2015

Santa in front of Christmas tree

‘Tis the season for Christmas books full of cheer, hilarity, and heartwarming (and occasionally heart-stopping) scenes. We all know and love so many wonderful Christmas books for kids and adults […]

The Last Days of George Armstrong Custer: The True Story of the Battle of the Little Bighorn by Thom Hatch The Last Days of George Armstrong Custer, by Thom Hatch, […]

Happy Vegan Thanksgiving!

Are you the only person in your family who won’t be eating grandma’s thanksgiving turkey? Or is your turn to host Thanksgiving and you’re the only Vegan? If so, no […]

Toy dinosaurs

It’s Dinovember, the month when people all over the internet celebrate the awesomeness of dinosaurs by posing toy dinosaurs in different situations, taking pictures, and putting them online for everyone […]

Spoooky Ghost Stories

Happy Halloween! Looking for something spine-tingling, hair-raising, or soul-chilling to scare yourself with? Then look no further. The six books below have varying levels of spookiness, but all of them feature one […]

September 27th to October 3rd is Banned Books Week this year, during which libraries, bookstores, and other institutions all over the country are celebrating the freedom to read what we […]

Blackfish Documentaries are great to watch because not only can they entertain you, but they can also help you see issues in a new light. Blackfish is one of those […]

Yosemite National Park

Happy 99th Birthday to the National Park Service! The National Park Service was established in 1916 to care for the National Parks all across America. With over 400 parks encompassing over […]

The Warrior’s Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold While actually the second book published in Lois McMaster Bujold’s epic Vorkosigan saga, The Warrior’s Apprentice makes an excellent place to start the […]

Reading to the Rhythm with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

This Saturday, July 18, at the Linda Vista Branch Library, the West Pasadena Book Discussion group has taken on a different approach to this month’s meeting. In other words, instead […]