Nostalgic Showcase Presents is joining in on the 250th birthday celebration of the United States of America with our own yearlong landmark celebrations of our favorite toys, movies, characters, and…
Every year I try to attend one of the many local fairs or festivals in the area in the summer months, an annual tradition I always look forward to. There's…
Nostalgic Showcase Presents is joining in on the 250th birthday celebration of the United States of America with our own yearlong landmark celebrations of our favorite toys, movies, characters, and…
Close your eyes and step back in time. It's 1904, during the St. Louis World's Fair; a seven month spectacular expedition of the world's biggest, newest, and impactful innovations, inventions,…
Nothing is better in the hot summer heat than a cold, sweet treat to cool down. You might immediately run to the freezer for an ice pop, popsicle, or a…
Friendly reminder: If you read this article or attend the Polka Picnic at the Pavilion it counts towards an activity badge for Summer Library Challenge. Make sure you go back to Beanstack or talk to a staff member to…
Friendly reminder: If you read this blog post or look for constellations in the night sky, it counts towards an activity badge for Summer Library Challenge. Make sure you go back to Beanstack or talk to a staff…
In one of my presentations earlier this year, I touched briefly on the importance and the significance of a third space to the growth of theaters in the mid-century. But…
Researchers believe that connecting multiple sensory associations can strengthen our working memory, and exposure to particular sensory stimuli can evoke recall of memories, no matter how long ago the memory…
Nostalgic Showcase Presents is joining in on the 250th birthday celebration of the United States of America with our own yearlong landmark celebrations of our favorite toys, movies, characters, and…
Nostalgic Showcase Presents is joining in on the 250th birthday celebration of the United States of America with our own yearlong landmark celebrations of our favorite toys, movies, characters, and…
Today is the "World Braille Day"! According to the United Nations website, braille is "a tactile representation of alphabetic and numerical symbols using six dots to represent each letter and…
Powdery snow, hot cocoa, cozy sweaters and warm scarves, and joyful tunes. Decorated pine trees, spinning dreidels, lighting candles, feasts and frosted cakes! The winter season brings some of the…
Every single animation student, perhaps around the globe, has to purchase a copy of Richard Williams' guidebook, The Animator's Survival Guide. Half full of handwritten notes and drawings, a quarter…
When I was a kid in the early 2000s, nothing was more exciting during a rainy day than indoor recess. Teachers came prepared to entertain their students for the following…
November is "Native American Heritage Month"! This month is a celebration and acknowledgement of Native American heritage, history and culture throughout time and across North America. For this article, I've…
I don't know about you, but reading these Health Fair blogs makes me hungry! What's a better time than now to try some new recipes out? Thankfully, WPPL has a…
October is "Polish American Heritage Month"! This month is a celebration and acknowledgement of Polish American heritage, history and culture throughout time and across the nation. For this article, I've…
I was maybe eleven or twelve when I stumbled across my grandmother's VHS copy of An American Tail: Fievel Goes West. I had certainly passed by the cover a hundred…
October is also "Italian American Heritage Month"! This month is a celebration and acknowledgement of Italian American heritage, history and culture throughout time and across the nation. For this article,…
October is "German American Heritage Month"! This month is a celebration and acknowledgement of German American heritage, history and culture throughout time and across the nation. For this article, I've…
Of all the iconic catchphrases or quotes spoken from a cartoon, would you believe me when I said that a particular woodpecker's shrill laugh stands out the most in my…
Today is the "International Day of Sign Languages"! This month is a celebration and acknowledgement of deaf, hard of hearing, and other individuals who use sign languages to communicate, the…
September is "Hispanic Heritage Month"! This month is a celebration and acknowledgement of Hispanic heritage, history and culture throughout time and across the globe. For this article, I've picked out…