April 3, 2012
Harvard University’s Robert Darnton has stated that the Digital Public Library of America will be up and running by next April. The goal of this national nonprofit is to make available millions of free books and digitized special collections. This sounds like an ambitious project and there are many technical issues to work out. Let’s […]
April 3, 2012
On April 10, 1912, RMS Titanic, the White Star Line’s newest and most luxurious liner touted as “unsinkable,” left Southhampton, England heading for New York City. April 14th, four days into the journey, the ship hit an iceberg, and in a mere two hours forty minutes broke apart and sank. This tragedy caused by man’s […]
April 3, 2012
Harlem by Langston Hughes What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore– And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over– like a syrupy sweet? . Maybe it just […]
April 2, 2012
Nature Knows Best by Ogden Nash I don’t know exactly how long ago Hector was a pup, But it was quite long ago, and even then people used to have to start their day by getting up. Yes, people have been getting up for centuries, They have been getting up in palaces and Pullmans […]
April 1, 2012
Happiness by Carl Sandburg I asked professors who teach the meaning of life to tell me what is happiness. And I went to famous executives who boss the work of thousands of men. They all shook their heads and gave me a smile as though I was trying to fool with them. And then […]
April 1, 2012
Chances are good it snuck up on you. Between the madness of your NCAA brackets, the July-like March sunshine, and standing in line at The Hunger Games premiere, you very likely didn’t notice National Poetry Month peeking around the corner. But April is here, friends, and fortunately you’ve come to THE place for your poetry […]
March 27, 2012
When Harry Potter e-books went on sale today the rules changed compared to those for most e-books, ie, the user can switch the book from one device to another (what is technically called unencryption.) Some publishers are predicting this will contribute to momentum in undermining Amazon’s control over e-book sales. “We believe that people should […]
March 27, 2012
Omega Delta Phi Fraternity, Inc. Alpha Alpha Chapter will lead a fun-filled day for kids, families, and teens from Noon-4pm at the Evanston Public Library at 1703 Orrington (Main) in the first floor Community Meeting Room. Activities include storybook bingo, planting seeds, and composting with worms followed by a theatre presentation and workshop. César Chávez was an […]
March 25, 2012
This Thursday, March 29th, the Evanston Public Library shows Chicago filmmaker Stephen Cone’s 2011 indie drama, The Wise Kids, in a special free screening arranged with ConeArts Films. This nuanced, finely-wrought film – called “a tender-hearted gem” in a recent New York Times review – is the story of three southern Christian teenagers grappling with […]
March 24, 2012
The Private Lives of Great Writers The extent to which an author’s personal life sheds light on their work is debated by Salon. Weighing in on Jonathan Franzen’s controversial New Yorker essay, the article explores just how relevant Edith Wharton’s looks and Saul Bellow’s marital problems are to appreciating their novels. Beyond The Art of […]
