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 [...]
Gluten-free or gluten-light living seems to be a trending topic that isn’t going to the archives of diet history anytime soon. Living in a divided household (one gluten-free eater & one gluten-lover), I have developed an interest in making gluten-free work for both palates. On the shelves of the library you can find many tools [...]
In honor of February being the Valentine month, I was going to come up with a list of quirky books about love. But that’s not exactly how this short list turned out. Instead, I decided to share with you five titles about passionate engagement in life and fate, or things that happen to you that [...]
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) [...]
I watched a Werner Herzog documentary the other night titled Cave of Forgotten Dreams. This amazing documentary gives unprecedented access to Chauvet Cave, a cave in France discovered in late 1994, which contains the oldest known cave paintings in the world.
Just recently I watched my dad coach his high school soccer team to their second state championship. After giving their all through 110 minutes of regulation and overtime, the team persevered and narrowly won the gold in penalty kicks. It capped off an amazing season, filled with highs and lows, excitement and sports drama. And [...]
Play Ball! I know baseball season starts in the springtime, but for me, baseball goes best with warm summer nights.
Most of us recognize the influence music has on our mood. Why else do we listen to music at the gym, if not to harness its potency to make us exercise harder while enjoying it more?
While vacationing in Ohio recently, I hiked a wilderness trail and some family members were treated to a scarlet tanager sighting. This week at the reference desk a library user asked me where the bird books were to help identify a bird he had seen in his yard. As we walked to that section of [...]
We second floor librarians were remarking recently that there have been a lot of books published in the last few years where the word wife figures prominently in the title. We leave the analysis of this trend to you, dear reader, but here are some wife-titled nonfiction books of recent years. (There are many more [...]
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