Freeze! It’s the Library Police!
When a Texas library book thief was arrested, it inspired this librarian to dream big. A Texas man was recently arrested for failing to return a GED study … Read more
Roz Warren
Book Review: How About Never?
“How About Never? Is Never Good For You? My Life In Cartoons” – a book review Bob Mankoff, the The New Yorker’s cartoon editor since 1997, has written a … Read more
It’s May. Enjoy Yourself!
May is National Masturbation Month – You’re welcome! May is National Masturbation Month. How do I know? My pal Senior Sex Expert Joan Price is not only vigorously … Read more
I’m In Love With Mr. Yippee!
No, Mr. Yippie is not a sex toy “Why is there a gigantic sex toy sitting on your dining room table?” Mark asked recently. “That’s not a gigantic … Read more
Radical Middle-Aged Cake Acceptance: A Modest Proposal
“Cake is not the enemy” is my brand new mantra. I’m processing books in the circulation office of the library where I work when I hear a sudden … Read more
Are You a HandyWoman? Take This (Not Entirely Serious) Test and See!
Are You a HandyWoman? As I was reading “Not Your Mother’s Book on Home Improvement,” a new collection of light-hearted essays by (primarily) middle-aged female do-it-yourselfers, it became … Read more
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue: Lewd in the Library!
Swimsuit issue has America rolling its collective eyes The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue just came out, and all over America librarians are flipping through its pages and rolling … Read more
Light Verse. Tough Topic.
Book review: “It’s Probably Nothing…Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love My Implants” Give a clever and acerbic 40ish poet a breast cancer diagnosis and what … Read more
The World According to Nora Ephron
Nora Ephron is the primary role model for a smart, wise-cracking female writer. Thank God for Nora Ephron. Before she came along, the primary role model for a … Read more
