The Grand Canyon National Park, located in northwest Arizona and run through by the Colorado River, was officially made a national park on February 26, 1919. The canyon is 277 miles long, is 1 mile deep, and it's width varies between less than 1 mile to 18 miles depending on the location. The park covers…
Extraterrestrial Culture Day!
February 12th is Extraterrestrial Culture Day! Celebrated on the second Tuesday in February, Extraterrestrial Culture Day is an officially acknowledged day in New Mexico. Extraterrestrial Culture Day is a time to celebrate extraterrestrial cultures and our past, present, and future relationships with extraterrestrial visitors. What better way to do that than to check out some cool government…
Read Harder 2019 Challenge Tasks #3 and #4
This month, we are highlighting Task #3 and 4 for the Book Riot Read Harder Challenge. See below for an explanation of the tasks. Task 3: A Book by a Woman and/or Author of Color that Won a Literary Award in 2018. “Literary prize” includes prizes that honor both genre-specific and literary works from across…
Podcast Listener’s Guide: Love Hurts
This month is filled with candy, flowers, and hearts. But not everyone is in the mood for love. If you are a true crime fan, we have some great podcasts for you to explore. In honor of Valentine's Day, we're focusing on cases of love gone wrong. Some of these are stories of people killing…
January is International Brain Teaser Month!
A new year means new goals to set and accomplish! Did you know that learning something new is one of the top resolutions every year? If you're interested in exercising your mind (or if you just love brain teasers), we can recommend some free apps for you to download. If you are an Apple user…
Book Riot: Read Harder Challenge 2019
The Read Harder Challenge is celebrating it's 5th year. This year's challenge was created and written by Rachel Manwill. This annual challenge is designed to let you expand your reading with new genres, authors, and points of view. There are 24 tasks this year, an average of 2 books a month. You can count 1…
2019 Reading Challenges
Do you like to read? Are you in a reading rut? Do you want to expand your reading genres? Do you like to challenge yourself? Well a reading challenge might be for you. If you have ever been interested in a reading challenge in the past, but did not know where to go to find…
Commemorating the Battle of New Orleans
In 1814, we took a little trip along with Col. Jackson down the mighty Mississip... We've all heard the song "The Battle of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton, and we all learned about the Battle of New Orleans in school...but how many of us really remember the details of the battle or the war it…
A Christmas Carol Turns 175 Years Old!
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens was originally published on December 19, 1843, 175 years ago. Dickens wrote this book after having read a parliamentary report on child labor. This Christmas classic follows the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, on Christmas Eve, as he is visited by three ghosts: the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of…
Podcast Listener’s Guide: 50th Anniversary of the First Zodiac Killing
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first confirmed Zodiac killings. On December 20, 1968, David Arthur Faraday, 17, and Betty Lou Jensen, 16 were shot and killed on Lake Herman Road, within the city limits of Benicia. The two were on their first date and had planned to attend a Christmas concert at…
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