Halloween

Made in the Maker Spot: September & October 2016

We are so glad all the students are back, and y\’all have been keeping us busy! We\’ve had so many cool things made since school started, that I can\’t even begin to list them all, so I\’ve included a few highlights below. As always, if this inspires you to start making, you can visit usContinue reading “Made in the Maker Spot: September & October 2016”

Top Ten Tuesday: The Top Ten Horror Novels and Stories

Since Halloween is just a couple of weeks away, you might be in the mood to read something scary. According to The Top Tens (a website where Internet users can create and vote on top ten lists on a wide variety of topics) these are the top ten horror novels and stories: 1. The Tell-TaleContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: The Top Ten Horror Novels and Stories”

Halloween in the Library\’s Catalog

With Halloween in just a few days, I thought it would be interesting to see what I would find if I just searched \”Halloween\” in the library\’s catalog. The result is 72 hits with various items such as cookbooks, videos, films, histories of hoaxes and other historical accounts of gruesome happenings, as well as children\’sContinue reading “Halloween in the Library\’s Catalog”

Halloween and popular culture

In honor of All Hallow\’s Eve I thought it would be interesting to look into how the holiday has affected popular culture, particularly through film and media. The library has several books on the topic including a few on the history of Halloween. Take a look and remember that our databases contain many more articles on theContinue reading “Halloween and popular culture”

Chills and thrills for your Halloween

It\’s finally time for one of my favorite days of the year! The library has lots of things to help you get in the mood for Halloween – I\’ve listed some suggestions below. Books: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith – For those of you who prefer your classics toContinue reading “Chills and thrills for your Halloween”

Fun Halloween Facts

Have you ever wondered why we celebrate Halloween? Where did the idea come from? Why do we carve pumpkins? Since Halloween is right around the corner, I thought a fun Friday post would be about the origins and facts surrounding our common day celebration of Halloween. According to the website, holidayinsights.com, “Halloween\’s roots can beContinue reading “Fun Halloween Facts”

Top Ten Tuesday – 10 Worst Halloween Treats

TRICK or TREAT! Last year for Halloween I posted about Halloween candy…this year I\’ll give you a list of worst Halloween Treats. People mean well…and sometimes it is nice to get something that is not sweet. Most of things are GREAT…just not for Halloween treats. If you knock on my door…its chocolate all the way!Continue reading “Top Ten Tuesday – 10 Worst Halloween Treats”

If you can read, you CAN COOK

Feel like cooking something yummy? At Recipezaar you can browse by ingredient, cuisine, diet, and more. You can even search Copycat recipes, in case you are just busting for a dish from acertain restaurant, say P.F. Chang\’s Spare Ribs. For a timely suggestion, look at their Halloween sweets and treats. I think Severed Fingers andContinue reading “If you can read, you CAN COOK”