Inspired by the recent protests? Want to learn more about Black liberation movements of the past? Here are 11 autobiographies by iconic ...
100 Years On: Sacco & Vanzetti
On May 5, 1920, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were arrested and charged with the murder of two men during a robbery in Braintree, Massachusetts. Their ar
Exploring the Library of Congress, Digitally
The Library of Congress is the oldest federally-funded institution in the United States. Friday, April 24, 2020, will be the two hundred and twentieth anniversa
Doorstopper Novels You’ll Actually Have Time for Now
If there's one advantage to life under quarantine it's the unprecedented reading time. Granted, the anxiety of a global pandemic doesn't make for the most relax
Primer: A24 Films
You may not recognize the name A24 or know what it is but you might recognize the logo. Since 2012, it has appeared before some of the most exciting and critically successful films. Its films have garnered a total of twenty-five Academy Award nominations as of 2019, with Moonlight winning best picture in 2017. Aside…
Start Here STL Resource Directory
Start Here STL Resource Directory What is the Start Here St. Louis Area Resource Directory? Originally created as a re-entry guide, this directory of resources is compiled by one volunteer in the St. Louis area, assisted by many partners in providing updated information throughout the year. The directory is constantly updated online, while the print…
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes is the most widely adapted characters in all of literature. Only Dracula can rival his screen appearances. Holmes' first appearance was in the thirty second long film Sherlock Holmes Baffled. Unfortunately, the name of the actor was lost to history. Since then, over seventy-five actors have portrayed Holmes in hundreds of films. Over the…
7 Ways to Stay Stress-Free While in Isolation
As the Coronavirus pandemic is unfolding around the world, it is important to remember that the world is not ending, it’s just being interrupted. Staying calm in a time when your daily life has been upended is paramount for your mental health. An unstressed you will make better decisions and that’s exactly what the world needs right…
The Troubling History of Feral Children
Feral children have been part of our cultural legacy for millennia. Romulus and Remus, raised by a wolf, became the founders of Rome. Wild animals raised one of Gilgamesh’s friends, and Twelfth Century Arab writers chronicled young boys who overcame their wild upbringings to become philosophers and scientists. Mowgli is undoubtedly literature’s most famous modern…
Book Cover Trends: Why Did it Have to be Snakes?
Design trends rear up everywhere, and the public library is not exempt. Spend enough time in the stacks and you’ll start to pick out any number of cover art fads. To give one particularly inexplicable example, autumn of 2019 was snake season in the book world. At least three mainstream fiction releases from October of…
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