The Euphorigen Investigation is an escape room that immerses players in a world of manipulated media, social media bots, deepfakes and other forms of deception. Featuring both an online and in-person version to help patrons navigate misinformation, Euphorigen was designed by faculty, staff, and students at the University of Washington Information School in Read more…
Black History Month Resource Round-up February is Black History Month, an annual celebration of the achievements by Black Americans. To help you celebrate, we compiled a list of resources to inform and help librarians with programming ideas to teach and recognize the important achievements of Black Americans. Do you have Read more…
Staff Reviews: The Honeymoon Cottage by Lori Foster The Honeymoon Cottage by Lori Foster is extremely enjoyable to read! Yardley, a wedding planner in the small town of Cemetery, Indiana, and Travis, single big brother of the bride-to-be, are both very likeable characters. Yardley’s best friend Mimi is struggling in Read more…
James Dale Seigars was born in Chicago, but he has lived in Mississippi since 1982. A career veteran of the U.S. Army, he was active in the 1st Battalion, 145th Aviation Regiment based in Fort Rucker, Alabama. He was married to the former Stephanie Prince for twelve years. His wife Read more…
Tomorrow is National Cookie 🍪 Day so it’s the perfect time to start enjoying your favorite holiday cookies. People love to bake, decorate, and (of course) eat cookies at any time of the year but December cookies are always the best! Cookies make a great holiday treat for not only Read more…
The holiday ❄ season is here and with it, another special packet of winter and holiday themed crafts and activities that have lots of fun things for everyone in your family to enjoy. Northeast Regional Library Holiday 2021 craft and activity packets include: A Family set that has a ⛄ Read more…
I have Thanksgiving 🦃 with my sister Tish Hinkle every year, and part of the annual tradition is “Punkin’ Chunkin’.” Tish enthusiastically decorates her home with real 🎃 pumpkins for fall, discarding them immediately after the 🍗 Thanksgiving meal. Their grandson Grayson became a part of this as soon as Read more…
Tomorrow is National Mississippi Day – a day to recognize the state we live in and some of the great things to be found here! Mississippi is well known for being the home of wonderful writers, entertainers and athletes including Elvis Presley, Eudora Welty, John Grisham, Richard Wright, William Faulkner, Read more…
November has been National Native American Heritage Month. The website for the event contains lots of great materials, such as selections of both audio and video programs, as well as a special resource section for teachers. In collaboration with the Smithsonian and the National Museum of the American Indian, the Read more…
Even though it is colder outside this week, you can still bundle up to have lots of fun with your family! Fall days are a great time to go on a spider hunt around your yard and see how many cobwebs you can find. Some spiders (the good kind that Read more…