Welcome to Booked on a Feeling — because the best stories start at your library.
Campbell County Public Library is pleased to have the opportunity to host author Megan E. Freeman for the annual junior high author visit this September. Freeman is the author of several award-winning novels in verse for young audiences, most notably Alone and its companion Away. Students will listen to Freeman…
Gillette, it’s time to gather! One last hurrah to the summer and to the creativity of our community. August 8th from 10-4, our first annual Fireweed LitArts Festival celebrates the arts here at your library. The day starts off with coffee and doughnuts in the parking lot, then ushers attendees…
Then: Growing up in rural Alabama in the 1970s I had a much different relationship with books and libraries than most people who pursue a career as a librarian. In my case the lack of a library and the love of reading led me to a career in libraries. My family didn’t live in…
How we have rated these books: This rating system is from Fable. If you are not familiar with Fable check it out. It is a great place to track your reading and find like minded readers. 💖 No Spice; PG Romance with no suggestive dialogue 🌶Some Spice; Closed-door romance with…
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…
Walt Longmire is the laconic, philosophical Sheriff of Absaroka County, Wyoming, created by author Craig Johnson. A widower and Vietnam War veteran, Longmire relies on intellect, his Native American best friend Henry Standing Bear, and Deputy Vic Moretti to solve crimes in a remote, ruggedly beautiful, and often unforgiving jurisdiction. …
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 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 Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky This instant classic by the world renowned author of existential thought, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, is for anyone who enjoys philosophy, a dive into (at least, an attempt at) understanding the complex nature of the human psyche, and an all-time classic mystery novel. Set in a…
I grew up poor in a small, dusty town in New Mexico. My mother had always struggled with reading comprehension, and she made it a priority to develop a love of reading within me at a young age. She accidentally turned me into a voracious reader by letting me loose in a library a few too many times. With no cable television at home, I would browse an old set of encyclopedias and read about…