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!
Inventors and Inventions That Changed the World
Without inventors, the modern conveniences we take for granted would not be possible. Cars, airplanes, and the computers we read this blog on simply would not exist. Not just these…
STEAM Week: Unsung Innovators- The Often Forgotten Women Who Shaped Our World
If you are reading this on your laptop or cell phone, you have a woman to thank for your wi-fi. Caught in the rain while driving? You have a woman…
STEAM Up Your Kitchen!
Science, technology, engineering, arts, and math - together, they make STEAM. And they also are important skills that you use in cooking. As a kid, I found science and math…
Patron Spotlight for STEAM Week: Diana Mustafa
STEAM Week is not just about egg drops, escape rooms and Astrophotography. It is also about being inspired by people who have chosen to pursue careers in STEAM. Meet Diana Mustafa.…
STEAM Week: With Your Head in the Clouds
When I was a kid, I loved to watch the clouds. So many cool shapes! So many cool varieties! Even now, on warm summer evenings, I love to look up…
Read All About It: Librarians as Protagonists Extraordinaire
Have you noticed that bookshelves everywhere are overflowing with titles about libraries and librarians, book club groups and their readers, book shops and their clerks and clients? Why the growing…
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Let’s Get Sewing at Westlake Library!
Since this year's National Library Week Theme is "Drawn to the Library," I would like to draw your attention to one of the creative services our Makerspace offers at WPPL…
Join a Club at Your Library!
What's even better than spending some time at the library? How about spending some time at the library with a group of awesome people? Or, to make it even better,…