Wonder Woman Vol. 1: Blood rocked my world, and I meant to write a review for it. I didn’t, but now Vol. 2: Guts is out. I had never read a Woman Woman comic before Vol. 1. Nothing against the character. It’s just that none of her adventures...
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Monday, Feb 25, 2013
Thanks to all of the teens who came to the Anime & Manga Fest on Saturday. It was a great time! If you didn't get a chance to make it, don't feel bad. That's because we're starting an Anime & Manga Club! Saturday, March 23 is our...
Saturday, Feb 16, 2013
Our next Guys Read meeting will be March 23, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in Meeting Room E (on the 2nd Floor of the Library). We’ll be talking about " Skulduggery Pleasant " by Derek Landy (and its sequels). With pizza. Guys in Grades 5-8 are...
Monday, Feb 11, 2013
Big news for fans of Veronica Roth's Divergent trilogy: Book 3 will be released October 22, 2013! I'm excited, are you?...
Sunday, Feb 10, 2013
I love true crime. “The Imposter,” a documentary by Bart Layton, is a true crime story that’s hard to believe. It’s about the disappearance of Nicholas Barclay, a 13-year-old boy from San Antonio, in 1994. He's found alive in Spain three...
Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013
Howdy. Our next Guys Read meeting will be February, 16, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in Meeting Room E (on the 2nd Floor of the Library). We'll be discussing "Chains" and "Forge" by Laurie Halse Anderson and "Bone" by Jeff Smith. With pizza. For...
Thursday, Jan 24, 2013
Every so often, there’s a book that makes me stay up reading despite the fact that I’m very tired. Every Day, by David Levithan, was one of those books. It’s a young adult novel about A, who wakes up each morning in a different body living a...
Thursday, Jan 17, 2013
Hi, I'm Brian, ICPL's new Young Adult Librarian. I'm psyched for our annual Teen Anime & Manga Festival , which will be held Saturday, February 23 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. in Meeting Room A. If you've been to one of the festivals before, you...
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013
I’m a huge geek and comic book fan, but I’ve never gone to a comic book convention, let alone the granddaddy of them all: The San Diego Comic-Con. That’s why I was excited to watch “Comic-Con: Episode IV - A Fan's Hope,” a documentary by...
Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012
I'm going to be honest with you, I was initially drawn to "Safety Not Guaranteed" due to the involvement of the lovely Aubrey Plaza (from my favorite show, Parks & Rec ). I was rewarded with an off-beat, heartfelt indie that won me over...
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About Brian
Brian works as the Senior Adult Services Librarian at the Iowa City Public Library.