Monthly Archives: September 2011
It’s Creepy Crafts Time!
The leaves are changing colors, the temperature has dropped a few degrees, tomorrow is October first, and it’s time to start thinking about Halloween. Maybe you’re already in the holiday spirit, or some of you might need a jump start. Either way, we invite … Continue reading
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Reading Howard Aloud
I’m very excited about our upcoming Read To The People program occurring on Friday, October 14 through noon on Saturday, October 15 at Main Library in Oakland. You can get all of the particulars here. I signed up for … Continue reading
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Living History
We lived history this week. The Palestinian Authority, precursor to a government of Palestine, requested membership in the United Nations. We may have glanced at it in the papers, perhaps saw it as a Yahoo News panel, or listenedto or watched some commentary or … Continue reading
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Dirty Little Secrets
My weekly childhood piano lesson was always a bizarre adventure. My dad would drop me off at my teacher’s home, and, once admitted, I would follow Mrs. R. through a rabbit warren of stacked boxes and ceiling-high newspaper skyscrapers to the … Continue reading
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E-books: a love story
As you may have already heard, you can now check out library books on your Kindle! This means that library e-books are now available on most mobile devices and readers. Great news for those of you who are already e-book … Continue reading
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The big plan
Unless you are living under a rock (if so, I can hardly blame you), you are probably aware that the US and allies have been fighting a war in Afghanistan. October will mark the 10 year anniversary. CLP Main’s shelves … Continue reading
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The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands
In Nick Flynn’s newest poetry collection, The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands, he continues his examination of torture, specifically Abu Ghraib prison, that he began in his memoir The Ticking is the Bomb. While he still explores violence … Continue reading
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Something Wicked this way comes
I am excited to see the upcoming stage production of Wicked at the Benedum Center. To prepare myself for the event, I checked out the CD and looked at the vocal selections. And did you know that the composer Stephen … Continue reading
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