From the Read in Ned columns published in The Mountain-Ear and the Gilpin Weekly Register-Call newspapers
READING PLAYGROUND Incorporating interesting and fun things into reading is as old a trick as reading itself. ...by Michael Sivcovich
HIMALAYA BOUND The pace of our cultural evolution seems to be speeding up. This book provides a rare glimpse into a culture that has managed to preserve its identity in a shifting world. ...by Jay Mann
FIRST PERSON SINGULAR Why aren't more book reviews aren’t written in the first person, given that so many books are written from the standpoint of an omniscient first person character? ...by Tom Lambrecht
THE HUNT FOR RED BOOKS I thought it would be fun to consider ….. RED BOOKS! I combed our Nederland Community Library shelves and found several old book friends — and one new title — that fit the bill. ...by Cathy Grace
LOVE LESSONS The Course of Love provides an honest, wise, and hilarious depiction of love and relationships.. ...by Roberta Brown-Jones
SYNCHRONICITY Have you ever experienced book synchronicities? When a book’s story, characters, and/or tenor resonates with what is going on in your life? It can happen in a number of ways, including by chance. ...by Jay Mann
ECONOMICS LESSONS Economics in Wonderland is a hybrid work that combines short explanatory segments on different issues like wealth inequality, free trade, and student debt, accompanied by cartoons visually amplifying the same subjects. ...by Roberta Brown-Jones
FROM PAGE TO SCREEN While it is nearly always true that a book will have richer language and detail, deeper character development, and as Anne of Green Gables might say “more scope for the imagination,” I maintain that movies offer strengths of their own. ...by Cathy Grace
NEW CROP OF COOKBOOKS These days, cookbooks have more background about food origins, selecting ingredients and of course, the action-packed lives of their celebrity chef authors. ...by Tom Lambrecht
STEM STORYTIMES NCL has implemented STEM Storytimes for our preschool aged community members. ...by Michael Sivcovich
