Apocalypse Cow and the Joy of a Good Tag Line

I’m going to break all the conventions for reviewing a book by talking about the sheer awesomeness of a book I have yet to read. Please admire the brilliance of the cover to the left. The book, Apocalypse Cow, looks to be your average zombie cow story. I say that because I’m pretty sure that [...]

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Staff Picks: Stung by Bethany Wiggins

In all honesty, the cover of this book was what got me to pick it up and read it. I’ll admit, with great shame, that I’m a book cover judger. And, sometimes it works out, judging books by their covers! This was a fantastic retelling of the Sleeping Beauty legend. The tale is just as [...]

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Judging A Book By Its Cover: A Pretty Ugly Book Talk

We all know the saying. ‘Don’t Judge a Book by its cover’. And, yeah, well, we all pretty much ignore that. Our shiniest, newest, prettiest books definitely leave the library more often than that slightly older, weirdly covered book. Still, who am I to judge? If you like the pretty books – I’ve got a [...]

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Magical Reads for Adults and Teens

Fairy Tales aren’t just for the little ones. The traditional sort are full of all sorts of horrifying bits that Disney some how managed to slice out. (Don’t get me started on the original Cinderella stories!) Still, there’s lots of modern re-tellings and reworkings that are just as awesome too. Check out the recent library [...]

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April Fools’ Run Down And Your Information Literacy Test of the Day!

It is April Fools’ Day again and that means it is time to test your information literacy skills! The friendly librarians at Haverhill Public Library have scoured the internetz to find all those hilarious jokes and pranks so we could amass them right here for you. Now here’s the trick…ONE of these is a real [...]

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