Welcome to Booked on a Feeling — because the best stories start at your library.
The countdown has begun. Summer has been filled with late bedtimes, vacations, backyard barbecues, sports practices, road trips, and maybe a little too much ice cream. Before backpacks are packed and alarm clocks start ringing again, August offers something valuable: the chance to reset. Whether you’re a parent preparing for…
To be totally transparent, I do not to CrossFit. I am not a very athletic person. I grew up watching sports more in the X-Game field. Since I have moved to Gillette and started lifting weights, I use that term loosely. I enjoy resistance training! I quickly became fascinated watching…
One of my favorite things about working at the library has been discovering books that inspire me in ways I didn’t expect. Recently, I picked up four books that, although different in style, all centered around themes that are deeply important to me: home, family, food, hospitality, and creating meaningful…
Then I love reading like I love breathing air. When you love something that much, you engage with it any way that you can. Reading has always been a concrete absolute in my life. I credit this to my Mom, who fostered my love of reading to connect with me…
Raptors are awesome birds! From huge soaring eagles and agile hawks to the mysterious owls, birds of prey have always captivated people. Formerly misunderstood and hunted, raptors are now appreciated for their important roles as apex predators in their environment, as well as for their beauty and power. Watching and…
Then: One of my first recollections of reading as a kid was in 2nd grade when I discovered The Bailey School Kids, Goosebumps, and the Chip Hilton sports series. I enjoyed all of these books so much that I won an AR reading contest at my elementary school and was…
The sun is out, school is almost over, and we are thrilled to announce that our 2026 Summer Reading Program is ready to roar. This summer, your library is going back – way back – to the Mesozoic Era! Readers of all ages are invited to dig into a good book with this…
I’m going to start off and let the audience know that I in fact know nothing when it comes to gardening and landscaping. For this blog to properly highlight what we have in our collection, I had my work cut out for me. Once I started digging into this collection…
The Night We Met is messy in the best possible way-the kind of messy that feels real, complicated and completely human. Abby Jimenez has a way of writing relationships that pull you in fast and don’t let go and this one had me hooked from the start. Chris had my…
The air warms outside, and the frozen earth (did it really freeze this year? Not sure.) is thawing and sending the scents of springtime into the atmosphere. Green creeps through what’s been brown for months, and—what’s that? The wind is slowing down? Unreal. It’s time for Campbell Countians to get…