Monthly Archives: May 2021

When was the last time that you picked up a piece of trash in a parking lot, just because?

When was the last time you let someone go ahead of you at the check-out counter, just because?

When was the last time you gave someone some words of encouragement, just because?

When was the last time you let someone else have the close parking spot, just because?

When was the last time you gave another family a meal, just because?

When was the last time you picked up groceries for an elderly person, just because?

When was the last time you gave someone a compliment, just because?

It doesn’t have to be “Say Something Nice Day”, (which happens to be June 1^st) to do or say something nice. You could do or “Say Something Nice” any day, just because!

-Linda Toohey, Outreach Librarian

These past few months I have been in a reading rut! I have tried to reread my favorite novels, listen to the latest audiobook or even my HGTV magazine. Nothing helped!

Low and behold my mom saved, or I secretly did, all of my teenage R.L. Stine young adult books! I recently got the box of books, along with some childhood puzzles, and started reading. It flowed so easily into reading the first book of a series of three. And I got through all of them in about a week! I really enjoyed going back in time and rereading some of my favorite books from when I was a teenager.

So if you are ever in a reading rut, go back to where you found your love of reading. Whether it be a children’s book, a non-fiction book about a project you’d like to start or just a favorite novel you couldn’t put down the first time and now maybe the second time! Sometimes your mind just needs a break. Be kind to yourself and don’t give up!

-Ellen Lint, Library Assistant & R.L. Stine Fan