The Bookmobile will not be at any stops this week for scheduled maintenance. We will resume a normal schedule Tuesday, May 28.
I'm a senior library associate working in the circulation department. You'll see me at the check-out desk. I love mysteries, animals, travel and adventure --- not necessarily in that order. I think my dream trip would be to Renaissance Italy.
Contact Donna at dcasey@tscpl.org
If you like to travel for the adventure of it or just enjoy visiting different places, “The Globetrotter Diaries” by Michael Clinton may be just your cup of ouzo. This book is packed with anecdotes as well as travel tips for the consummate traveling experience.
Come visit our Green Fair, being held at the library from 2:00 to 5:00 this Saturday, April 13. We’ll have exhibits, booths, games, crafts and more to show everyone how to give GREEN a chance. What does it mean to be GREEN? It could mean the color of your skin, like Kermit the Frog. It [...]
Whenever I come across the words “walking tour” I always think of the poet William Wordsworth. I see him wandering his beloved Lake District, lonely as a cloud, coming upon a field of daffodils. Actually, the walking tour is alive and well in this century and can take several forms.
Come to our 6th annual TSCPL Green Fair, Saturday, April 13, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. There’ll be booths, displays, live animals and crafts for the kids. You can also recycle your surplus electronics and get your sensitive documents shredded. Read on for more information…
One of publisher Thames & Hudson’s most popular series is “The Most Beautiful Villages of…” photography books. You may have noticed them scattered throughout the Travel Neighborhood—large-sized books with gorgeous covers, inviting you to wander through the most beautiful villages in various places in Europe and the US. Let’s take a look at just a few…
This find in the Travel Neighborhood is only one of the fun and interesting books just waiting for you there.
The holidays are such a crazy, busy rush, I’ve never thought of taking even a short trip around this time. But I did take a few days to go to Branson this year and it turned out to be one of the best decisions I’ve made.
Since Bram Stoker’s novel was published in 1897, Count Dracula has fired the imaginations of just about everyone. He’s one of the most portrayed film characters, second only to Sherlock Holmes. Take a trip with me now as we revisit some of the places dear to this international traveler. Even if you can’t actually go there, it’s fun and interesting to read the guidebooks.
Now that fall is almost upon us, my travel thoughts turn to the east coast where my father’s family is from. One of my fondest memories of visiting relatives back east is a camping trip to Maine, Old Orchard Beach to be exact, with my cousins and my Maine-iac uncle. Old Orchard Beach is know for its beach and amusement parks but that’s not all a vacation in Maine has to offer, not by a long shot!
August is festival time in Edinburgh, the city of romance, history, mythology, beauty and so much more. One of the oldest cities, it has continually reinvented itself until today it is a modern cultural and financial capital. Yet, history and tradition are still front and center, blending beautifully with dramatic scenery, warm gregarious people and a vibrant spirit.
High on my bucket list would be a trip to Machu Picchu in Peru, so I wasn’t surprised to read that it was voted by travel industry experts as likely to be one of the top travel spots in 2012.
