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“Write what should not be forgotten.”
-Isabel Allende
 
Fall’s almost here, which means the weather stops being 100 degrees outside and you see the return of your favorite pumpkin-spiced treats (yes, even pumpkin flavored kit kats). While the leaves change to vibrant hues of orange and red, September marks a crucial period that deserves recognition.

Continue Reading "Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month" →

EDITORS NOTE: 

Today we’re thrilled to feature Grace Yue as a guest blogger. Grace is one of our Teen Summer Reading Book Review Contest winners—for the second year in a row! This year her winning review tackled Victor Hugo’s classic The Hunchback of Notre Dame, but both years she delighted us with her wit and insight. As a high school senior, she’s giving us her insider’s knowledge on college applications. At the end, I’ve added some library resources to help all college applicants. We wish Grace luck wherever she decides to go!

– Jami, Readers’ Services Assistant

Welcome to college applications, the bane of every high school senior’s career.

(For parents, this post will hopefully help you understand why we students complain so much about college when we’re not the ones opening our checkbooks to pay for it).

Continue Reading "College Applications are the Bane of Every High School Senior’s Career. How to Write a Good One." →

The Fantasy Sports Trade Association (FSTA) reports approximately 41 million people play fantasy sports every year. On the latest episode of Miner Recs, Dave, Tony, Joel and special guest Elliott discuss fantasy football, including their strategies on making draft picks, picking a team name and much more. Hear it on the player below:

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For more information about the podcast and the DPPL staff who make it, visit our podcast page.

Just how much do we know about the beliefs inherent in the vast array of religions that surround us on this planet?  

According to a new study by the Pew Research Center, not enough.

Quite some decades ago, a nun took me aside and urged me not to fraternize with a then-close friend and neighbor who also was my classmate in Catholic elementary school. 

Why?

Continue Reading "Are You Religiously Literate?" →

On the latest episode of Miner Recs, Dave, Jami, Tony and Joel discuss Octavia E. Butler's 1979 novel Kindred, as well as the 2017 graphic novel adaptation by Damian Duffy and John Jennings. Hear it on the player below:

Interested in listening to more episodes of Miner Recs? You can subscribe with iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or on our Podomatic page.

For more information about the podcast and the DPPL staff who make it, visit our podcast page.