Scottsbluff Public Library's Director, Beverly Russell, writes a column for the Sunday issue of the Scottsbluff Star-Herald.
2010
Column Date Topic Column Date Topic Jan. 3, 2010 Siege Jul. 4, 2010 Jan. 10, 2010 Picoult Jul. 11, 2010 Jan. 17, 2010 Berenson Jul. 18, 2010 Jan. 24, 2010 Best Books 2009 Jul. 25, 2010 Jan. 31, 2010 Faith Aug. 1, 2010 Feb. 7, 2010 Aug. 8, 2010 Feb. 14, 2010 At Last Aug. 15, 2010 Feb. 21, 2010 Dexter Aug. 22, 2010 Feb. 28, 2010 New Non-Fiction Aug. 29, 2010 Mar. 7, 2010 Lost Symbol Sep. 5, 2010 Mar. 14, 2010 Heat Wave Sep. 12, 2010 Mar. 21, 2010 CeeCee Sep. 19, 2010 Mar. 28, 2010 Vacation Sep. 26, 2010 Apr. 4, 2010 Hide Oct. 3, 2010 Apr. 11, 2010 Humor For Men Oct. 10, 2010 Apr. 18, 2010 Shanghai Girls Oct. 17, 2010 Apr. 25, 2010 Oct. 24, 2010 May 2, 2010 Gardens, etc. Oct. 31, 2010 May 9, 2010 Margolin Nov. 7, 2010 May16, 2010 Audio Books Nov. 14, 2010 May 23, 2010 Nov. 21, 2010 May 30, 2010 Nov. 28, 2010 Jun. 6, 2010 Dec. 5, 2010 Jun. 13, 2010 Dec. 12, 2010 Jun. 20, 2010 Dec. 19, 2010 Jun. 27, 2010 Dec. 26, 2010
| Column Date | Topic | Column Date | Topic | |
| Jan. 4, 2009 | SciFi & Fantasy | July 5, 2009 | Soapbox | |
| Jan. 11, 2009 | Woodruff | July 12, 2009 | Shreve | |
| Jan. 18, 2009 | Grand Ole Opry | July 19, 2009 | Tess Gerritsen | |
| Jan. 25, 2009 | Guernsey | July 26, 2009 | History DVDs | |
| Feb. 1, 2009 | Dewey | Aug. 2, 2009 | Jack Higgins | |
| Feb. 8, 2009 | Blizzard of '49 | Aug. 9, 2009 | Sports | |
| Feb. 15, 2009 | On The Road Again | Aug. 16, 2009 | Poems | |
| Feb. 22, 2009 | Economy | Aug. 23, 2009 | Going Green | |
| Mar. 1, 2009 | Social Networking | Aug. 30, 2009 | Guernsey | |
| Mar. 8, 2009 | Camel Club | Sep. 6, 2009 | Chick Lit | |
| Mar. 15, 2009 | Road Tripping | Sep. 13, 2009 | Eiseley | |
| Mar. 22, 2009 | C. J. Box | Sep. 20, 2009 | Fesperman | |
| Mar. 29, 2009 | Sep. 27, 2009 | Flamingos | ||
| Apr. 5, 2009 | Yellow Thunder | Oct. 4, 2009 | Thank the Kids | |
| Apr. 12, 2009 | Oct. 11, 2009 | Craig Johnson | ||
| Apr. 19, 2009 | Susan Mead | Oct. 18, 2009 | Faded Glory | |
| Apr. 26, 2009 | Oct. 25, 2009 | |||
| May 3, 2009 | Quilts | Nov. 1, 2009 | ||
| May 10, 2009 | Matthew Pearl | Nov. 8, 2009 | ||
| May 17, 2009 | Wanna Reads | Nov. 15, 2009 | Pig Did It | |
| May 24, 2009 | Three Cups of Tea | Nov. 22, 2009 | Trixie | |
| May 31, 2009 | New DVD's | Nov. 29, 2009 | ||
| June 7, 2009 | Romanovs | Dec. 6, 2009 | McCrumb | |
| June 14, 2009 | Loving Frank | Dec. 13, 2009 | Islam | |
| June 21, 2009 | Lescroat Adds Suspense | Dec. 20, 2009 | Christmas Books | |
| June 28, 2009 | Wants & Needs | Dec. 27, 2009 | Favorite Books 2009 |
| Column Date | Topic | Column Date | Topic | |
| Jan. 6, 2008 | Libraries Revisited | July 6, 2008 | Spies of Warsaw | |
| Jan. 13, 2008 | Points of Light | July 13, 2008 | SPL Staff Reads | |
