WHAT IF IT’S US by BECKY ALBERTALLI AND ADAM SILVERA A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN I’ve been reading YA books since I was twelve. The first proper YA book I remember reading and loving is Twilight. I was obsessed with it, of course, and frantically devoured every vampire book I…
CARAVAL by STEPHANIE GARBER A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN I first heard of Caraval from the gaggle of creators I watch on YouTube. (Side note: If you didn’t already know, YouTube has a bustling community in which users talk about nothing but books. We call it BookTube. It’s wonderful.) It…
THAT BLUE SKY FEELING 1 by OKURA A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN That Blue Sky Feeling is a brand-new manga series by writer Okura. The characters and plot of the story once appeared online but have since been bound in graphic novel format by Viz, a prominent manga publisher both…
THIS DARKNESS MINE by Mindy McGinnis (2017) A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN Last year, when This Darkness Mine by Mindy McGinnis was released, it was all the rage in my bookish internet circles. People I’m subscribed to on YouTube were talking about it, excited that Mindy had a new book…
THE DARK DESCENT OF ELIZABETH FRANKENSTEIN by KIERSTEN WHITE (2018) A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN It’s October, everyone! My favorite month of the year is finally here, and to kick off the spookiness, I decided to read a spooky book. The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White is…
On Monday, October 8th, (weather permitting), and while the libraries are closed for Columbus Day, the parking lots of Argenta Library and Oreana Library will be repaired and sealcoated.
GRACE AND THE FEVER by ZAN ROMANOFF (2017) A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN Grace and the Fever by Zan Romanoff is a coming-of-age tale that could only have been written in the 2010s. Sure, you could have written this book about, say, The Beatles, but it would lack the distinctly…
Petitions are now available at the Library District office (Oreana) for the position of Library Trustee. There are 3 Library Trustee positions available. The term is for 6 years. Each candidate must complete a Statement of Candidacy, Petition for Nomination and a Statement of Economic Interest. All three documents must…
The November 12, 2018 board meeting has been changed to Monday, December 3, 2018, 4:30 PM at the Oreana Public Library building.
THINGS JOLIE NEEDS TO DO BEFORE SHE BITES IT by KERRY WINFREY A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN Things Jolie Needs to Do Before She Bites It by Kerry Winfrey is a delightful little gem of a book reminiscent of teen comedies from the 2000s. It follows our main character, Jolie,…