Hello, fellow creatures of the night! Today, we embark on another journey through the library to find those books that quench your thirst for frights. If this
Spotlight: Parasite
St. Tammany Parish Libraries have an extensive collection of books and movies readily available to check out to patrons of all ages. Here is but a peek of what we have in our catalog! Parasite is a 2019 dark comedy/thriller directed and co-written by Bong Joon-ho. It has received a myriad of awards including the…
2019 Comic Bookends
Happy New Year, everyone! It's that time again when I go through what I read this year and make a list of recommendations for other readers. I made it a point to read as much as I could this go-around and I ended up with over 220(!) books. Now, the majority of them were graphic…
A Yellow Feathered Friend: Remembering Caroll Spinney
Today we are honoring the achievements of Caroll Spinney, a puppeteer best known for portraying Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since Sesame Street's inception. Spinney's television career spanned over 60 years, starting in local television before joining the Muppeteers in 1969. He was also a writer and illustrator, a cartoonist, and painted in his leisure…
Over the Garden Wall
Led through the mist by the milk-light of moon, all that was lost is revealed. Our long bygone burdens, mere echoes in the spring. But where have we come, and where shall we end? If dreams can't come true, then why not pretend? Over the Garden Wall is a limited series created by Patrick McHale…
Tough Times at School
School is in full swing for our younger patrons, bringing with it a year of learning and growing. Unfortunately, it's not always an easy time. Things like bullying and peer pressure still creep into the school experience and sometimes it helps to know you're not alone. All's Faire in Middle School Imogen has grown up…
Spooky Scary Comic Books, vol. 3
Welcome again to our annual list of comic books perfectly picked for this special time of year. Nights are getting longer, the leaves are changing colors, and the monsters inside us are growing wild for fun-filled frights and scary stories. If these don't satisfy your howling hunger, check out the articles from 2017 and 2018…
The Adventure Zone and other Adventures for Teens
Welcome to the second article where I cover adventures in comics. If you're coming in from my first article, you've already seen some examples of adventure comics that would do well with younger readers. But the recommendations don't end at juvenile fiction-- I have another list prepared for our teen and young adult readers. So…
Bone and other Adventures for Children
Books are an adventure; you're discovering a new world with every flip of the page. Whether it's in print or on a device, reading satisfies the desire to explore new venues and feeds your curiosity of the unknown. Which brings me to today's topic--adventures in comics. The adventure genre is a generous one to use…
Comic Con and other Convention Stories
Summer is here and for a good few of us that means the start of something we wait all year for-- Comic book and anime conventions! Louisiana hosts many conventions throughout the year, weekend-long events where people celebrate the media they love. If you're curious about what these events entail, or if you're planning to…
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