| Jan. 20, 2008 | Gravedigger's Daughter | July 20, 2008 | Other Cultures | |
| Jan. 27, 2008 | English Crime Writer | July 27, 2008 | Mrs. Pollifax | |
| Feb. 3, 2008 | Kozak's Dead Ex | Aug. 3, 2008 | Saga of the Dirty 30's | |
| Feb. 10, 2008 | Female Wisdom | Aug. 10, 2008 | Winged Boot | |
| Feb. 17, 2008 | Male Complaints | Aug. 17, 2008 | Local Authors | |
| Feb. 24, 2008 | House of Abraham | Aug. 24, 2008 | Frontier Madam | |
| Mar. 2, 2008 | Memory Road Trips | Aug. 31, 2008 | The Peace Plan | |
| Mar. 9, 2008 | Letter Writing - Adams | Sep. 7, 2008 | Overdrive | |
| Mar. 16, 2008 | Download Audiobooks | Sep. 14, 2008 | New Books | |
| Mar. 23, 2008 | Nebraska Authors | Sep. 21, 2008 | Thrillers & Farce | |
| Mar. 30, 2008 | Variety of New Books | Sep. 28, 2008 | Westerns | |
| Apr. 6, 2008 | Good Books | Oct. 5, 2008 | Money, Money, Money | |
| Apr. 13, 2008 | Demon | Oct. 12, 2008 | Palmer - Fifth Vial | |
| Apr. 20, 2008 | New Biographies | Oct. 19, 2008 | McCain - Obama | |
| Apr. 27, 2008 | Double Lives | Oct. 26, 2008 | Rev. Clare Mysteries | |
| May 4, 2008 | Two for the Road | Nov. 2, 2008 | Five Books | |
| May 11, 2008 | The Bible | Nov. 9, 2008 | Huskerville Signing | |
| May 18, 2008 | Thrillers (J. Barten) | Nov. 16, 2008 | Read-Alikes | |
| May 25, 2008 | Killer Year | Nov. 23, 2008 | Part-Time Indian | |
| June 1, 2008 | The Book of Dahlia | Nov. 30, 2008 | Windsors | |
| June 8, 2008 | Gift That Heals | Dec. 7, 2008 | Macdonald | |
| June 15, 2008 | Kloefkorn to Visit | Dec. 14, 2008 | ||
| June 22, 2008 | Fossil Freeway, etc. | Dec. 21, 2008 | Faith Club | |
| June 29, 2008 | Leon: Mystery in Venice | Dec. 28, 2008 | Holiday Season Reading |
| Column Date | Topic | Column Date | Topic | |
| Jan. 7, 2007 | 13 Moons | July 8, 2007 | Cannell's Cozy Mystery | |
| Jan. 14, 2007 | Finish Lines | July 15, 2007 | Computer Books | |
| Jan. 21, 2007 | Espionage: Pre-war Paris | July 22, 2007 | Darfur | |
| Jan. 28,2007 | Consumer Health Books | July 29, 2007 | Gone With The Wind | |
| Feb. 4, 2007 | Book Club Packets | Aug. 5, 2007 | Windmills | |
| Feb. 11, 2007 | Underground Railroad | Aug. 12, 2007 | Sandoz' Crazy Horse | |
| Feb. 18, 2007 | Native America/Mystery | Aug. 19, 2007 | Patriot Hearts | |
| Feb. 25, 2007 | Reading Out of a Rut | Aug. 26, 2007 | Sudoku Murder | |
| Mar. 4, 2007 | Jesus' Tomb? | Sep. 2, 2007 | Library History, Pt. 1 | |
| Mar. 11, 2007 | Children's Blizzard | Sep. 9, 2007 | New Audiobooks | |
| Mar. 18, 2007 | Teacher totes | Sep. 16, 2007 | Amazonia | |
| Mar. 25, 2007 | Sue Monk Kidd must read | Sep. 23, 2007 | Library History, Pt. 2 | |
| Apr. 1, 2007 | Best Books of 2006 | Sep. 30, 2007 | Pickett Series - C.J. Box | |
| Apr. 8, 2007 | Venting | Oct. 7, 2007 | Mental Illness | |
