Kate McKinnon is an award-winning performer and writer who is celebrated globally for her work in film and television. Young readers will recognize her voice role as "Ms. Frizzle" in The Magic School Bus Rides Again for Netflix. She recently played "Weird Barbie" in Greta Gerwig's worldwide...
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5 Interesting Facts about Juneteenth
The United States has a dark history of slavery. Unfortunately, this is something that is not talked about much. This includes the history of Juneteenth which is celebrated on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States.
Nyan! Cat Manga is Your Next Easy Read
There are a lot of manga series out there to choose from. Between all of the shonen adventures and shojo romance, you may have noticed on the library shelves a certain cuddly creature that is featured in many manga series: cats! That’s right, there are many, many manga series all about cats.
Interview With an Author: Wil Wheaton
Wil Wheaton is a highly acclaimed producer, narrator, and actor who has appeared in dozens of films and TV series.
Sylvia Beach, the Dreamer Who Drove the Publication of "Ulysses"
June 16 marks Bloomsday, a day of celebration in honor of Irish writer James Joyce’s seminal novel Ulysses (1922).
Interview With an Author: Nghi Vo
Nghi Vo is the author of The Chosen and the Beautiful, as well as the acclaimed nov
Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month
If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen.
Interview With an Author: Eric J. Guignard
Eric J. Guignard is a writer and editor of dark and speculative fiction, operating from the shadowy outskirts of Los Angeles, where he also runs the small press Dark Moon Books.
Looking at Art - In the Street: Siqueiros
The Looking at Art - In the Street program series celebrates artists and art historians who create and preserve open space street art in Los Angeles.
Born June 7: Orhan Pamuk
On June 7, 1952, Orhan Pamuk was born in Istanbul. He is Turkey’s most celebrated author, and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2006.
Floating Through Time With Magnificent Hot Air Balloons
Donna Marie Atmur, Children's Librarian, Harbor City - Harbor Gateway Branch Library, Sunday, June 5, 2022
Have you ever seen countless hot air balloons drift weightlessly across the sky like vibrantly colored jellyfish? This is something you might have viewed live, or on the internet, TV, or glimpsed on the glossy pages of a book or magazine.