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The first event occurred in June, but it was not the first attempt to have a Pride Story Time at the library. In May, a scheduled Drag Queen Story Time, which has shepherded by the library itself, was cancelled due to protests. The June event was run by Open Cathedral Church, which rented a room at the library to host the event. Mayor Troy Hill has stated that the city spent $20,000 on security due to protests who well outnumbered attendees....

When “Blank Space” by Taylor Swift came out, my roommate and I put the music video on a loop and sang passionately along. At that point, we’d dated for years and broken up, but we still lived together, caught in a toxic loop. We loved each other; we hated each other. We were the most important person in each other’s life; we were the thing ruining each other’s life. It’s catchy, of course....

Anyway. Once I did learn how to read, the world of sources to learn from expanded. This wasn’t always a good thing, mind you. I read a lot of classic children’s books that were rife with problematic content. I was a child who thought that books were all but sacred, so it meant a lot of unlearning as I grew older and learned to think for myself. It also meant that I tried to do a lot of weird things – weird, at least, for a person whose age was in the single digits....

Lad os gå! Copenhagen Literary Spots Church Of Our Savior We’ll start to the east of Copenhagen’s downtown locations. This hella cool Baroque church is located in the Christianshavn neighborhood, easily accessible by bus from the city’s central train station. It was featured in Jules Verne’s Journey to the Centre of the Earth: main character Axel has to climb the corkscrew spire for five days straight to cure him of his fear of heights before going into the volcano (that would do it)....

Birding is an amazing activity for many reasons. You get to see beautiful creatures, and sometimes you even get to solve a mystery, when you don’t know what kind of bird is at your feeder. (One of my actual internet searches: “Maine bird chickadee with yellow butt.” It was a yellow-rumped warbler.) And sitting still and observing nature is great for your mind and body. As someone who can’t hold still for mediation or yoga, I was surprised how long I could sit in one place without moving to observe birds....

The Man Group said in an official statement that it had been a privilege to sponsor the award but that it would redirect resources to their “diversity and inclusion campaign [Paving the Way], as well as activities led by the Man Charitable Trust, which supports educational causes that promote literacy and numeracy.” So what does this mean for the Man Booker Prize? It’s not exactly clear yet. The Booker Prize Foundation said it is in discussion with a new sponsor and it is “confident that the new funding will be in place for 2020....

WARNING: Mercury will be in retrograde February 17 through March 10. That means lots of technological problems, miscommunications, travel issues, and general mayhem. As I always say, the best way to avoid Mercury Retrograde disaster is by staying inside with a good book. Aries (March 21–April 19) March will be gone in a flash, Aries! Things at work are progressing faster than you can keep up, and with travel opportunities later in the month, it’s hard to stay on top of your obligations....

Fortunately, both DC and Marvel have made their vast collections more accessible through online services: DC Extended Universe (DCEU) and Marvel Unlimited. By paying a monthly or yearly fee, you gain access to thousands of digitized comics stretching all the way back to the companies’ earliest publications. Sounds great, right? Especially if you’re, say, a contributing editor on a book-themed website and need access to large volumes of comics in order to do your job....

Ernesto Cisneros, Pura Belpré Award-winning author of Efrén Divided, is back with a new novel about friendship, middle school, and masculinity! Isaac and Marco already know sixth grade is going to change their lives. But it won’t change things at home—not without each other’s help. This year, star basketball player Isaac plans on finally keeping up with his schoolwork. Better grades will surely stop Isaac’s parents from arguing all the time....

I started making BookTube videos on my own channel, then ended up on Book Riot’s channel. Now I make weekly New Releases videos highlighting some of the books out each week that are worth keeping an eye on. I have experimented with different filming locations and strategies, but this is the simple, straight forward, extremely efficient system I have ended up with. Scripting Open my personal new releases list, the All the Books new releases list, and the Book Riot Insiders New Releases Index....

Warning: Spoilers for both the books and series ahead! As I said, I passionately love both Six of Crows and its sequel, Crooked Kingdom. They are an outstanding set of two books, with a nuanced cast of broken and criminal young people who are nevertheless not without hope and redemption. Kaz, Inej, Jesper, Matthias, and Nina — sorry to leave you out here, Wylan, but you’re not in the show!...

“‘There was a lot of injustice when it came to recognizing the value of work written by women – especially when it came to studying it,’ Del Rio said. She added that literature students she taught had regularly wanted to write about her work, but were told by faculty heads to focus on established male writers instead. Nevertheless, Del Rio said that the previous generations of women writers had it much worse....

I get it. It’s fun to watch the entire Justice League face off against their most powerful member. That black suit with the silver symbol looks sick. Batman always has some fun tricks like kryptonite batarangs. But not only does the idea of evil Superman run counter to EVERYTHING the character represents, it’s just plain overdone at this point. The Challenge of Superman Superman is hard to write precisely because of his moral compass....

Full Albums for Reading Looking for Knives by DYAN Track I just might put on repeat for the last three chapters: “Looking for Knives” ii by Aquilo Track I just might put on repeat for the last three chapters: “Now & Here” Tales of America by J.S. Ondara Track I just might put on repeat for the last three chapters: “Saying Goodbye” WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?...

Multiple studies have shown that owning books is a big boost to children’s literacy. A kid growing up in a home with at least 80 books is associated with higher literacy levels, and in fact showed a similar impact as whether or not their parents had a secondary education: teens who grew up with a library of books at home “become as literate, numerate and technologically apt in adulthood as university graduates who grew up with only a few books....

A good number of you have probably never heard of Mopee before. That’s because, like Bruno, we’re not supposed to talk about him: he’s not very well-liked by the fandom, to say the least. But I’m a rebel, so I’m doing this anyway. It all happens in Flash #167, which starts on the night of December 8, 1966. Flash is taking down some jewel smugglers when he suddenly catches on fire, necessitating a quick douse in a nearby river....

Believe me, I get it. I am a single parent to an almost-4-year-old. I love him to the moon and back, but I also love when he’s at preschool—and so does he. He loves his school, his teachers, his friends, the playground, the arts and crafts, the story times and songs…being at home with a mom who is still working full-time and then some is definitely not as fun. It’s tough on both of us....

Don’t miss out on 25-50% savings on audiobooks all through the month of June. Popular genres include Diverse Reads, Literary Fiction, Juvenile & Young Adult, Romance, Mystery and more. With thousands of titles on sale, there’s something for all your patrons to enjoy. These are the programs that I enjoy running. I don’t run them all at once, of course, but rather sprinkled throughout the year. Passive Programs can be a lot of fun and can add a lot of value in my opinion....

So I watched the whole thing in a day. I’m going to tell you a little secret: I craved more episodes as soon as I was done. I wish they would announce a second season already! We need that sort of feel-good television in our lives. Ten episodes weren’t enough and I am sure many will agree with me! My whole timeline was watching it the day it came out and finishing before the night was over....

It’s the perfect reason to go shopping for some of the coolest (heh) editions of Fahrenheit 451. Let’s go. This first one isn’t for sale, unfortunately. It was a project by artist Elizabeth Perez, who screen-printed the spine of the book so that the match she embedded in the cover would be able to strike on it. It’s an edition of F451 that is made to burn. This edition is from a special limited run of 200 of actually fireproof copies of Fahrenheit 451....