In recent years, studies have shown that trees encompass a vast network of underground fungi known as mycelium—tiny threads that wrap...

Summer is winding down and somehow, it’s already August. Summer reading will be wrapping up this week. Be sure to turn in your summer...

I’ve long been fascinated by starlings. The way the birds launch themselves into the sky at dusk for a mesmerizing performance of...

How’s that bingo card coming along? I’m referring to the Adult Summer Reading Challenge. If you haven’t signed up, there’s still time. We...

What if I told you a single book could alter the course of your life? Would you believe me? For native-born Michigander, podcaster, and...

“It’s like how the mailman used to knock on the door to deliver the mail. It’s the point of contact with the customer that’s special. The...

When you think of checking something out from the library, you probably think of books. Why wouldn’t you? Books are, and probably will...

Kelsey Ronan's 2023 Michigan Notable Book, Chevy in the Hole, is a stunning, painfully honest love letter to Flint, MI. The popular story...

You’ve likely seen them before—those little, often colorful, book-sharing boxes dotting the perimeters of parks, playgrounds, and private...

I remember the first time I visited Wickson Library after becoming a mother. It was Fall of 2020; pandemic-era lockdown mandates were...

I remember flying over Central Park for the very first time. I marveled at the expansive green rectangle beneath me—a welcome break...

Currently on my bedside table are Hotel Cuba by Aaron Hamburger; Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit by Lyanda...

In 1974 the Frankenmuth Wickson District Library’s first used book sale netted $704.13 for the library fund. Nearly 50 years later, the...

Most books contain a handful of redeemable qualities that hold the reader’s interest throughout; we’ll call these “good” books. What,...

This week we’re celebrating libraries far and wide, from small-town libraries like ours, to the largest academic libraries in the nation....

This week I opened the windows and read to the soundtrack of birdsong, the hum of my neighbor’s lawnmower, the rush of the creek at the...

Poppy and Mary Ellen Deliver the Goods: Book One of the Frankenmuth Murder Mysteries by Roz Weedman and Susan Todd checks all the boxes...

Spring is officially here, and we’re gladly welcoming the warmer, more colorful changes of the season. In my own yard, the robins have...

Not sure what to read this month? Here’s a short list from Books for Lunch, Wickson Library’s monthly gathering, where everyone is...

Stories are one of the most powerful and influential art forms to shape the human existence. Stories have been used as cautionary tales...