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And so the countdown begins for the Free Library's Living Library event, to take place on Wednesday, June 20, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in Room 108 of Parkway Central! To whet your appetites for… continue reading The Free Library's Living Library: Participant Sneak Preview, Final Round!
By written by Grace R. June 20, 2012
The Free Library's Living Library event will take place on Wednesday, June 20 in Room 108 of the Parkway Central branch from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. During that time, human "books" will be… continue reading The Free Library's Living Library: Food and Justice Sneak Preview
By written by Grace R. June 13, 2012
The Free Library's Living Library event, to be held on Wednesday, June 20, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in Parkway Central's Room 108, promises to bring together people from all walks of life to… continue reading The Free Library's Living Library: Participant Sneak Peek- The Science Version
By written by Grace R. June 7, 2012
Happy post-Memorial Day short week, everyone! With summer blazing forth in all of its glory, you might be contemplating a trip to different climes. Wonder what it's like traversing the open… continue reading The Free Library's Living Library: Participant Sneak Preview, Round 2
By written by Grace R. May 29, 2012 2
Happy Tuesday, everyone! In case you haven't heard already, Parkway Central is planning a sure-to-be-amazing Living Library event for Wednesday, June 20. In anticipation of this exciting… continue reading The Free Library's "Living Library": Participant Sneak Preview
By written by Grace R. May 22, 2012 1
Everyone has a story worth sharing and hearing. Discover more about the lives of those around you at the Free Library's first "Living Library" event, which will take place at the… continue reading The Free Library's Living Library: Everyone Has a Story
By written by Grace R. May 8, 2012 1
Maurice Sendak, beloved children's author/illustrator and noted curmudgeon, died today from complications suffered from a stroke at his home in Danbury, Connecticut. He was 83. Best known for… continue reading Rest in Peace, Maurice Sendak
By written by Grace R. May 8, 2012 1
"We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives." -Toni Morrison, “The Nobel Prize in Literature 1993” Toni Morrison… continue reading Congratulations, Toni Morrison!
By written by Grace R. May 3, 2012
After the multitude of holidays commemorated over the past few days, here comes another day jam-packed with reasons to celebrate. Today, April 23, marks World Book and Copyright Day, inaugurated… continue reading Technopeasants, Sweethearts, and Books, Oh My!
By written by Grace R. April 23, 2012 1
Just in time for a stretch of bicycling-friendly weather, the Free Library presents an evening with Steven Rea , who will be at the Parkway Central library on Monday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. to talk… continue reading Bicycle with the Stars!
By written by Grace R. April 4, 2012
Adrienne Rich, the famed poet, essayist, and public intellectual known for her writings on politics, sexuality, and gender, passed away on Tuesday at her home in Santa Cruz. Her career spanned… continue reading Rest in Peace, Adrienne Rich
By written by Grace R. March 29, 2012 1
"We would be worse than we are without the good books we have read, more conformist, not as restless, more submissive, and the critical spirit, the engine of progress, would not even exist.… continue reading "The writer’s job is to write with rigor, with commitment, to defend what they believe with all the talent they have": Happy Birthday, Mario Vargas Llosa!
By written by Grace R. March 28, 2012
All hail the glorious Wikipedia for revealing heretofore unknown holidays! Not only is today World Whiskey Day (to which I say, drink up, ye of legal drinking age!), it is also World Theatre Day!… continue reading It's World Theatre Day!
By written by Grace R. March 27, 2012 1
March 26 is a surprisingly literary day. It was on this day in 1484 that William Caxton published his English-language translation of Aesop's Fables. Tennesee Williams and Robert Frost were born… continue reading March 26: Let's Get Literary
By written by Grace R. March 26, 2012 1
To end the week and begin the weekend, I present to you Henry Miller's commandments for writing and for life. continue reading Happy Friday!
By written by Grace R. March 23, 2012
Discussing famed children's illustrator Randolph Caldecott, Maurice Sendak remarked, "Caldecott's work heralds the beginning of the modern picture book. He devised an ingenious juxtaposition… continue reading Happy Birthday, Randolph Caldecott!
By written by Grace R. March 22, 2012 1
Once an English major, always an English major. I can't help but annotate and scribble in the margins of every book I read, rendering me incapable of making the switch to e-readers (despite the… continue reading The Illuminating World of Marginalia
By written by Grace R. March 22, 2012
Although it may seem like every day brings a new national or international holiday to celebrate, today, March 21, is particularly noteworthy (and comes with UNESCO's seal of approval):… continue reading Happy World Poetry Day!
By written by Grace R. March 21, 2012