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Richfield Library

Richfield Library

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There is just a constant flood of new and fantastic Teen titles coming in or about to be released. So go ahead, take a look at what is to come on the Wish Shelf! I Plan to Read has what we have ordered or is new on our physical Teen shelf. And what we have read or are reading is pretty obvious (though we only keep reviews 1 yr back- to keep... more »
  • Richfield, OH, USA
  • member since May 15, 2008

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  • Beautiful Creatures
    • Rated 0 stars

    “Finally got it back and now just to finish it. Though I cannot see the movie, not at all how I pictured the to be. ”

    Richfield Library wrote this review 7 days ago. ( reply | permalink )
  • This Is What Happy Looks Like
    • Rated 4 stars

    “A light, fluffy, fast summer read. I liked the concept of a missed typed email (and the anonymous- no face 2 face factor) being sent off and answered. Just who is GDL? Surely just a random boy somewhere in American. By luck, it is from a movie star to a girl in Maine.”

    Richfield Library wrote this review 7 days ago. ( reply | permalink )
  • The New Geography of Jobs
    • Rated 4 stars

    “If you only have 5 minutes, read the intro. At least you will be aware. But, I bet you- you will find more time to plow through the book.
    Great for High school grads, college grads and their parents. Heck, maybe even pre-high school students and their parents, so you can at least select a major worth having and paying to get and will have to prepare your parents that you are moving states over.
    Especially if, like me, you are living in a Rust Belt city (Cleveland/Akron). ”

    Richfield Library wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )
  • How to Turn a Place Around
    • Rated 3 stars

    “After listening to pieces of an R2 (Risk and Reward) Conference and from Museum2.0 blog, I came across a term called Placemaking. It sounds pretty simple, how well spaces encourage people to enjoy the places and spaces around them. But somehow between what we- people, visitors want and artistic talents of an architect's concept, environments friendly to people needs lose out.
    This is nothing new, William Whyte saw great places underutilized because of easily fixable design flaws. Basically ask yourself- how can this space be comfortable and sociable- where everyone will want to be? Or curious to investigate, and explore, but not intimidated.
    Though the pictures are dated, the concepts within are not. So it got me to thinking about the library, and are the spaces people friendly. Are seats where seats need to be? And tables where tables need to be? Do we need more gathering spaces, play spaces, or quiet study spaces? Off to find out.
    For more up to date information, consult the Project for Public Spaces website, which this book pre-dates the site for PPS.”

    Richfield Library wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )
  • Havah
    • Rated 5 stars

    “What a daunting task to take on- retelling the story of Adam and Eve. I cheered my Book Club on for looking past our religious beliefs and to focus on the story. How well it was written, how well the "gaps" from the Bible were filled in, how well she pulled us in to the story. This was a real challenge for an author, to take such a delicate subject and tell a majestic story.

    I found myself curling my toes, digging in my heels, I was right there feeling the loss. We all know how the story ends. But how I wish it could be re-told with a different ending- one of course, that Ish and Isha were strong and carried out all their days in the blissful, huh-hum land of Eden. Ms Lee paints a picture of such visual beauty and of how much we truly lost. At the end, I too was gripping the book, 'please make it Adam- please help Eve make it back for you" and ah! the love that Adam and Eve had for each other (yes, even they fought but still loved!) had me crying and smiling at the same time.
    While reading this, we lost a member of our Book Club, and I couldn't help but think of her going to a Paradise maybe like the one painted here.
    ”

    Richfield Library wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Diviners
    • Rated 4 stars

    “Eek! This is a big book. But it had what I love: roaring 20's. And a new twist- Roaring 20's jolly's with horror. You've got Flappers, Speakeasies, horror house, cults and Spiritualism. And though I think it really didn't need to be over 500 pages, it was good. I almost would have given it 5 stars, only Jericho's "condition" was just a little too out-there. I know more is promised, Bray certainly leaves you hanging for Bk 2 with the Buffalo Project and "what James witnessed"”

