June 29, 2011
(Spanish version) Among countless literary awards and fellowships, best-selling author Luis J. Rodriguez received an “Unsung Heroes of Compassion” Award, presented by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. His first non-fiction book ALWAYS RUNNING, a first-hand account of gangbanging in East L.A., is used in classrooms throughout California, despite the fact that the American Library Association […]
June 28, 2011
50 Cent, the famous rapper, draws on his tough NY upbringing to discourage teens from bullying. His new book “Playground” will be out in January. The hero of his novel is a 13 year-old who causes harm through bullying and then changes his attitude. Shira S.
June 26, 2011
Google continues to make progress on its digital books project as plans to scan 250,000 items from the British Library are worked out. The books will cover the years from 1700 through the 1860’s. Interestingly, Google earns nothing directly from the downloads, however, they claim their search results are enhanced by the inclusion of previously […]
June 25, 2011
Alan Teller is a local photographer, teacher, business owner, and the latest artist to be featured in our ongoing exhibition series Local Art @ EPL. His show – titled Adlai’s Woods – is currently on display on the 2nd floor of EPL’s Main Branch and explores the landscape surrounding former Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson’s Mettawa […]
June 25, 2011
This recent New York Times article discusses the disappearance of school librarians and libraries throughout the country. ~ Olivia M.
June 23, 2011
All dressed up in its purple best, Northwestern University celebrated last week as it sent a new graduating class out into the world, and odds are good this won’t be the last you hear of them. Over the years, you see, NU has become a veritable assembly line of notable alums – a fact comedian […]
June 23, 2011
Publisher’s Weekly seems quite excited by the limited offer by Tantor for a free download of The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, which includes “The Greek Interpreter,” among other stories. Samples are featured, as well. No mystery in the appeal of a good deal! Shira S.
June 21, 2011
Or so says the Warner Brothers poster for the July 15th release of the final film in the Harry Potter series: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-Part 2. But for diehard HP fans (and yours truly here may be among the oldest), it will never end. The multitude of excellent websites available to fans of J. […]
June 20, 2011
Today while reading a blog put out by my new favorite magazine Mental Floss, we subscribe to it here at EPL if you would like to take a look, I learned about a book tank created by Argentinean artist, Raul Lemesoff , that he calls a “weapon of mass instruction.” Raul travels around the cities of […]
June 18, 2011
The great writer/traveler and WW II hero Patrick Leigh Fermor died on June 10 in England. Fermor’s best known books, A Time of Gifts and Between the Woods and the Water, recounted his travels by foot from England to the Balkans just before World War II. During World War II, he and a friend hatched […]
