The acclaimed film Hidden Figures, based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly, brought us the amazing untold story of the African American women mathematicians who helped win the space race: Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Katherine Jones (also, Christine Darden who is featured in the book). But these women are certainly not the only …
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When the opening ceremony gets underway for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, it will mark the second time that South Korea has hosted the world’s elite athletes. The country previously hosted the 1988 Olympic Summer Games in Seoul. This time around, South Korea expects more than 2,800 athletes from more than 85 nations to …
by Captain Cache Ahoy mateys! And a good New Year to ye! If ye be like me, makin’ resolutions to be readin’ and learnin’ in 2018, then ye best be gettin’ to yer library. I finally be readin’ all the Percy Jackson & The Olympians books this month and it be getting’ me all curious …
What Should I Read Next? Before I worked in a library, occasionally I would find myself in a common dilemma that we readers sometimes find ourselves in: what to read next? Have you ever wanted to read something – anything – but had no idea what you wanted to read? In recent years I’ve picked …
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It’s that time of year! With the holiday blaze behind us, we’re all turning our sights on improvement. Diet, de-cluttering, and self-betterment goals tend to get the bulk of the attention this time of year, but what about some resolutions that are a little more….well, fun? I’m talking of course about reading resolutions! (Why make …
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