    Richfield Library wrote this review 7 days ago. ( reply | permalink )
  • I Wish I Worked There!: A Look Inside the Most Creative Spaces in Business [Hardcover] [2010] 1 Ed. Kursty Groves, Will Knight, Edward Denison
    • Rated 5 stars

    “They had me at free stocked pantries, at ever flowing coffee fountains, at day care on site, at the ability to leave your desk and decompress, to have gathering places to hash out ideas. Gardens with cafe's (free), wow. I do wished I worked there. I do wish I had the degree is fashion to work at Urban Outfitters, or drafting, or computer programming, or... for EA or Virgin or LEGO or DreamWorks.
    Should be named I WANT to Work There.
    I wish there would be a book 2. Apple you can't crack, but would love to see some of it. Microsoft? Zappos? Etsy? Pinterest? Ford (didn't they just redo a plant in MI?) Who else globally? Any fun non-profits out there?
    The Facebook page for the book is pretty good, with fbookers contributing their own finds. The website listed at the back of the book has not been updated which is a negative. Truly, I am hooked on the beauty of office spaces and crave seeing more. A book like this is perfect for a Pinterest, tumblr, and a variety of other social media outlets. Hey author, can you get on that please! ”

    Richfield Library wrote this review 4 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )
  • Atlas Shrugged
    • Rated 5 stars

    “Loving it. Patting myself on the back, reached the 1/2 mark. At 64%, ”

    Richfield Library wrote this review 11 days ago. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Loners
    • Rated 5 stars

    “Wow. So looking forward to book 2. I was hesitant to read another book with another sequel, but glad I did not put it off.
    Imagine starting the first day of school, in huge-enormous, near brand hew high school already on a bad note (girlfriend dumped you the night before) and on the wrong side with the popular crowd. Now, just a mere seconds into the day, an explosion goes off eliminating the entire East wing. So what hooked me are:1. it was some sort of virus that kills anyone once they leave "puberty" (no authority figures are left.) 2. the school is essentially quarantined- windows and doors are fused shut and a tarp doom is placed overhead. Sometimes food and supplies are dropped in by the military, and then it is mayhem for survival. 3) you are stuck in with the characters as months and months go by. Your only hope is to make it to the "graduation booth" where some Agency will let you leave. But I wonder what is that catch? What is out there? Is it safer is school?, oh the thought!
    There is death and survival of the fittest. And unlike others in this genre, I liked that you are in with hundreds of students. That makes it a bit scarier. So little food, so many mouths. Being civil ended after week 2. It is hell on earth. And the ending is fantastic.
    A modern day version of Lord of the Flies.”

    Richfield Library wrote this review Tuesday, April 16, 2013. ( reply | permalink )
  • Hate List
    • Rated 3 stars

    “Be prepared to be dropped right in a nightmare. Imagine if it was your school that became "another school shooting statistic". Imagine if you were right there when it all happened, and right next to the person who held the gun. Imagine then, if that person you were just standing next to was your boyfriend.
    So now he is gone, and you are left to defend yourself. You know that "innocent" Hate Notebook- the one that was just used between the 2 of you to vent steam of daily bullying by students and teachers- is now used as evidence against you. As you look back, you clearly see that what you thought nothing of, your boyfriend had much deeper/darker feelings of morbid revenge.
    Go back and forth in time, live the build up of anger, the day it happened in May, and then present day- returning to school in September.
    I struggle with really hoping Valerie is a good person- who just got caught in a mess. I really want her to be completely innocent. But, the author builds her character in a way that you become "entrapped" in feeling cheers and jeers towards her. Valerie gives you moments of "I knew you were better than that" and then moments of "I am so angry at you! How dare you feel that way (feelings for Nick)", and " look at what you caused with little remorse."

    I think Sandy Hook made this read a much harder one to digest with any ending that might feel so nicely wrapped up anymore. ”

    Richfield Library wrote this review Monday, April 1, 2013. ( reply | permalink )
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