I love libraries. Ever since childhood, they’ve long felt like the safest place on Earth. I could barely see over the counter on that auspicious day decades ago when I officially became a library card holder (I was so small that all the librarians didn’t think I could possibly write my own name, the only prerequisite to gain that […]
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Happy Birthday to the Great Gatsby!
Today, The Great Gatsby turns 90 years old. On April 10th, 1925, Charles Scribner’s Sons published what would become a seminal piece of American literature. As you can see from my makeshift shrine below, I’m something of a rabid Gatsby devotee. So on this celebratory occasion, let’s check out a few places you can visit […]
Happy Dr. Seuss Day!
For all you Whos and Things and Cats in Hats, you’ll be thrilled to know today is the most magical of occasions: Dr. Seuss Day! March 2nd would have been Dr. Seuss’s 111th birthday, and every year when the beginning of March arrives, people around the world rejoice with much offbeat revelry. So how should you […]