Venice Film Festival

Venice Film Festival

Yesterday kicked off the official start of the 2024 Venice Film Festival. To celebrate the long contributions the festival has had on the film industry, we’re looking at the history of Italian Film! At the end of the post, you can the prior festival winners. The...
French Authors

French Authors

Even though  the Olympics are over we are still thinking of Paris. To highlight the host country of the 2024 Olympics, we’ve selected three of the most well known female French authors to check out!  Simone de Beauvoir (1908 – 1986)  Born into a  Bourgeois...
It’s Elvis Week

It’s Elvis Week

This week is the annual celebration of the life and legacy of the king of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley.  We’ll examine the life and the music of this famous musician. Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1948, the Presley family...
Hercule Poirot

Hercule Poirot

Hercule Poirot was created by British author Agatha Christie in the late 1910s. Poirot made his first official appearance in the book, The Mysterious Affair at Styles in 1920.  Poirot is Christie’s longest running character, appearing in thirty three books and two...

THE KENNEDY BRANCH AND GUTTENBERG RESOURCE CENTER WILL CLOSE AT 1 PM ON DECEMBER 24, 2024 AND WILL BE CLOSED ON DECEMBER 25, 2024.

THE MAIN LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC FOR RENOVATION, STARTING ON DECEMBER 21, 2024.