Time for a double feature! No spoilers. Based on Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 film High and Low, Spike Lee’s newest film Highest 2 Lowest is the story of a wealthy man caught up in the attempted kidnapping of his son. High and Low tells the story of a basically decent man, Kingo Gondo (played by the […]
Have you checked out Freegal Music yet? It’s a free music streaming service you can access through the library! You can download the app or find out more at www.freegalmusic.com. Find this and other booklists on our Booklists page! Page 1 albums: Earth Kitt, “Platinum & Gold Collection”; Jeff Tweedy, “Twilight Override”; Bad Bunny, “Debí […]
Celebrate National Arab American Heritage Month this year by enjoying one of our titles featuring or by an Arab American! “We have to be a nation of compassion and some sort of humanity when it comes to the treatment of other human beings.” – Rashida Tlaib Page 1, Row 1 Titles: And She Could Be […]
If you need a little escape, dive into the clear, blue waters of Corfu! In the spirit of All Creatures Great and Small, this is the small-town, feel-good story of a widow and her four children who, down on their luck in England, impulsively move to the Greek island of Corfu. Based on a true […]
Dive into Women’s History Month this year by reading some of our many titles focusing on women and/or written by women! “. . . the critics who shaped our modern idea of the novel in English so frequently dismissed women writers that the systematic excising has a name. It’s called the Great Forgetting. Only Austen […]
Celebrate Valentine’s Day this year with some zany love and hijinks–courtesy of one of the library’s many classic Screwball Comedies to Swoon Over! Explore this and many other booklists on our Booklists page!
Does your classic movie-watching habit need a little vim and verve? A little kick in the pants? Then may I suggest you dip your toe into the pre-Code zaniness that is the Busby Berkeley musical! Before the censorship guidelines of the Hays Code were imposed on Hollywood movies in 1934, U.S. films had room to […]
Observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day this year by learning more about the man, his work, and the people he has inspired. Explore this booklist and many more on our Booklists page! Titles in top row: King of the North, Theoharis; Seven Social Movements That Changed America, Gordon; A Dream Deferred: Jesse Jackson and the […]
Interested in comics and graphic novels but not sure where to start? Here are some suggestions! Check out this and other booklists on our booklists page!
As the days grow cooler, warm up with a book or movie from Down Under! Explore this and other lists on our Booklists page. Featured titles: Page 1, Row 1: The Doctor Blake Mysteries; Dark Emu, Bruce Pascoe; The Commonwealth of Thieves, Tom Keneally. Page 1, Row 2: Muriel’s Wedding; Walkabout; The Plains, Gerald Murnane. […]
