—as a former English teacher, I… continue reading #FLPNoShameNovember: Oh, Baby—BUMPing My Usual Reading List

By written by Julie B.    November 14, 2016   

• No Shame November

Some days are just "one of those days", am I right? I feel like this fall has been full of "those days", so instead of hurling myself off the nearest building, I like to… continue reading #FLPNoShameNovember: When I’m Feeling Blue

By written by Rachel F.    November 10, 2016    2

• No Shame November

I was about 12 years old when the original groundbreaking PBS 13-part documentary series Cosmos: A Personal Journey debuted. My next older brother was deep into comic books, sci-fi, Star Wars ,… continue reading #FLPNoShameNovember: Falling Asleep to Carl Sagan’s Cosmos

By written by Ken M.    November 9, 2016    6

• No Shame November

I play video games. I’m not talking about casual games you download on your phone—not that there's anything wrong with that. In fact, the increasing visibility of casual gaming is… continue reading #FLPNoShameNovember: Confessions of a Girl Gamer

By written by Sara D.    November 7, 2016   

• No Shame November

It started, as most things do, with a baby. My daughter was born in March 2013 and much of my time was spent keeping my new charge alive and channel surfing, often simultaneously. But there are… continue reading #FLPNoShameNovember: Zombies!

By written by Liz A.    November 4, 2016   

• No Shame November

Now that our second year of #FLPNoShameNovember has begun, I racked my brain to decide what to write about. Last year, I confessed my love of tabloid magazines , specifically People . This year, I… continue reading #FLPNoShameNovember: Will You Accept This Rose?

By written by Kate C.    November 3, 2016   

• No Shame November

I’m the children’s librarian who hosts weekly Storytime for babies. The librarian who voraciously reads early chapter books about aliens and graphic novels about unicorns and their… continue reading #FLPNoShameNovember: Confessions Of A Children’s Librarian

By written by Mary W.    November 1, 2016    1

• Reading
• Romance
• No Shame November

Last year, the Free Library introduced an interactive social media and digital campaign during the month of November in which we encouraged one another to stop hiding the covers of our books and… continue reading Join the Free Library for #FLPNoShameNovember!

By written by Kate C.    October 31, 2016    2

• No Shame November

I will admit when I'm asked what I enjoy reading, my typical response is “science-fiction, fantasy, regency romance, street-lit, and quirky fiction novels.” I rarely mention the… continue reading #FLPNoShameNovember: Fan Fiction, Where Fans Rule

By written by Camille T.    November 30, 2015   

• No Shame November

My name is Peter and I LOVE bad movies. I say—the worse, the better! Schlocky scripts, rubber monsters, awful acting, melodramatic bio pics, big budget special fx-laden flops—I'll… continue reading #FLPNoShameNovember: Nothing Better Than A Bad Movie

By written by Peter SM    November 27, 2015    2

• Film
• Digital Media
• No Shame November

I don’t usually read children’s stories about ponies. Or Christian-themed mysteries. Or romance novels set during World War I. There’s nothing wrong with these types of… continue reading #FLPNoShameNovember: Mysteries, Romances, and Ponies

By written by Peter L.    November 24, 2015   

• No Shame November