Stewart Gordon has fashioned a fascinating and unique look at Asia from A.D. 700 to 1500; a time when Asia was dominant; by describing the personal journeys of Asia's many travelers-the merchants who traded spices along the Silk Road, the apothecaries who exchanged medicine and knowledge from China to the Middle East, and the philosophers and holy men who crossed continents to explore and exchange ideas, books, science, and culture. Come join us on June 18 at 7:00 PM as he talks about When Asia Was the World. Earn your Back in Time badge by attending this informative look back in history. The book When Asia Was the World will be available for purchase and signing.

Why do we love zombies?  They're smelly, they're slow (most of the time), and they bite.  But...zombie stories remind us of our humanity.  These stories aren't about the end of the world, they're about survival in the face of devastating tragedy.  

Geek n.

1. An unfashionable or socially inept person.
2. A person with an eccentric devotion to a particular interest: "A computer geek".

We have lots of books in our Children's Library starring geeks. And quite often, they are the heros. Check one out today.

Notes from an accidental band geek by Erin Dionne

NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society by Michael Buckley; illustrations by Ethen Beavers

Geek chic: the Zoey zone by Margie Palatini

The homework machine by Dan Gutman

Sixth-grade glommers, norks, and me by Lisa Papademetriou

Nerd girls: the rise of the dorkasaurus by Alan Lawrence Sitomer

Science fiction is the home of time travel in literature. Check out these classic tales of time travel adventure.

In the garden of Iden : a novel of the company by Kage Baker

Pastwatch : the redemption of Christopher Columbus by Orson Scott Card

Time and again by Finney, Jack

The centurion's empire by Sean McMullen

Rainbow Mars by Larry Niven

The time machine by H.G. Wells

To say nothing of the dog, or, How we found the bishop's bird stump at last by Connie Willis

These time-traveling adventures will keep you coming back for more...good thing they're part of a series!

Earn your Geek Out badge with one of these books from some of the Internet's most popular bloggers:

Let's pretend this never happened: (a mostly true memoir) by Jenny Lawson

Sleep is for the weak: the best of the mommybloggers including Amalah, Finslippy, Fussy, Woulda Coulda Shoulda, Mom-101, and more!: a blogHer book by edited by Rita Arens ; forward by Stacy Morrison

Sparkly green earrings: catching the light at every turn by Melanie Shankle

Heaven is here: an incredible story of hope, triumph, and everyday joy by Stephanie Nielson ; with Amy Ferguson Hackworth

Carry on, warrior: thoughts on life unarmed by Glennon Doyle Melton

Gone are the visions of pencil protectors and computer nerds. These days, the term "Geek" is used to describe those who are passionate about a particular hobby or interest. Perhaps one of these titles will inspire you to Geek Out!

Geek girls unite: how fangirls, bookworms, indie chicks, and other misfits are taking over the world by Leslie Simon; illustrations by Nan Lawson

Record collecting for girls: unleashing your inner music nerd, one album at a time by Courtney E. Smith

Obsessed with your smartphone? In love with your tablet? These novels explore the dark side of placing too much trust in technology.

Extinction by Mark Alpert

Ready player one by Ernest Cline

Super sad true love story: a novel by Gary Shteyngart

C by Tom McCarthy

For the win by Cory Doctorow

The chemistry of tears by Peter Carey

Utopia: a novel by Lincoln Child

Historical mysteries let the reader be picked up and be transported to different times and places. A good story is a painless way to get into the period, and, if it features a unsolved crime or two, gives a look at history’s darker underside.

As if by magic by Dolores Gordon-Smith

Everybody kills somebody sometime by Robert J. Randisi

The reeve's tale by Margaret Frazer

Blood alone by James R. Benn

India Black by Carol K.

Bet me by Jennifer Crusie

Born in fire by Nora Roberts

A countess below stairs by Eva Ibbotson

Frederica by Georgette Heyer

How to marry a marquis by Julia Quinn

It had to be you by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Mine till midnight by Lisa Kleypas

Mr.

