Our Mental Health Awareness series continues with a focus on eating disorders. Mental health problems often have a negative effect on one's physical health, and perhaps none more so than an eating disorder. Some people may think an eating disorder is "just a phase" one goes through. Or they think that a person with an eating…
Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Grand Canyon National Park
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…
Excellence in Digital Media for Kids
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has announced their Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media Award and also the release of their annual Notable Children's Digital Media list. The Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media Award is a new award given by ALSC. The purpose of the award is "to recognize the most distinguished digital media…
Pokemon Adventures: Another Perspective
Pokemon Adventures: Another Perspective Few media franchises have been as successful as Pokemon. In 1996, the game released to stellar reviews and sales and has since become the highest-grossing media franchise of all time with over $70 billion in sales as of 2018! Impressive! One of the many arms of the franchise has been the…
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…
Children’s Books About Love
Valentine's Day is coming up and we have some great books for a loving season. This collection showcases romantic, family, friendship, and religious love. Fanny's Dream Fanny's story begins a lot like Cinderella's. She lives in the country and dreams of a nice guy to take her away to a fancy new life, but she…
History At A Glance: Lacombe, Gateway to the Big Branch Marsh and Wildlife Refuge
Lacombe, land of dense pines, oaks, and marshy bayous was home to the Acolapissa and Choctaws before the first Europeans settled on the soils of St. Tammany Parish. One writer wrote that the Acolapissa and the Choctaws were so closely related, it was hard to tell the two tribes from each other. Legend pertaining to…
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…
Getting Cozy: Valentine’s Day Mysteries
It's February, and that means that hearts and candy and flowers are everywhere as we celebrate love in all its splendor on Valentine's Day. However, the amateur sleuths in these cozy mysteries are facing something more sinister than Cupid's arrows this month. Check out how some of your favorite sleuths handle the holiday, their own…
St. Valentine: Patron Saint of Lovers
Our modern Valentine's day with hearts and flowers, candy and cards, affords an interesting example of how hagiography can evolve over time. The name Valentine is a rather popular one with several emperors, a pope, and multiple saints bearing the name. However, the Valentine of Saint Valentine's Day is generally considered to be one of…
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