The Bee and I went to a sneak preview of the movie adaption of Roald Dahl’s The BFG. A few years ago he Bee was a on a major Roald Dahl kick, tearing through all of his books. and she was excited to see the movie. In spite of me working mere yards from the Dahl section of the library,…
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I just finished watching the latest season of Orange is the New Black and what a ride! The inmates in Litchfield are going through it; the prison is not for profit and cutting costs seems to mean cutting inmates quality to life. One thing that didn’t seem to get cut was the library for the inmates to use and in…
My friend invited me to join a group on Facebook for people who enjoy are obsessed with Hamilton the Musical and there was a discussion about people falling down “the Hamilhole.” The Hamilhole is like a rabbit hole only Hamilton related. At first I was like, “Suckas! Who would get caught up like THAT?!” but as I searched for a picture…
My obsession with the soundtrack of Hamilton the Musical has me feeling the need to want to know more about the history of America. As a native Philadelphian, I’m always filled with pride that my city celebrates Independence Day with a BANG. This year the tradition continues when The Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (DRWC) and Wawa Welcome America! kick off Philadelphia’s…
Shark Week is Discovery Channel’s annual program event to celebrate, well, sharks. This year The Bee and I have cable and can watch some of the programs (yay!). In addition to the programming offered on the Discovery Channel, we also explored books and other mediums to learn about sharks. At the library, I shared these picture books with my kids: Shark in…