We’ve all done it. We’ve been baited into an argument about the best way to read a book. Paper only! many say. The feel, the smell, the...

Beginning Monday, June 14 – two days before this article is published in the newspaper – Summer Reading is once again happening for every...

This week let’s feature an author, no doubt toward the end of his career (he’s 79), who has a Michigan connection and has been productive...

This past week, I sat down with Library Director Pamela Williams and discussed a number of Frequently Asked Questions that I’ve been...

One of the library’s most popular adult programs is the series of Constitutional Law Seminars led by retired United States Magistrate...

Have you ever noticed when watching mysteries how often the English professor did it? As soon as I see an English professor as part of...

We all know tone when we hear it. Is there any mom or dad ever who hasn’t looked at their kid and said, “Don’t use that tone with me.”...

It’s time to review and highlight what’s happening at the library during these changeable times. First, what are our hours currently?...

Ten of us had a lively book discussion via Zoom last week and shared recommendations. While every book club, such as the book worms'...

St. Paddy’s Day is only half a week away from spring, so even if there’s no Irish in your family line, it’s a good holiday to enjoy....

Those of you old enough, try to hear the voice of Rod Serling as you read this paragraph: “Imagine, if you will, an ordinary 25 square...

Tradecraft. The Circus. The Cousins. John le Carre, the British writer who recently died at 89, changed the vocabulary of how we speak of...

Ten classic Christmas stories at least a couple of which you haven’t read Why not compile an oddball little list of Christmas stories,...

What’s new in December If there’s a theme to several of these selections, it is with the most anticipated authors. Do they thrill or...

The future of libraries (This column will be published in the Dec. 2, 2020, Frankenmuth News by Roz Weedman.) No organization can survive...

Counting our blessings (For publication in the Frankenmuth News, Nov. 25, 2020, by Roz Weedman.) While the big feast with generations of...

(This column was published in the Frankenmuth News on Nov. 18, 2020, by Roz Weedman.) Nine of us, including a first-time person (welcome,...

What’s new in Chick Lit (and is that even a thing?) (The following column was published in the Frankenmuth News on Nov. 11, 2020, by Roz...

We know what we like but do we know why we like it? There’s a big difference between an intellectual exercise and a good story. For many...

In some ways, it can feel like we are doing less than normal while finding what we actually can do changes like Michigan weather. Here...