Tomorrow, March 23rd, is the 1 year anniversary of Elizabeth Taylor’s death. From a mutation giving her exceptional eyelashes to her tumultuous and numbered marriages to her addictions and poor health, many of us may know more about this icon’s personal life than her actual work. She contributed much to AIDS research and at a [...]
Start with Herb & Dorothy, an award-winning 2008 documentary, which “tells the story of a postal clerk and a librarian who managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history with very modest means.” (from the DVD case)
Last May was the fiftieth anniversary of the Freedom Riders. The Freedom Riders were civil rights activists, most of them college and university students, who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States. American Experience aired a film to tell “the story behind this courageous band who in 1961 creatively challenged segregation.”
Dr. Temple Grandin is a professor at Colorado State University who spearheaded new designs for the more humane slaughter of cattle in slaughterhouses. She is also a well-known autistic woman and an advocate for the better understanding and treatment of autistic people. I recently watched the HBO movie starring Claire Danes about Grandin (Temple Grandin) [...]
All branches of the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library will be closed January 16 in observance of the holiday commemorating the late Civil Rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. To learn more about Martin Luther King, Jr. and his legacy, check out the suggestions below. (To view additional library resources on Dr. King, view a [...]
Are you curious about meditation? One of my co-workers is taking a meditation class, and since it is something I’ve always wanted to try, I decided to take a look at what the library has on the subject.
I’m a big fan of J. R. R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy: The Fellowship of the ring, The two towers, and The return of the king.
With Spring in full gear, or at least looking that way on the calendar, my mind turns to getting in shape, improving my fitness and losing the convenience of bulky sweaters. While there are many ways towards fitness, one of these ways brings me to my favorite four letter word…
Crafts are popular at CBCPL, and whether you are a knitter, spinner, quilter, or beader you probably already know we have lots of craft books, magazines and DVDs. Did you know we also have ebooks and downloadable videos?
I know there have been lots of top 10 posts lately, but I think they’re a fun way to wrap up the year. In an effort to prevent boredom on the part of our readers, I thought I’d mix it up and do the top feature films of the year (published in 2010), as voted [...]
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