Annual Roundup of Hot Non-fiction
January 3, 1012
A new year is upon us, and it is once again time to take a look at the highest-circulating non-fiction books for the past year.  Let’s count them down to number 1!

The New High Ground
McPherson Sentinel, December 14, 2011
If you want to understand the difficulties encountered by libraries as we attempt to provide eBooks for our patrons, you first must imagine this scene:  Somewhere in Europe, probably after 1500, when book publishing was flourishing and with it, academic libraries, a librarian purchases a book from a bookseller . . .

More Ways the Public Library Can Help Save You Money
McPherson Sentinel, October 26, 2011
Last time I discussed several ways in which the McPherson Public Library can save you money during these tough economic times.  Here are a few more. . . .

Your Public Library can Save You Money in Tough Times
McPherson Sentinel, October 7, 2011
We are living in some hard economic times, and most people are feeling the effects.  Some don’t have enough money to get by.  Other people and families are reducing expenses and doing some belt-tightening, deciding what they can live without.  In tough times like these, you can always count on your public library . . .

It's the End of Another Summer, Charlie Brown
McPherson Sentinel, August 30, 2011
Although the days continue to be hot, the evenings are shorter and a bit cooler and not so oppressive.   The evening shadows grow longer.  The kids are back in school.  Summer is waning.  If this were a Peanuts cartoon, Linus and Charlie Brown would be leaning on the stone wall, with Linus saying   . . .

Libraries are Guardians of the Truth
McPherson Sentinel, July 9, 2011
We are entering another presidential election cycle, and those members of the public who have grown weary of the intense political rancor, arguing, and finger-pointing over the past several years are bracing themselves for an onslaught . . .