Category Archives: Video Games

Hidden Gems

Posted on April 1, 2018 by

This month our library staff share some of their favorite hidden gems with you.  These are the books & other media that we love, but never got a whole lot of attention. The Backstagers by by James Tynion IV, Illus. … Continue reading →

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Memorable Spaces & Places

Posted on March 1, 2018 by

This month we’ve asked our librarians to share some of the most vivid & memorable settings in books & other media they love.  Here are their responses! Every book I’ve read by Gerald Brom has always been so vividly depicted … Continue reading →

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Extend Your Time With Our Video Games

Posted on January 29, 2018 by

Is that the Song of Time we hear…? Well, now you don’t have to be a time traveler to spend more time with the video games in our collection.  Starting now, you can renew video games you have checked out … Continue reading →

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Best Video Games of 2017

Posted on December 27, 2017 by

2017 was a great year for video games!  Here’s my roundup of my personal favorites of the year! Tales of Berseria (PS4, PC) – I’m a huge Tales series fan & Berseria is probably my favorite of them all.  The … Continue reading →

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Arlington’s Favorite Things in 2017

Posted on December 22, 2017 by

We posted about our top e-books & e-audiobooks of 2017 earlier this week and that made us wonder…  What physical media was popular in Arlington?  How does it differ from the e-content?  Check out the results below! Adult Books: Hillbilly … Continue reading →

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You Haven’t Read __________ Yet!?

Posted on December 1, 2017 by

Librarians tend to be avid consumers of books & other media, but we’re only human & can’t read (or watch) it all!  This month we asked our librarians “What are some books/movies/TV series/etc. that you (or other people) can’t believe … Continue reading →

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Who Would You Like To Meet?

Posted on November 7, 2017 by

We asked our librarians for some characters or people from books, film, music, or games that they would like to meet in real life.  Here are the answers! There are so many characters I’d love to hang out with, it … Continue reading →

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Geek Con Trivia Questions

Posted on June 10, 2017 by

Did you miss Geek Con (or attend, but forget to pick up a trivia sheet)? Apparently our trivia questions – across four categories – were fiendishly hard! Try your hand at them here: Movies & TV In the Doctor Who … Continue reading →

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Celebrate Pride

Posted on June 2, 2017 by

In honor of Pride Month, our librarians share some of their favorite queer themed or authored books, movies, etc. The One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg is a Scheherazade-esque tale of two women in love, Hero and Cherry, … Continue reading →

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The Book Isn’t Always Better Than The Movie!

Posted on April 3, 2017 by

We asked our librarians to tell us some of their favorite book to movie/TV/video game adaptations!  A few even like the adaptation better than the book! One of my favorites adaptations was Let the Right One In (the Swedish version, … Continue reading →

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