In an age where examples of scandal and ludicrously bad behavior hit the mainstream through the delivery of a poorly planned tweet, it seems easy to concede that etiquette has gone the way of the typewriter. Headed into the annual minefield that my partner and I refer to as wedding season, I picked up the [...]
Stan Sterns, the photographer that captured the image of JFK Jr. saluting his father’s casket on November 25, 1963, died last week. In an article about Sterns’ passing, the New York Times provided a short account behind the photograph. There are many memorable photographs from the past. Can you think of some that stick in [...]
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.”
“In Flanders Fields” by Lieutenant Colonel John Alexander McCrae In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, [...]
The library will be closed Monday, July 4th in honor of Independence Day. Here are a few electronic tidbits to help celebrate…
I hate missing a 100-year birthday party and that is what happened on Tuesday, March 8. It was the International Women’s Day Centenary, 1911-2011. There were hundreds of events world-wide and I was unable to attend any of them. However, I had the pleasure of hearing Jo Anne Trow, Emeritus Vice President of Student Affairs [...]
February is African American History Month, and to celebrate, I thought we’d choose a selection of great books on featuring African American history for nonfiction picks this week. I also wanted to point out the amazing website that the Library of Congress (along with other national agencies) has put together for African American History Month. [...]
The library will be closed on Monday January 17th in observance of the holiday honoring the late Civil Rights leader, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This year (the 25th anniversary of the holiday) a website has been setup by the Corporation for National and Community Service highlighting ways people can celebrate the life of [...]
What made America? What makes us? These were questions explored by a fantastic program that aired on PBS last night. If you missed it you can view it for free at their website.
Martin Luther King Jr. from the Library of Congress. All branches of the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr Day on Monday, January 18th.
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