Great wonder grew in hall At his hue most strange to see, For man and gear and all Were green as green could be. Saddle up, all you Arthurian aficionados, because the coolest-looking literary adaptation of 2021 is nearly upon us. Yes, David Lowrey’s The Green Knight—an adaptation of the 14th-century Read more…
Suggested Family Activity • Friday July 31, 2020 After a rain storm has come through and the sun is back out, head outside and look for stranded worms to rescue! Worms love the wetness that the rains bring but it’s bad for them to get caught in the sun. Using Read more…
Digital Escape Room Master List: These escape rooms have been compiled by MLC and created by librarians across the country. If you share these with your patrons, CREDIT THE SOURCE if they are listed! If you happen to come across a source that isn’t listed here, please let us know. Read more…
15 Facts about Monty Python and the Holy Grail Ni! Ni! Ni! In honor of the 40th anniversary of Monty Python’s quest for the Holy Grail, here are a few facts you may not have known about the legendary comedy. 1. THE NAME “MONTY PYTHON” DOESN’T MEAN ANYTHING. The name of the Read more…
Female Librarians on Horseback Delivering Books, ca. 1930s In the 1930s, many people living in isolated communities had very little access to jobs, let alone a good education for their children. In Kentucky, they had isolated mountain communities which could only get their books and reading material from one source… Read more…
It’s that time of year when we love digging into everything that’s “altogether ooky.” (Raise your hand if you’ve already got the finger-snapping theme song from the original Addams Family television series in your head right now!) Before the various movies and animated series, John Astin and his cast mates Read more…
The Book Is (Almost Always) Better Than The Movie It’s undeniable that a book original usually blasts its movie version out of the water. But why is that so? Below, six reasons books almost always take the cake. Filmmakers, consider this your cheat sheet for bringing book-based movies more up Read more…
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