LJ Rucker

It's October! One of my favorite months (and not just because it's my birthday month!) here in Oklahoma, it's the month where the weather really starts to feel like Autumn, the leaves change color, and the pumpkin latte and apple cider armies come out in full force! It's also the time for Halloween, ghost stories and scary movies that you watch while hiding in a pile of blankets! I'm one of those weird people where even though I'm easily scared by things (I scare myself when

Over the years since college, I have slowly re-discovered my love of reading. College textbooks burned me out for a while, but since re-discovering our local library system, I've remembered how much fun it can be to just wander the aisles, grab a book of interest and spend a few quiet hours in your favorite room or coffee shop soaking in the words on the pages. The library we live by is part of a large chain called the Metropolitian Library System, which is made up of 19 libr