By Alicia Ballard In celebration of Independence Day, here are a few books written about/by a few American Icons. Who Was Dr Seuss by Janet B Pascal Ted Geisel loved to doodle from the time he was a kid. He had an offbeat, fun-loving personality. He often threw dinner parties where guests wore outrageous hats! …
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Traveling with Magical Creatures
By Alicia Ballard Books are probably the only true source of magic in our world, they allow us to travel without ever leaving our houses. They show us sights that we would never think possible, they are doors into other worlds. Yet, some readers want more than their traveling mind. They wish to step through …
A Universe of Stories – Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing (July 20th, 1969).
It was the decade of the 1960s – civil unrest, assassinations, racial tensions, a “cold war”, a Southeast Asia conflict, and a looming threat of nuclear annihilation. In the midst of all this, there was a “space race” between the United States and the Soviet Union. Each nation was intent on accomplishing technological “firsts” in …
My memory of the moon landing
By Tia Garrett I was 8 ½ years old when men first walked on the moon. It was an exciting and turbulent time. Images of the Vietnam War and protests against it dominated the news. My Uncle Mike had been drafted, and Mom protected us from learning much about the horrors of war by turning …
A Universe of Stories – exploration beyond the earth
by Peggy Kindiger For millennia, people have gazed upon the stars, planets, and the moon and have contemplated the possibility of life beyond our earth. What would these creatures look like, what would they eat, how would they dress, would they be friendly or hostile, how could we communicate with them? In 1610, an Italian …
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Ways Summer Reading can help your Teens
By Macy Conley Teen summer reading is in full swing at the El Reno Carnegie Library! July is coming with fun filled weeks ahead. Even though the Teen Summer Reading Programs is full of fun and exciting activities, the activities can serve other purposes too. For example, the Wednesday crafts activities help promote creativity in a …
Authors You Didn’t Know Wrote Science Fiction
By Alicia Ballard Most authors tend to write in one genre and rarely deviate. Here we will be looking at three authors you may not have realized wrote science fiction novels. George R R Martin Typical genre: Fantasy When a scientific expedition is launched to study a mysterious alien race, the only ship available …
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LBGTQ+ and Comics
by Sheila Barnard LBGTQ themes are becoming more mainstream in comics and graphic novels. While any mention of homosexuality in mainstream United States comics was forbidden by the Comics Code Authority between 1954 and 1989, writers managed to sneak in subtitle hints at their characters sexuality. Underground comics tackled LBGTQ issues from the 1970's on. …
The Injustice of Sailor Neptune and Sailor Uranus
By Alicia Ballard Anime was a staple in Saturday morning cartoon line-ups in the mid-1990s to early 2000s. DIC, the company to bring most of the shows like Sailor Moon, Pokemon, and One Piece to America, tended to take liberties with the translations. For example: in Pokemon, Brock famously refers to rice balls as “jelly-filled …
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