Veteran’s Day is dedicated to honoring military veterans who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. It coincides with other days of remembrance around the world including Armistice Day in the United Kingdom and Remembrance Day across the Commonwealth of Nations. At 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918 (the 11th hour of the 11th day…
National Internet Day: October 29
The internet has revolutionized our lives making much of the information and entertainment we want just a click away. October 29 is National Internet Day; a day to learn about the internet, and appreciate how it has changed our world. The internet was born in the late 1960s at the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA…
Exploring Podcasts: Celebrate International Podcast Day on September 30
From learning new information to watching videos and listening to music, the Internet has changed the way we communicate and how we experience digital forms of entertainment. One format that is part of the online evolution of entertainment is the podcast. So what is a podcast and how does it work? Podcasts are a great…
National Voter Registration Day
This year's National Voter Registration Day is Tuesday, September 25. If you haven't registered to vote yet, you don't have to wait until September 25. Louisiana residents can register today, in person, online, or through the mail. Louisianians as young as 16 years old can register to vote, although you do have to wait until you are 18…
Remembering Neil Simon
Legendary playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon passed away Sunday, August 26, 2018. Born on the 4th of July in 1927, some say Simon redefined American comedy. He was a Broadway and theater box office success for three decades. Neil Simon received numerous accolades throughout his career, including three Tony Awards for The Odd Couple (1965), Biloxi Blues (1985)…
Happy 70th Birthday to Alexander McCall Smith and Happy 20th Anniversary to the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Series
Author Alexander McCall Smith will turn 70 years old this year on August 24. Known to family and friends as "Sandy," he was born in the country formerly known as Rhodesia (now the Republic of Zimbabwe). The youngest of four children, he spent his childhood in Southern Rhodesia and attended the Christian Brothers College. He went…
Banish Your Reading Blues
Even though I'm a librarian, occasionally I find it difficult to read. Sometimes my eyes are tired, or I just can't concentrate. It happens to all of us at one time or another. When you start to feel the reading blues, what can you do? Break out of a rut by trying something different from…
Lifelong Learners Will Love “The Great Courses”
Would like to keep on learning? Of course you would! The St. Tammany Parish Library has something special just for you: "The Great Courses." What are these "Great Courses," you might ask? And what makes them so "Great?" The Teaching Company has been producing "The Great Courses" for nearly thirty years. Accomplished experts and well-respected…
Mystery Science Theater 3000 on Hoopla!
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the debut of Mystery Science Theater 3000. If you've never heard of Mystery Science Theater 3000, you can stop reading now. Just kidding, you'll want to read about this. Once upon a time, an amiable guy was kidnapped by mad scientists. The mad scientists launched him into space. They…
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…
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