I love lists. I especially love lists of books. The Library of Congress recently complied a list of the 88 books that shaped America. Note, that this isn’t a list […]
Olympics: Then & Now
The 2012 Summer Olympics are fast approaching! London will be abuzz with athletes and sports enthusiasts from just about everywhere – and our TVs will blaze with fast-paced Olympic coverage. […]
Calcutta Photograph Collection
Did you know that American troops were stationed in India during the Second World War? They were posted in Calcutta (now known as Kolkata), the capital of West Bengal, in […]
Literary Baltimore: Part 3
While Edgar Allan Poe and H.L. Mencken are perhaps the best known literary names associated with Baltimore, there are many other writers who have lived or worked here. If you […]
Schools & Stories: Adventures in Academia
I absolutely love stories in which universities, academies, libraries, or archives are some of the major characters. Didn’t the Hogwarts students have a cool selection of classes? And don’t forget the […]
Magic
Summer is magic. Now is the time for books, music, and movies that are magical. Book At this moment, on the McNaughton shelf on M Level, find the stunning novel about […]
National Parks, Historic Sites, & Monuments
From its beginnings the US government has designated land for public use. In 1790, land for Washington, D.C., was set aside for the building of the country’s capitol. Then, in […]
Remembering June Fourth
Today marked the 23rd anniversary of the “Tiananmen Incident,” a brutal crackdown by the Chinese government on students’ protest and demonstration on Tiananmen Square on June 4th, 1989. China has […]
Jewish American Heritage Month
May was proclaimed Jewish American Heritage month in 2006, to recognize the more than 350 years of Jewish contributions to American culture. From music to literature, from statemanship to law, […]
Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month!
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month during which we celebrate the history and culture of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and their contributions to our country. Throughout this month, various […]