May 11, 2010
She was a goddess of style and sexiness, filtered through that cool Philadelphia aura. She defied categorization; “too white” for black movie roles, but “too colored” for acceptance in the Jim Crow South, “too red” in her political beliefs for the McCarthy era. Looking back at the age of 80, Ms. Horne said: “My identity […]
May 7, 2010
In case you haven’t heard, Evanston’s libraries are in a tight spot. Due to lack of funding, the Evanston Public Library is set to close its North and South branch locations at the end of the summer. But we’re not going without a fight! The Evanston Public Library Friends have been valiantly hitting the streets, raising […]
May 7, 2010
Following up on Monday’s post about Cape Wind, this just in from this week’s Chicago Reader: a strange confluence of wind-powered happenings right here in Evanston. The Evanston City Council has begun looking into erecting a 40 turbine wind farm in Lake Michigan. In mid-April the Council issued a request for information on the project […]
May 6, 2010
The 2010 annual Printers Row Lit Fest will swing into town on June 12-13. Check out which of your favorite authors will be reading on the stages in the south loop setting via the Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest page. Susan M./RA http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/printers-row/printers-row-lit-fest-authors.html
May 6, 2010
Before you grab your pitchfork, please, understand the title is not meant as a slur towards those who consume Diet Coke. That would amount to me chucking cans of soda at my glass house. No, no, the title is to bring you back to the 90’s. Let us travel back to those, well not kinder and gentler […]
May 4, 2010
The popularity of mother-daughter book clubs is reported in this Tribune article from last week. One group that meets in Highland Park has had to say no to taking in new members. For more good ideas on creating a mother-daughter book club and suggested reading lists arranged by age group, take a look at Cindy Hudson’s newsletter website […]
May 3, 2010
One of the more interesting (and important) stories to come out of the news in the past week was the federal government’s approval of the nation’s first offshore wind farm to be built off the coast of Cape Cod in Nantucket Sound. The wind farm has been a source of bitter conflict and heated debate for the […]
April 28, 2010
Poetry month has been fun, hasn’t it? I’m feeling kind of bereft now that April’s almost over. A great way to keep in touch with poetry is the Favorite Poem Project. Robert Pinsky, the 39th Poet Laureate of the United States, founded the Favorite Poem Project shortly after the Library of Congress appointed him to […]
April 27, 2010
I was pleasantly surprised to find how much I enjoyed learning about famous and not-so-famous poets in doing research for National Poetry Month. I came across two wonderful collections which are designed to introduce the reader to classic poems and provide some insights into the poets’ lives. The first one is 100 Essential Modern Poems, selected and introduced […]
April 27, 2010
Did you know that Thornton Wilder is the only writer to have won the Pulitzer Prize in both fiction and drama? You’ll learn this and other fascinating information from Brad Hooper’s article on The Bridge of San Luis Rey in the April 15, 2010 issue of Booklist. Laura H., Reader’s Services
