Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

It seems there is no end to the vampire story - even U.S. presidents find themselves fighting these night creatures.  Well, maybe not all presidents, but turns out that Abraham Lincoln did more than write the Gettysburg Address and have to deal with a national civil war - yes, he was plagued with blood suckers...according to author Seth Grahame-Smith.  Sure, his work has been called a novel, but who knows for sure???  Check out this book trailer and decide for yourself (warning: it's a bit violent - in other words, don't expect a cozy parlor scene).     

Food...or science?

There are foodies, and there are geeks, but can you be both?  Of course!  Enter Alton Brown, (who, by the way, I'm not calling a geek, cuz you wanna know geekiness? how about shy, bookish, former band member, now chainsaw-wielding librarian - GEEK!), who somehow manages to make food and science immensely appealing to both culinary and, ahem, thinking (not geeky!) readers.  Get your name on the waiting list for Good Eats: The Early Years to prove that cool, suave, debonair library patrons know what's "good" and what's "leftovers" (course, leftovers in the food world, can be pretty darn fine). 

Too much stuff

We have a new book on order called The Story of Stuff by Annie Leonard.  Ms Leonard is an environmental activist who takes a close look at all of the "stuff" we produce, consume and trash.  When I think about what my grandparents got by on, and then I look at what I'm accumulating and discarding, I'm a bit ashamed.  Thinking about putting this title on hold...