Within the past week, multiple people have asked me if I’m going to play Starfield. This isn’t surprising considering it’s one of the most highly anticipated video games of 2023. If you have any contact with gamers, you’ve likely heard at least one mention of the new action role-playing game that came out on September…
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Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection. “Angie Tribeca” Season 1 Website / Reviews Rashida Jones plays Angie Tribeca, a 10-year veteran of LAPD’S RHCU: Really Heinous Crimes Unit. The show is a hilarious spoof of police procedurals in the spirit of “The Naked Gun” and was…
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Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection. “Roadrunner” Website / Reviews This documentary is an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at how Anthony Bourdain went from an anonymous chef to a world-renowned cultural icon. From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville (“20 Feet From Stardom,” “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”…
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Below I’m highlighting some nonfiction books coming out in August. All of the mentioned titles are available to put on hold in our catalog and will also be made available via the library’s Overdrive website on the day of publication in eBook and downloadable audiobook format (as available). For a more extensive list of new nonfiction books coming out this…
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“Blow, blow, thou winter wind, Thou art not so unkind As man’s ingratitude” (From “As You Like It” by William Shakespeare, Act II, Scene VII) In past eons, the earth without ice was not a particularly habitable place for humans. It was a scene of relentless volcanism, vast continental swamps and humid rainforests that extended…
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People have always looked to the night sky to mark time, navigate and contemplate the immensity of the universe. Along with camping, stargazing is one of my favorite activities in the summer. It’s a great way to spend time with friends and family away from a screen, and it encourages creative storytelling. Did you know…
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When Shakespeare wrote “Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown,” it was King Henry IV moaning that people with great responsibility don’t sleep very well. While riches and power don’t seem like much of a problem to me, fictional royalty often has a lot of kingdom-saving and evil battling to do. So if…
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Looking for games to play with your kids and the thought of one more round of Candy Land makes you want to cry? Desperate to pry the smartphone or the tablet away from your teens? Tired of starting another game of Monopoly you know you’ll never finish? Oh friends, I am about to change your…
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Here are a few of the most notable debut novels coming out in October. These have all received positive reviews in library journals. For a longer list, please visit our catalog. “A Marvellous Light” by Freya Marske Robin Blyth has more than enough bother in his life. He’s struggling to be a good older brother, a…
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The fate of displaced children is the central concern of many books published in the past few years. The practice of adoption, as we think of it today, with background checks and safeguards, has not always been the standard. In 1853, distressed by the number of street children he encountered in New York, Charles Loring…
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