This month we highlight two series of books investigating Louisiana architecture.
Holiday Spotlight: Oktoberfest
Holiday Spotlight: Oktoberfest It's a bit early, but one of our favorite cultural celebrations is coming up: Oktoberfest! Oktoberfest is the largest cultural heritage festival celebrated in the world. It takes place over the (roughly) two weeks leading up to the first Sunday of October (or German Unity Day, if close). As such, Oktoberfest…
August 13, 1899: Birthday of iconic filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock
British filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock was born 124 years ago today on a Friday the 13th. That latter fact seems only fitting since Hitchcock’s style has forever become associated with suspense and terror. While his most well-known films came out in the 1950s and 1960s, Hitchcock’s career lasted from the early 1920s to the late 1970s…
National Book Lovers Day
National Book Lovers Day is celebrated on August 9th. This unofficial holiday focuses on reading, literature, and the power books have to preserve culture, provide a means of escape from everyday life, and inform readers about places, people, and concepts they would not normally experience by providing a window into someone else's story. Take a…
Back-to-School Sources: Homework Help
As we usher in the month of August, families, teachers, and students are preparing for the new school year. Students of all ages face the pressure of going back to school, studying for their classes, and completing their assigned homework. No matter the age group and grade levels, elementary school, middle school, high school, or…
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