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 […]
Se você precisa de uma escapadinha, mergulhe nas águas azuis e cristalinas de Corfu! No espírito de *All Creatures Great and Small*, esta é a história aconchegante de uma pequena cidade sobre uma viúva e seus quatro filhos que, em dificuldades na Inglaterra, decidem impulsivamente se mudar para a ilha grega de Corfu. Baseado em uma história real […]
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 […]
Comemore o Dia de Martin Luther King Jr. deste ano aprendendo mais sobre o homem, seu trabalho e as pessoas que ele inspirou. Explore esta lista de livros e muitas outras em nossa página de listas de livros! Títulos na linha superior: King of the North, Theoharis; Seven Social Movements That Changed America, Gordon; A Dream Deferred: Jesse Jackson and the […]
Interessado em quadrinhos e graphic novels, mas não sabe por onde começar? Aqui estão algumas sugestões! Confira esta e outras listas de livros em nossa página de listas de livros!
Quando os dias ficarem mais frios, aqueça-se com um livro ou filme de Down Under! Explore essa e outras listas em nossa página de listas de livros. Títulos em destaque: Página 1, Fila 1: The Doctor Blake Mysteries; Dark Emu, Bruce Pascoe; The Commonwealth of Thieves, Tom Keneally. Página 1, Fila 2: Muriel's Wedding; Walkabout; The Plains, Gerald Murnane. [...]
