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September Cancer Awareness Month
September is Childhood, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Uterine, Ovarian, Prostate and Thyroid cancer awareness month. Below are books and information from the American Cancer Society on these specific types of Cancer as well as general information. Nonfiction Just Don't Fall by...
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
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 family, De...
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...
Music and Society in the time of Jane Austen: Playing for self-enjoyment vs. the expectations of society
The nineteenth century saw changes from the Industrial Revolution that introduced the middle class to society. The Industrial revolution also saw changes in the musical landscape, altering the Romantic period for the better. Up until the Industrial Revolution,...
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...
Spill that royal-tea
If your a fan of chatting about royals than look no further! Our booklists below feautre some of our favorite books featuring real and fictional families.While there are many genres that can fall into this topic, our lists just scratch the surface on many historical...
The New York Times Best Books of the 21st Century
Last week, the New York Times book review published a list of the best 100 books of the 21st century so far. We’ll examine some of the books that made the list along with some recommendations on where to start. The list has a good mix of fiction and nonfiction. At the...
Drive-in Movies
Summer is officially here and that means it's time to enjoy the nice air conditioning at the movies! Have you ever gone to a drive-in movie? Many of these classic experiences had a resurgence in popularity during the covid-19 pandemic as it was the safest way families...
National Stamp Day
Every year on July 1st is National Stamp Day! We’ll look at a brief history of the Post Office and the many interesting stamps. Did you know that stamp collectors are called philatelists?The modern post office was created during the colonial period by Benjamin...
Famous First Lines
A great first line sets the tone and immerses the reader into the world of the book. How many of these books can you identify based on their first line? “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a...
Caribbean American Heritage Month
June is Caribbean American Heritage Month! Every June since 2006, this month-long celebration promotes the rich cultural heritage of our Caribbean American citizens. Here are some well known Caribbean American authors to check out!Elizabeth Acevedo Acevedo was born...
The Tony Awards
In celebration of Broadway’s biggest event of the year, we’re looking at some of the recent winners of the Tony Awards. The Tony Awards will be on June 16th on CBS. The Tony Awards are named after Antoinette Perry who was the leader of the American Theater Wing...
Taylor Swift Book Recommendations
If you are a fellow Swiftie check out these book recommendations that goes with your favorite era! Be sure to join us on June 20th for the last meeting of the Taylor Swift Club!Speak Now (Taylor's Version) The Hating Game by Sally Thorne Good Fortune by C. K. Chau...
Norman Rockwell
Please join us for our Art Talks program all about the work of Norman Rockwell next Thursday May 30th at 6pm on Zoom. The event led by Janet Mandel will take us through some of Rockwell’s famous works. Norman Rockwell was born in 1894 in New York City. From an early...
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