Books

We live in a world with a lot of uncertainty right now and we hear the terms “fake news” and “alternative facts” thrown around quite a bit. Well, let us assure you that there is nothing fake or alternative about our facts. We give you the real deal, honest, 100% truthful information in our many fact sets. And...

My dad always says that if he would’ve held on to his baseball card collection from the 1950s he’d be a millionaire. Well, it didn’t exactly work out that way… I don’t know if he threw those cards out or his parents did, but they’re LONG GONE. And you know this is a pretty common story. A...

Bookstores are great if you’ve got a few hours to kill. You can get lost leisurely wandering through the shelves, reading the back covers of books that pique your interest. Maybe sitting down for a cup of coffee and a crossword puzzle. But if you just don’t have time or you can’t get to a...

You’re probably already in the habit of asking your friends what they’re reading these days, as a way of gaining some new book recommendations for yourself. But have you ever considered picking your new book based on where the plot is set? If you pick a book that’s set in your hometown or your home...

A long, long time ago, rural homes had no way to get books other than from libraries on wheels. These bookmobiles traveled all over the countryside delivering literature to towns and villages. The first bookmobile was a horse-drawn carriage appearing in Warrington, England, in the late 1850s. Later, vehicles outfitted with libraries lent out books,...

If you’re an avid reader, there’s a good chance you have and regularly use your library card. You can check out physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks, if there are wait lists, you’re used to biding your time, and there’s always something new to read. Fun fact about libraries: they pay royalties to publishers (and therefore...

With fans across every generation (and still adding more every day), Harry Potter is proving to be an enduring treasure. The world continues to warm our hearts, raise our spirits, and make us wish (no matter how old we are now) that our Hogwarts letter would have come. Now, J.K. Rowling is letting us have...

If you’ve ever wanted to know what it might feel like to attend classes at Hogwarts, well, now is as good a time as any to start remote schooling from the castle, too. And you guys – I know that you spent half of your time in actual school wishing you were sitting in Potions...