Those of you old enough, try to hear the voice of Rod Serling as you read this paragraph: “Imagine, if you will, an ordinary 25 square...

Tradecraft. The Circus. The Cousins. John le Carre, the British writer who recently died at 89, changed the vocabulary of how we speak of...

Ten classic Christmas stories at least a couple of which you haven’t read Why not compile an oddball little list of Christmas stories,...

What’s new in December If there’s a theme to several of these selections, it is with the most anticipated authors. Do they thrill or...

The future of libraries (This column will be published in the Dec. 2, 2020, Frankenmuth News by Roz Weedman.) No organization can survive...

Counting our blessings (For publication in the Frankenmuth News, Nov. 25, 2020, by Roz Weedman.) While the big feast with generations of...

(This column was published in the Frankenmuth News on Nov. 18, 2020, by Roz Weedman.) Nine of us, including a first-time person (welcome,...

What’s new in Chick Lit (and is that even a thing?) (The following column was published in the Frankenmuth News on Nov. 11, 2020, by Roz...

We know what we like but do we know why we like it? There’s a big difference between an intellectual exercise and a good story. For many...

In some ways, it can feel like we are doing less than normal while finding what we actually can do changes like Michigan weather. Here...

(This article was published in the Oct. 15, 2020, Frankenmuth News.) The October Books for Lunch Bunch has feedback for us on newer books...

Some years it just isn’t enough to write about creepy books all alone. Indeed, “all alone” are words that create anxiety and fear in many...

What are “banned books”? Last week was Banned Books Week, but it’s never too late to think about what this means, particularly to an...

Published in the Frankenmuth News Sept. 30, 2020 Early Literacy Specialist Cheri Stainforth has, like the entire library staff, been busy...

One change you’ll like plus new nonfiction to consider I know what you’re thinking. How can we possibly manage another change in our...

by Roz Weedman Published in the Frankenmuth News Sept. 16, 2020 We have an impressive array of publications available this month,...