Everyone Be Irish On St. Patty’s Day

It be nearly March 17, mateys, and that means celebratin’ the Irish on Saint Patrick’s Day. Although the holiday began as a way for the Irish in America to celebrate their heritage, today it be a party for everyone, even those without an ounce o’ Irish blood in them. Now as a pirate, I prefer …

A Taste of Thanksgiving

Mateys, one of me favorite times o’ year be good ol’ Thanksgiving. It’s a holiday dedicated to being appreciative that we celebrate by eatin’! I love turkey, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, and really anything else ye might serve. That’s why I’ve gone on a hunt for Thanksgiving feastings ye don’t …

Changes to EBSCO on the horizon

To all ye researchers out there, I’ve got a message for ye. EBSCO Host be introducing a new interface called Explora. It replaces the Searchasaurus, Kid’s Search and Student Research Center interfaces, and streamlines the searchin’ process, mateys. Instead o’ sifting and searching through database after database, now ye’ll be able to search lots of …

Pronunciator: yer best friend for international travel

Mateys, have ye noticed how many lads and lasses be travelin’ over seas recently? Every other person ye talk to is goin’ to France, Germany, Morocco, Spain, Italy. Now, mateys, I be a well-traveled pirate, and let me tell ye something. Seeing the world be all fine and dandy until ye find yerself negotiatin’ trade …

Hoopla’s got Comics!

Ahoy Mateys! The lads and lasses over at the Library have partnered with Hoopla to bring ye thousands of movies, TV shows, music, audiobooks, and comics. That’s right, comics. We’re talkin’ Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, the Flash and Doctor Who! Blimey, that be a lot o’ hits. But that’s not all. The site boasts …