Share a Smile in Your Community with Dear Elders
Earlier this month, I wrote a blog post about one of my very favorite hobbies: letter writing. And today, I wanted to take that idea a step further and talk…
Let’s Learn about the Presidents!
In celebration of America's 250th anniversary, let's celebrate with some presidential trivia! Below, you'll find some interesting presidential facts and some books to go along with them. I chose books…
Cat’s Picks! Find Your Joy in Community
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…
Explore History with 20 Fascinating Picture Books!
I have always enjoyed reading children's books, even as an adult, so imagine my pleasure when I learned record-setting Jeopardy champion James Holzhauer used children's nonfiction as a way of…
Nostalgic Showcase Presents: Comic Book Anniversaries
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…
The 2026 Winter Olympics: Gold Medal Reads You’ll Want To Jump and Fall Right Into
This February marks the Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina, Italy from February 6-22, 2026. The Paralymics will be held in Italy from March 6-15, 2026. I always get so excited…
Nostalgic Showcase Presents: A Year Worth Celebrating!
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…
Cat’s Picks! World Braille Day
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…
Cat’s Picks! Winter International Celebrations
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…
Watch a Holiday Film on the Kanopy App
Did you know that with your library card you have access not only to books, but to many other services, including a video streaming service called Kanopy? Kanopy is a…
Cat’s Picks! Native American Heritage Month
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…
10 Cute Picture Books that I’ve Read This Year
Let's get this out of the way first...I'm an adult who reads a lot of picture books. I genuinely enjoy stories that are told through a combination of words and…
Cat’s Picks! Cookbooks for Young Chefs
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…
Medium Monday: Digital Art
What is Digital Art? Digital art is an image that is created using a digital device like a computer, phone, or tablet. All the other media in this blog series…
Laugh! It’s Good for You!
Laughter, the universal language Robert Provine, who studies laughter (also called Gelotology), said: "Laughter is a mechanism everyone has; laughter is part of universal human vocabulary. There are thousands of languages,…
Environmental Eats: Earth-Friendly Cooking
Below are a collection of books full of delicious recipes and helpful tips & tricks to empower every one of us to be more sustainable and earth-friendly in our cooking and eating habits. Let's get to it - bon appetit!
Environmentalism Book Club Resources – 10/8/25 Meeting
The Archipelago of Hope is an engaging exploration of various Indigenous communities around the world and how they, using their traditional knowledges and dynamic innovation, adapt to climate change's effects on their ancestral lands and discover ways to retain their traditions, restore their lands, and help their communities to survive and thrive.
Calm Your Senses and Reduce Stress
Westlake Porter is full of resources for calming the senses and reducing stress. This information is meant to help you understand the options and resources that are available to you…
Cat’s Picks! Polish American Heritage Month
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…
Nostalgic Showcase Presents: Steven Spielberg’s Amblimation
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…
Thank you, Drew Struzan!
You may not know his name, but I guarantee you know his work. Drew Struzan, aptly named, drew countless iconic movie posters over the course of his 30+ year career.…
Cat’s Picks! Italian American Heritage Month
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,…
Cat’s Picks! German American Heritage Month
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…
31 Spine-Tingling Books I Want to Read This Halloween
I love Halloween time! Spooky stories, plastic pumpkins, scary skeletons...I love it all! And every year, I like to stock up on spooky books to help me get into the…