Libraries may rock, but music can be murder. This month as you are curling up with a good mystery, consider getting into the Summer Reading swing of things with a book set in a musical setting. From glee clubs to the opera, this list has you covered. Getting Cozy: Musical Mysteries It's summer reading time…
Tony, Tony, Tony!
Are you ready for the Tony Awards? This celebration of the year on Broadway will be held on June 10, 2018. If like me you didn't manage to make it to New York this year to catch all of the latest shows, you can still catch up with some of the season's biggest hits at…
Chronicling America: Resource for Genealogy Research
Newspapers are an important resource in performing genealogical research. The researcher can find birth, marriage, and death announcements. Obituaries and articles on ancestors that made news headlines can also be found. Since newspapers are prone to deterioration, many institutions are using preservation methods that include digitization and microfilming in order to preserve the historical contents…
Audiobook Appreciation Month
June is Audiobook Appreciation Month! What are audiobooks? Audiobooks are recordings of a text being read. Audiobooks or "talking books" began in the 1930s with the American Foundation for the Blind and The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. It wasn't until the 1970s that the term "audiobook" began to be used. Here at…
Picture Book Spotlight: Summer Vacation!
Summer vacation is here and with it comes our Summer Reading Challenge! We have some wonderfully fantastic books about vacations that are perfect for reading during our Summer Reading Challenge. So stretch out, kick off your shoes and pick up one of these books! Sea Rex This book gives advice on what to bring to…
History At A Glance: Slidell, Industry Capital of the South
In 1875, Slidell was known as the industrial capital of the South. Schooners carried building materials from Slidell ports to the New Orleans area. Timber and cattle provided income for many Slidell families. In 1881, an early inland settlement began at Robert’s Landing on the banks of Bayou Bonfouca. Early commerce began with the import…
Amish Science Fiction?
I am a longtime reader of science fiction - apocalyptic science fiction in particular. I enjoy seeing fictional characters attempt to survive "worst case scenario" events. I also have an enduring fascination with the Amish (as well as other cultures whose ways are so unfamiliar to me). I have often supposed that groups like the…
June is National Migraine and Headache Month
According to the Migraine Research Foundation, migraines affect 39 million men, women and children in the U.S. and 1 billion worldwide. Chances are you or some
50th Anniversary of the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
On June 5, 1968, 42-year-old presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy was mortally wounded shortly at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. His death would shock
Manga Mania, Week 4
Manga is a term used to describe comics and graphic novels created in Japan. Since the boom of the United States' manga distribution in the mid to late 2000s, many series have found their home on our shelves. And with so many titles to go through, Manga Mania is a 4-part series of articles where we…
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