books

It's time to get out your library cards and if you don't have one, now is the time.

The Ocean County Library Commission announced the decision to go fine free following their June meeting.

A Monmouth County non-profit who provides financial aid and comfort to families of first responders killed or disabled in the line of duty grants college scholarships annually to their children.

Have you ever seen a "Free Little Library?" They are these boxes on certain streets or outside of homes where people are welcome to take a book and then return that same book, or another. I've seen train stations in Jersey and the Philly suburbs where passengers are allowed to take a book or magazine for the ride. There's no cost. No due date. Everything is done on the honor system.

There's something about this time of year that gets me reading.  Don't you love devouring a book while sitting on the beach?  And how about sitting on your deck or in your yard while flipping through your current novel or non-fiction title...

One of the best ways to spend a day out on the beach is with a good book, and if you're out and about planning to spend just such a day on the shore, you'll be glad to know that a free good book is only a short distance away from many popular local destinations.

I had dinner with my nephew who will be graduating college soon.   Conversation was interesting with both of us talking about some of our favorite books.   I told him about the "Five Love Languages" that I recommend everyone read.  He told me about "Thinking Fast and Slow...

If your a fan of music, the Beatles and/or John Lennon, then you definitely wanna check out a new book entitled "Lennon on Lennon". Shawn Michaels talks with editor of the project Jeff Burger. The book is a collection of transcribed interviews in which readers get to hear Lennon's thoughts through his own words.  ...

This weekend I stopped by Brick Town Veterinary Hospital to see the awesome people who have been taking care of my pets for years, and to chat with Dr. Adam Christman, who just published his first book.

Do you seem to get a lot more reading done at this time of year?  There's something so nice about sitting on the deck or on the beach with a book.  Do you have a stack of books ready to go into your suitcase or beachbag?  Or have you converted to an e-reader...