Greetings, fellow otaku! April was an interesting month for our Tween & Teen Anime Awesomeness group. Our first session we watched Bamboo Blade. The premise is that older kendo instructor Kenzaburo challenges younger kendo instructor Toraji to a practice match between their two schools- if Toraji wins, he gets free meals from Kenzaburo’s father’s restaurant […]
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Greetings, fellow otaku! April was an interesting month for our Tween & Teen Anime Awesomeness group. Our first session we watched Bamboo Blade. The premise is that older kendo instructor Kenzaburo challenges younger kendo instructor Toraji to a practice match between their two schools- if Toraji wins, he gets free meals from Kenzaburo’s father’s restaurant […]
Greetings, gamers! As usual, our libraries got some of the best games this month! Shadows Over Loathing (Rated T for Teen) is an interesting RPG done in a stick figure style (which has made me realize that, no, my artistic talents don’t even include stick figures because this game’s stick figures look WAY better than […]
Willoughby Public Library patrons who have used the study rooms, shuffled through the CD collection, or made a trip to the drinking fountain probably noticed a closed door covered in posters related to historical preservation. This crucial gem is the Willoughby Historical Society’s Collection Room. Founded in 1961, the main mission of the Willoughby Historical […]
Greetings, fellow otaku! Our Tween & Teen Anime Awesomeness group started off this month by watching Samurai Pizza Cats. It was… an experience. There were samurai cats and there was pizza. The anime was entertaining, but even for the teens that love more fast-paced shows, it was largely nearly nonsensical. Apparently, when the anime was […]
Have you used the self-checkout stations in our Libraries? They are great if you are in a hurry or want to discreetly check out certain materials. What’s even better? You can now check your materials out with your phone! All you need to do is download the Meescan app, link your library card, and you […]
Poets up to age 18 are encouraged to submit original poems and illustrations from March 1-30, 2024 to participate in Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library’s StoryWalk® Poetry Contest. Selected poems will be featured on our StoryWalks at Osborne Park in Willoughby and Manry Park in Willowick (coming this spring!) For more information including rules and guidelines, check […]
Greetings, fellow otaku! In February, the Teen & Tween Anime Awesomeness group watched the shows Poyopoyo and Usagi Drop (also known as Bunny Drop). Poyopoyo is, sadly, unavailable in any form in Clevnet. It was a cute and random anime, each episode only lasting 2-3 minutes total (including the opening and closing sequences). There are […]
Our Children’s staff keep current on all the new children’s book releases. And, to help each other out, they write short reviews of new titles to share with each other. Now, we want to share them with you! All of these titles are staff approved and available in the Clevnet catalog. Happy Reading! Read past reviews […]
Greetings, gamers! Within the last month, the libraries got a bunch of new and exciting games! At the tail-end of January, we received copies of Like a Dragon : Infinite Wealth and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (both rated M) for both the Playstation 4 and Xbox One. Both are action/adventure games, but Like […]
The Total Solar Eclipse is almost here! Here are some of the ways you can prepare for the eclipse and receive a pair of glasses for the big day: Pick up Glasses at your Local Library Beginning March 25, we will have eclipse glasses at all libraries. These will be limited to two per […]
