If you were to associate an animal with libraries and librarians, what would it be? If the title of this article wasn’t already a spoiler–we love cats around these parts. Well, most of us. There are some dog people too, but we don’t talk about them. The point is, librarians, libraries, and cats. It’s a […]
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Celebrating Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders by Samantha Roll
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a time during which we celebrate Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. All countries across the Asian continent as well as the Pacific groups of islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia are recognized. What began in 1979 as a one week celebration was turned […]
The Feast of St. Patrick
By: Samantha Roll This year already seems better and more hopeful than the last one. Nevertheless, people continue to get creative with their activities, pursuits, and gatherings. Today marks another holiday with which we can get innovative. Whichever way you choose to celebrate this year, let’s take a closer look at this long-standing celebration! Did […]
An Innovative Thanksgiving by Samantha Roll
This year I am choosing not to travel for Thanksgiving and this means I will not be able to see the family I usually do for the holiday. I know many people are in the same position whether by choice or necessity and that this Thanksgiving and the holidays beyond will be very different for […]
October Events at Your Library by Samantha Roll
Your Lake Placid Memorial Library will be hosting a concert on Saturday, October 26th at 3 pm. The concert will take place in the library’s beautiful back garden area and refreshments will be served. This is sure to be a popular event so feel free to bring your own chair or blanket to enjoy the […]
Lake Placid Loves These Young Adult Books by Samantha Roll
Here’s what Lake Placid residents are loving so far this year. “Firstlife” by Gena Showalter is the first book in the Showalter’s “Everlife” trilogy. “Tenley ‘Ten’ Lockwood is an average seventeen-year-old girl…who has spent the past thirteen months locked inside the Prynne Asylum. The reason? Not her obsession with numbers, but her refusal to let […]
Digital Services Offered to Highlands County Library Patrons by Samantha Roll
Do you want to learn a new language at your own pace? Or maybe read a magazine on a tablet or phone? How about listening to a digital audiobook in your car? I have some good news for you: your local library has you covered. No need to pay for expensive tutors or streaming services. […]
Highlands County Loves These Children’s Books by Samantha Roll
It seems Highlands County’s children are in agreement. They really love the thirteen installment in the ‘Dork Diaries’ series by Rachel Renee Russell. In ‘Tales from a Not-So-Happy Birthday,’ “Nikki and her BFF’s Chloe and Zoey have been planning a birthday party of epic proportions! There’s just one problem—Nikki’s mom says no way to the […]