| Apr. 15, 2007 | Moments in History | Oct. 14, 2007 | Library History, Pt. 3 | |
| Apr. 22, 2007 | Long Road Home | Oct. 21, 2007 | Afghanistan | |
| Apr. 29, 2007 | Widow's War | Oct. 28, 2007 | Loren Eiseley | |
| May 6, 2007 | Library Planning | Nov. 4, 2007 | Library Memories | |
| May 13, 2007 | Glass Castle | Nov. 11, 2007 | Redneck | |
| May 20, 2007 | Picoult's Sister's Keeper | Nov. 18, 2007 | Harris' Vampire Romp | |
| May 27, 2007 | Traveling Pants | Nov. 25, 2007 | Huskerville | |
| June 3, 2007 | New DVDs | Dec. 2, 2007 | Monks, Moose & Lumby | |
| June 10, 2007 | Living Without Regrets | Dec. 9, 2007 | Snow & Audiobooks | |
| June 17, 2007 | Powell, Man of Duty | Dec. 16, 2007 | More Audiobooks | |
| June 24, 2007 | Tale of a Missing Child | Dec. 23, 2007 | Libraries: Camels to Computers | |
| July 1, 2007 | DVDs Aid Honey-Dos | Dec. 30, 2007 |
| Column Date | Topic | Column Date | Topic | |
| Jan. 1, 2006 | Get Them To See It Your Way | July 16, 2006 | Grief Books | |
| Jan. 8, 2006 | No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency | July 23, 2006 | NO | |
| Jan. 15, 2006 | Library Addition | July 30, 2006 | Nelson DeMille | |
| Feb. 5, 2006 | Black History Month | Aug. 6, 2006 | Devil in the White City | |
| Feb. 12, 2006 | Romance | Aug. 13, 2006 | Computers | |
| Feb. 19, 2006 | The Emancipator's Wife | Aug. 20, 2006 | Martha Washington | |
| Feb. 26, 2006 | Travel | Aug. 27, 2006 | Riley's Fire | |
| Mar. 5, 2006 | Country Singers | Sep. 3, 2006 | Teen Books | |
| Mar. 12, 2006 | Cozy Mysteries | Sep. 10, 2006 | David Hosp | |
| Mar. 19, 2006 | NEBRASKAland Donation | Sep. 17, 2006 | Jeanne M. Dams | |
| Mar. 26, 2006 | Fantasy/Horror | Sep. 24, 2006 | Whistling Season | |
| Apr. 2, 2006 | Book Discussion Groups | Oct. 1, 2006 | Joy Carol | |
| Apr. 9, 2006 | The Year of Pleasures | Oct. 8, 2006 | Fifth Cataract | |
| Apr. 16, 2006 | One Shot | Oct. 15, 2006 | Memorable First Lines | |
| Apr. 30, 2006 | Zorro | Oct. 22, 2006 | First Lines (cont.) | |
| May 7, 2006 | Christian Fiction | Oct. 29, 2006 | Child Abuse | |
| May 14, 2006 | Wolves Eat Dogs | Nov. 5, 2006 | Reading Choices | |
| May 21, 2006 | Da Vinci Code / Jesus Dynasty | Nov. 12, 2006 | Reading for Plot | |
| May 28, 2006 | Memorial Day | Nov. 19, 2006 | Longest Yard Sale | |
| June 4, 2006 | Dick Francis | Nov. 26, 2006 | The Mayflower | |
| June 11, 2006 | Summer Reading | Dec. 3. 2006 | New DVDs | |
| June 18, 2006 | Amelia Peabody | Dec. 10, 2006 | Staff Picks | |
| June 25, 2006 | Travel Writing | Dec. 17, 2006 | Spies | |
| July 2, 2006 | Small Towns | Dec. 24, 2006 | Christmas Book Reviews | |
| July 9, 2006 | This and That | Dec. 31, 2006 | Christmas Classics |
Reviews From 2005
| Crime Books |
| Descent Into Death |
| The Fallen |
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