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 […]
Selebre Jounen Martin Luther King Jr. ane sa a lè w aprann plis bagay sou nonm sa a, travay li, ak moun li te enspire yo. Eksplore lis liv sa a ak anpil lòt ankò sou paj Lis Liv nou an! Tit ki nan ranje anwo a: Wa Nò a, Theoharis; Sèt Mouvman Sosyal Ki Te Chanje Amerik, Gordon; Yon Rèv Ranvwaye: Jesse Jackson ak […]
Èske w enterese nan komik ak woman grafik men ou pa sèten ki kote pou w kòmanse? Men kèk sijesyon! Gade lis liv sa a ak lòt lis liv sou paj lis liv nou an!
Pandan jou yo ap vin pi fre, chofe kò w ak yon liv oswa yon fim ki soti Down Under! Eksplore lis sa a ak lòt lis sou paj Lis Liv nou an. Tit ki prezante yo: Paj 1, Ranje 1: The Doctor Blake Mysteries; Dark Emu, Bruce Pascoe; The Commonwealth of Thieves, Tom Keneally. Paj 1, Ranje 2: Muriel's Wedding; Walkabout; The Plains, Gerald Murnane. […]
