To Kill a Mockingbird and The Color Purple have been banned in some places, and this year add the Harry Potter series to the list. This is Banned Books Week, and Tyler is part of the push to keep those books available and accessible.
November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). NaNoWriMo was created 17 years ago in an effort to aid authors in finding their voice and help develop the local creative community.
Sometimes cats become residents in Mom and Pop stores, vet clinics, and apparently libraries. But one Texas town has evicted the resident cat from the library, and now it's got some people petitioning and calling voters to weigh in. It's not Kilgore, Palestine, or Longview, although we know you guys love your cats. The cat controversy is happening a little further west.