Summer time can be a time of reflection and introspective thought. Sure, most use the sun to have some fun outdoors, barbequing and beaching and mountain climbing to get naked and find sport with the elder gods, but some see this as a time to run and hide. To find yourself before they find you. To seek out the dark and cool places of this earth and claim them as your own. I see you, I know you, and I am coming.

Story time on every Tuesday and Thursday at 3pm and 6pm
Book club the first Monday of the month
Infernal Garden Club canceled this month due to rash

Enter the Park Passes

Have you found yourself sitting at home wondering if you should take your family out into the great wild and see if you can find creatures to hunt and devour? Wonder no more because the library is offering free park passes to any of our six local state and federal park areas. The passes allow for entry, parking, and search party privileges.

Marvel Unlimited

This week I have been delving into the world of Marvel Unlimited, the comic book subscription service that gives you access to 30,000 comics going back 90 years.This is not a paid promotion, but I'm open to it. Hint hint

Thor: God of Thunder (2012) - Aaron, Ribic - If you saw the recent Thor: Love and Thunder, well, this did it better. Gorr the God Butcher is butchering gods across time and space and three different Thors have to come together to beat the violent madman. It's brutal, philosophical, and gorgeous to read.

Hawkeye (2012) - Fraction, Aja, Various - If you don't give a flip about Hawkeye in the Avengers movies, well neither did I until I read this run. The archer is given a grounded, hilarious, and often noir-style world to play in with great characters such as the tracksuit mafia (bro!), Kate Bishop, and Pizza Dog. See what the tv series wanted to be.

Spider-man (various years and writers/artists) - To be honest, I've been skipping around reading the first issues of Amazing Spider-man from Stan Lee and Steve Ditko to the Ultimate run by Bendis and Bagley, Peter Parker to Miles Morales and all in between. It's all fun.

Hunting for Change

While no child under 13 should be left alone in the library, as the Summer Solstice Reading Program comes to a close we have decided to relax the rule with Hunting for Change beyond the library. Behind the library is a dark wood full of secret spaces that chitter and shake. Should we find a child alone in the library from now until September 1st, we will give them a free park pass and set them loose. Their single goal is to find the secret spaces and report back. Well, okay, three goals: find the secret places, survive, and report back. Good hunting, children.

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