TPL Blogs

Issue 47: November/December 2012: Decide what eReader is right for you or a loved one; Hattie Larlham shows in the art gallery; job hunting in the 21st century, the new Common Core standards for each grade level; book reviews, recipe, craft, meet the staff, and more.

Or “Books as hot as furbies in 1998″ There’s a new podcast episode from Beth and Cari! YA is one of the hottest genres thanks to Twilight and Hunger Games. We talk about what authors are crossing over to the dark side and writing YA. Other cool book blogs: Book Shelves of Doom and Book Aunt Book we [...]

September/October 2012: Learn about our Friends and Volunteers; Cruising with Carol with more audiobook suggestions; story about the Life of a Library book; the buzz about 50 Shades of Grey; more teen titles; recipes and crafts.

The Twinsburg Library welcomes the unique insights, inspired vision, and personable nature of award-winning photographer Vicki Jeromos-Blayney — the featured artist in our gallery until October 20. She has provided clients with fresh, eye-catching perspectives of “people, places and things,” ranging from corporate and retail images to event and personal memories. Jerney Studios is located [...]

Of Shooting Star Photography Presents in the Library Art Gallery 24 Shades of ORANGE AWARDS 2011 Best of Category Photography – Competition, Reminderville 2012 Community Choice Award – Focus Photography Competition, Solon Although I have always enjoyed animals and the outdoors, it wasn’t until college that I really started to look at my surroundings. I wasn’t truly hooked though, [...]

Issue 45: July/August 2012: Preparing your child for kindergarten, Coupon Guy tells all, Book reviews for every age, Twins Days Festival and Author Book Signing, and celebrate the 100th episode of the ABC Book Review Podcast.

Did you ever want to know what goes on in the mind of a teenage boy? I’ve always wondered. I was given all I wanted to know and more in Brent Crawford’s “Carter Finally Gets It,” and I finally came to the conclusion that boys are disgusting, perverted, dense, and not as cool as they [...]

Father’s Day Special at Friends Book Sale – books on railways, reduced prices in Special Interest Section, and many new donations of biographies, classics, poetry, and drama/plays. Sale is Saturday, June 9, 10am – 4pm; 9:30am members’ early admittance.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN Peter Ertel was born in Keil Germany on March 5, 1917. He was 95 at the time of this recording. At the out break of WWI, he was forced into the German army. The key word is forced. His unit the Combat Engineering Battalion of the 7th Bavarian Division fought at the [...]

I listened to the audio version of this book because I love hearing the foreign dialect in the story telling. As a mother, I appreciate this story for it’s amazing depth in telling the tale of this Indian mother and her relationship with her son. The story is written from the mother, Meera’s, perspective to her [...]

Click here to listen “The reason I speak to you and I dedicate myself to speaking out is, especially to young people, is for you to stand up and not to be silent. You can all make a difference. You stand up to make a difference. You stand up against bigotry, against discrimination, against anti-sematism, against [...]

1 lb ground lamb 1/2 cup chopped parsley 1 tsp dried oregano 1 tbs chopped onion 1/2 cup feta cheese 1/2 cup pitted Kalimata olives, chopped 2 eggs Mix all ingredients together and mix well. Form into 1 inch balls and broil 4 minutes on one side. Then, turn the meatballs, and broil another 4 minutes. These taste great wrapped in a low [...]

Crust 2 cups mozzarella cheese 4 ounces cream cheese , softened 3 eggs 1/3 cup heavy cream 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese 1 teaspoon [...]

Without the knowledge of the Irish legend surrounding the uisce (pronounced ish-ka) or Water Horse, this story starts out a little hard to imagine. Instead of focusing on the story, I was focusing on the possibility of such creatures. You mean, there are horses that eat people? How is that even possible without canines? They [...]