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Linda Borromeo
- 4 min
In Her Own Hand: What Book Treasures Came to the 1893 Chicago World's Fair?
The Possibilities of a Handwritten Name Sunlight streamed into the children's room as the librarian handed my older sister her first...
Linda Borromeo
- 5 min
Is Captain Jim's Lighthouse Real? Discover L.M. Montgomery's Lighthouse of Dreams
When L. M. Montgomery published Anne's House of Dreams in 1917, she was far from home. She lived 1,675 km from Prince Edward Island. In...
Linda Borromeo
- 5 min
Sleuthing the Books: An Autumn Adventure
My husband and I can never resist a sign that says “library book sale.” On an autumn afternoon filled with brilliant colors and...
Linda Borromeo
- 4 min
Video: Baby Raccoons, Tolkien and Curiosity
"Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate." —J. R. R. Tolkien Question: What do these baby raccoons have in...
Linda Borromeo
- 4 min
They Never Wearied of Stories: Discover a Surprising Children's Library
What can the height of a table tell you? If you walked into a special children's library of long ago, a small table could tell you a...