Bones never lie: how forensics helps solve history's mysteries by Elizabeth MacLeod

The mystery of Darwin's frog by Marty Crump ; illustrations by Steve Jenkins and Edel Rodriguez

Forensics and modern disasters by written by Rebecca Stefoff

The discovery and mystery of a dinosaur named Jane by Judith Williams

The case of the vanishing golden frogs: a scientific mystery by Sandra Markle

Enigmatic events by Gary L. Blackwood

When is a planet not a planet?: the story of Pluto by Elaine Scott

The beautiful edible garden: design a stylish outdoor space using vegetables, fruits, and herbs by Leslie Bennett and Stefani Bittner ; photography by David Fenton and Jill Rizzo

Dead snails leave no trails: natural pest control for home and garden by Loren Nancarrow and Janet Hogan Taylor

High-impact, low-carbon gardening: 1001 ways to garden sustainably by Alice Bowe

Homegrown harvest: a season-by-season guide to a sustainable kitchen garden by Rita Pelczar, editor in chief

I garden: urban style by Reggie Solomon and Michael Nolan

Public gardens of Michigan by Miriam Easton Rutz

Lucky break: a novel by Esther Freud

The star attraction: a novel by Alison Seeney

The starlet: a novel by Mary McNamara

Picture perfect by Jodi Picoult

Someday, someday, maybe: a novel by Lauren Graham

The stand-in by Kate Clemens

An accidental affair by Eric Jerome Dickey

The ballroom on Magnolia Street by Sharon Owens

The world of steampunk literature imagines a different historical path-a world run on iron and steam, where the preferred method of travel is the dirigible and everything that moves is run on clockworks.

Boneshaker by Cherie Priest

Dead iron by Devon Monk

The windup girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

The diamond age ; or, Young lady's illustrated primer by Neal Stephenson

Mainspring by Jay Lake

Soulless by Gail Carriger

The half-made world by Felix Gilman

You can't take a balloon into the Museum of Fine Arts by story by Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman ; pictures by Robin Preiss Glasser

Giraffes can't dance by Giles Andreae ; illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees

Dancing in the wings by Debbie Allen ; pictures by Kadir Nelson

The barn dance by Pat Hutchins

Mr.

Variant by Robison Wells

The knife of never letting go [sound recording] by Patrick Ness

The maze runner by James Dashner

Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz ; adapted by Antony Johnston ; illustrated by Kanako Damerum & Yuzuru Takasaki

The night she disappeared by April Henry

Safekeeping by Karen Hesse

Nobody by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Elephants cannot dance! by Mo Willems

Dancing with the star by Alex Harvey ; illustrated by Stephen Reed

Practice makes perfect by text and jacket art by Rosemary Wells ; interior illustrations by Jody Wheeler

The smile by Donna Jo Napoli

Leonardo's shadow: or, My astonishing life as Leonardo da Vinci's servant by Christopher Grey

Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett ; with artwork by Brett Helquist

Heidi Heckelbeck is ready to dance! by Wanda Coven ; illustrated by Priscilla Burris

Kids make music!: clapping & tapping from Bach to rock by Avery Hart and Paul Mantell ; illustrated by Loretta Trezzo Braren

M is for melody: a music alphabet by written by Kathy-jo Wargin and illustrated by Katherine Larson

Linnea in Monet's garden by text, Christina Bjork ; drawings, Lena Anderson

The twelve dancing princesses by a fairy tale by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm ; translated from the German by Anthea Bell ; illustrated by Dorothée Duntze

Cool painting: the art of creativity for kids by Anders Hanson

Painting by Jane Bower

Take a bow by Elizabeth Eulberg

Time to shine by Nikki Carter

The girl who became a Beatle by Greg Taylor

Nick & Norah's infinite playlist by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan

Audrey, wait! by Robin Benway

Marie, dancing by Carolyn Meyer

House of Dance by Beth Kephart

Rival by Sara Bennett Wealer