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Did You Know? History of the Academy Awards
Oscar Statue

The  84th anniversary Academy Awards Show will air on February 26. It is televised  in 200 countries. The idea for an awards show was originally conceived by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio boss Louis B. Mayer as a professional honorary...

Black History Month: Tuskegee Airmen and Red Tail
World War 2 War Boinds poster featuring Tuskegee Airmen

Todd Ricketts, an owner of the Chicago Cubs, has committed to donate $500,000 to restore a P-51 Mustang, the aircraft used by pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen — and depicted in a Hollywood movie produced by George Lucas entitled, Red...

Black History Month: Controversial 'Porgy and Bess' Has Some Detractors but Endures
Anne Brown and Todd Duncan--original Porgy and Bess

"Porgy and Bess," which recently opened on Broadway, has been steeped in controversy because  some  changes  were being considered for the script, authorized by the Gershwin Estate. Stephen...

Oscar Night Has Long History of Accomplishment, Glamour
Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour

The Academy Awards will be televised on Sunday, February 26. I attended the 1991 Oscar awards show and the Governor’s Dinner that followed. I figured out a way to convince my wine marketing employer to provide the Champagne for the...

Great Movies: Citizen Kane- Most Influential Film in History
Movie poster: Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane, which many experts believe is the greatest film ever made, is the latest entry in our Classic Films for Movie...

Libraries Play a Key Role in Digital Literacy
Student working on Digital Learning Day

Libraries and literacy are inextricably linked.

But this link extends into the digital realm as well, as content continues to shift online.

Feb. 1 marked the first celebration of...

Take Me to Your Reader
Screenshot: Bill Gates on Charlie Rose

“Anybody who can get to a library can get to the internet.”

Imagine that you’re richest man in the world. Now imagine all the vain and frivolous ways you could spend your money. Do any of them involve riding around rural...

Celebrating Black History Month: John H. Johnson, Trailblazing Publisher
Ebony magazine cover from the 1970's

February is Black History Month and the U.S. Postal Service has issued a stamp in honor of John H. Johnson, the trailblazing publisher of Ebony, Jet and other magazines. Johnson overcame poverty and racism to build a business...

When Dinosaurs Ruled the World: A T-rex Named Sue
Sue the T-rex

A T.rex Named Sue
I am woman, hear me roar!
© Field Museum

History of the Youth Media Awards: Part 6, Young Adult Readers
teen reading

The young adult book market is one of the most vibrant in publishing.

The American Library Association (ALA) has encouraged the growth of this genre and also helped set the standards for achievement when bestowing its Youth Media Awards...