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Daniel Tures, Adult Librarian, Edendale Branch Library

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Wikipedia turns 20 years old

Wikipedia is 20 (aka Wiki Wiki Birthday)

January 15, 2021

Wikipedia, the world’s largest online encyclopedia and consistently one of the top ten most visited websites, was launched to little fanfare on January 15, 2001: it turns 20 today.

Wikipedia, Safer at Home
album cover of deceased musicians

Underground Music Legends We Will Miss

January 06, 2021

Some truly beloved pop music stars passed away in 2020, including Little Richard, Eddie Van Halen, and Bill Withers, and many others as well. I would like to shine a light on some lesser-known but favorite musicians of mine who left us this past year: MF DOOM, Harold Budd, Tony Allen, and Peter Green.

Music Memories, MF DOOM, Safer at Home
A santa and a ghost decoration on a porch

Ghost Stories at Christmastime

December 16, 2020

Ghost stories have been shared as long as we have wondered what happens to us after we die, and sought to connect with spirits of the departed. Midwinter is the perfect time for them. The nights grow long and dark, and winter weather brings us together to huddle around the fire and share tales.

Holidays Featured, Holidays, Safer at Home, Christmas, Spooky Stories
A Charlie Brown Christmas album cover with tinsel decoration

A Charlie Brown Christmas

December 09, 2020

The first Charlie Brown television special, A Charlie Brown Christmas, debuted on CBS on December 9, 1965.

Safer at Home, Charles Shultz, Charlie Brown, Christmas, Holidays, Holidays Featured
women with a black cat slung over her shoulders

Friday the 13th: Library Edition

November 13, 2020

The ill-omened day is at hand! Or is it? In Spanish and Greek culture, Tuesday the 13th is the ill-omened day, and in Italy, it’s Friday the 17th. Well, at least we can agree that the number 13 is ill-omened? Or Friday? Although for those who live for the weekend, Friday is propitious.

Friday the 13, TESSA, Freegal, Hoopla, Safer at Home
Collage of witch books

Which Witch is Which? Witches in History: Salem and Beyond

October 29, 2020

Over the years, the witch has become a popular figure and costume choice for our modern commercialized holiday rituals.

Fall Traditions, Halloween, Witches, Literature & Fiction
a man and his giant record collection

You’re the DJ! How to Make and Share Your Own Freegal Playlist

April 07, 2020

Way back in the 1980s, for that BFF or pen pal or special someone, you would make mixtapes. The perfect set of songs, lovingly curated to express your eternal friendship, your inspiration, the dark abyss of your misunderstood heart, your super coolness or your tender feelings.

Freegal, Hoopla, Music, e-Media, Safer at Home
women holding her library card wearing headphones

Explore a World of Online Music With Your Library Card

March 26, 2020

“Music… will help dissolve your perplexities and purify your character and sensibilities, and in time of care and sorrow, will keep a fountain of joy alive in you.” ―Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Freegal, Hoopla, e-Media, Safer at Home
David Roback

Remembering David Roback and L.A.’s Paisley Underground Scene

March 09, 2020

On February 24, guitarist and songwriter David Roback passed away in his home city of Los Angeles at the age of 61.

L.A. History, Los Angeles History, Music
cover art for Plots Unlimited

Plots Unlimited! NaNoWriMo

November 13, 2019

It’s National Novel Writing Month. Austen did it, Melville did it, Faulkner did it, and you can do it too! Fortunately, writing a novel is a piece of cake. Sure you could do it the hard way as the heavy hitters do.

NaNoWriMo, LAPL Reads, novels, Writers

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