Hundreds of libraries across the country will be celebrating National Gaming Day this Saturday, November 14, 2009. The American Library Association (ALA) is sponsoring this event.
The National Gaming Day programs will include board games, card games, computer games and video games. Did you know that games have been played in libraries for more than a [...]
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If you don’t know who August Wilson is, you need to. He’s the most notable playwright ever born in Pittsburgh. His Pittsburgh cycle is a series of ten plays that captures the spirit and cadence of African -American life during each decade of the twentieth century. And he’s the only person ever to receive his [...]
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I was extremely blessed to grow up in an information-rich and censorship-free household. As a teen, I read a lot of edgy, arguably better-for-adults titles—nothing was off-limits to me. Some of my favorite authors were Margaret Atwood, Joyce Carol Oates, and Salman Rushdie. I devoured anything about the beat generation, particularly writings on my favorite, [...]
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