Reader Roadtrip to the Central PA BookFest

Reader Roadtrip to the Central PA BookFest on July 15, 2023 Schlow Library once again hosted the Central PA BookFest as part of the State College Festival of the Arts. For some reason, the Arts Festival takes place over 5 days whereas the BookFest is only during one of those days, but I suppose many […]

Recipe & Review: The God of Lost Words, A.J. Hackwith

Book Review: The God of Lost Words, Hell’s Library Book 3, A.J. Hackwith   Fantasy: The God of Lost Words, Hell’s Library Book 3, A.J. Hackwith   Hell’s Library has always had a fraught relationship with its host domain. In the previous novel of the series, The Archive of the Forgotten, former librarian Claire, current […]

Recipe & Review: The Archive of the Forgotten, A. J. Hackwith

Book Review: The Archive of the Forgotten, Hell’s Library Book 2, A. J. Hackwith   Book Review: The Archive of the Forgotten, Hell’s Library Book 2, A. J. Hackwith   Claire and Brevity have saved the Unwritten Library, but at enormous cost. Thousands of books were sacrificed and the remaining books have cast out Claire as librarian. […]

Recipe & Review: The Library of the Unwritten, A. J. Hackwith

Book Review: The Library of the Unwritten, Hell’s Library Book 1, A. J. Hackwith   Book Review: The Library of the Unwritten, Hell’s Library Book 1, A.J. Hackwith   If you were a story, what would your “hell” be? Not a character in a story, but an actual story. In A.J. Hackwith’s brilliantly inventive novel, story hell […]

Book Review: Semicolon, Cecelia Watson

Book Review: Semicolon, Cecelia Watson Nonfiction: Semicolon, Cecelia Watson   At Scintilla we get book recommendations from a variety of sources: book blog tours often invite our participation; “best of” lists and award winners grab our attention; our local library, Schlow, makes some outstanding suggestions; friends and family point us toward books they’ve enjoyed.   […]

Recipe & Review: The Dark Archive, Genevieve Cogman

Recipe & Review: The Dark Archive, The Invisible Library Book 7, Genevieve Cogman Fantasy: The Dark Archive, The Invisible Library Book 7, Genevieve Cogman   Irene and her former apprentice Kai have faced many enemies during their time together. Now the dragon prince Kai remains at Irene’s side by choice, as her friend and lover and as […]

Quote: Martin Luther King Jr. on Education

Quote: Martin Luther King Jr. on The Function of Education   The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education. Martin Luther King Jr.   About Martin Luther King Jr. — https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1964/king/biographical/  https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/martin-luther-king-jr https://www.biography.com/activist/martin-luther-king-jr   Quote: Martin Luther […]