[3] At 4:30 a.m. on the morning of Wednesday, February 2, 2011, most people in Kansas City were snuggled up warm in their homes. Jerry Houchins was in his office on B1 of the Central Library, watching the weather on Fox 4 news. By 5 a.m., he was on the sidewalks of 10th & Baltimore, cleaning up after a blizzard that dumped 8-12 inches of snow across the city, with drifts up to two feet tall.
[5] If God is good and loving, why does He allow so much suffering? Why does God let our loved ones die but allows others to live and prosper? Why does He remain silent and leave our most urgent prayers unanswered? These are the faith-testing questions posed in Lynn Austin’s latest historical-fiction novel, While We’re Far Apart.
[7] Americans across the nation frequently profess their love for their country with football, hot dogs, fireworks, and country music. But the U.S. is a country known for its wide-open spaces and all-of-a-kind populace. There’s always been more to love about our home than the Super Bowl, Chevrolet, and Route 66.
[9] For her Winter Reading video book review, Megan Garrett, librarian at the Sugar Creek Branch, talks about a future where children are no longer born and society is collapsing. That's the story behind P.D. James' harrowing but hopeful dystopian novel, The Children of Men.
[11] Terrance Hayes’ latest collection of poetry, Lighthead [12], is an exploration of past and present, lightness and dark. The poems are lithe and fresh. They draw the reader close, seductively, before introducing a grain of truth, uncomfortable or inexpressible, that can’t quite be quantified.
Links:
[1] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/KC+Unbound/feed
[2] http://drupal.org/node/11816
[3] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/let-it-snow-how-library-handled-blizzard
[4] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/12082#comment-form
[5] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/inspirational-book-review-while-were-far-apart
[6] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/12079#comment-form
[7] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/book-review-1000-things-love-about-america
[8] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/12077#comment-form
[9] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/new-winter-reading-video-librarian-megan-garrett-reviews-children-men
[10] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/12072#comment-form
[11] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/book-review-terrance-hayes-poetry
[12] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22terrance+hayes%22+title:%22lighthead%22
[13] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/12068#comment-form
[14] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113
[15] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=91
[16] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=88
[17] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=89
[18] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=90
[19] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=93
[20] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=94
[21] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=95
[22] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=96
[23] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=112
