A Patron’s Guide to Digital Resources: Hoopla!
Have you "checked out" Hoopla yet? Below is a guide to signing up for a free Hoopla account with your WPPL library card.
Genre Journeys: Gothic Fiction
Huge, creepy houses; dangerous, controlling men; pale women with candelabras; dark secrets....these are all aspects of the gothic novel. If you're looking for an atmospheric blending of horror and mystery,…
Genre Journeys: Portal Fantasy
We all enjoy reading to escape--to find a new world and visit places that we've never been to before. But, what if you actually could go into a new world?…
Nostalgic Showcase Presents: Will Vinton Studios
Long time fans of this series (or my sister-series, Cat's Picks), will know how much I dig underground and obscure media. There was just something in the air in the…
Genre Journeys: Biography
Biography is probably the easiest section to search in any library's nonfiction collection. After all, while the rest of the NF books require a basic knowledge of the Dewey Decimal…
The Legacy of Laird Cregar
This month, The Horror Film Club watched Hangover Square, a film noir about a composer who suffers from frequent blackouts. As the film progresses, he becomes increasingly unstable, making for…
Environmentalism Book Club Resources – 1/8/2025 Meeting
WPPL's newest book club, focused on Environmentalism, met for the first time on Wednesday, January 8th. We discussed the fantastic book "Kiss the Ground" by Josh Tickell, whose main focus…
Genre Journeys: Fairy Tales
When I was a child, there was nothing I enjoyed quite like reading fairytales. These stories of princesses and peasants and monsters and magic were so delightful to me, and…
Read Your Resolutions
Every year, like many people, I concoct a list of resolutions to make me a better person. These range from trying to be more active to cutting back on screen-time.…
Genre Journeys: Westerns
My grandpa was a huge fan of westerns. And he would often tell me that he's read just about every Western the library could send him. I wish I would…
Classics Challenge: Big Books for the New Year!
Welcome to our first installment of The Classics Challenge, where every month, I'll provide you with a list of classic books that you can check out from the library! Since…
Classics Challenge 2025
If you're looking for a New Year's Resolution, allow me to throw a suggestion into the ring. What if you consider reading the classics? We all "had" to read them…