Posted in Books, Teens on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 | No Comments »
I was asked recently to compile book suggestions for a small teen center under development at MacGregor, the continuation high school in our district. After looking at online booklists and thinking about books teens have often requested at the reference desk, I came up with a wide array of fiction and nonfiction titles that young [...]
Posted in Library Programs, tagged poetry, open mic, Alan Williamson on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 | No Comments »
Every month the Albany Library hosts a special evening dedicated to listening to poetry. Held on the first Thursday, this event includes a featured poet followed by an open mic.
November’s poet is Alan Williamson. Poet-critic Alan Williamson, a practicing Buddhist, explores both Buddhism and Christianity in his new series of long, interrelated poems. An [...]
Posted in Library Programs, The Albany Community, Uncategorized on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 | No Comments »
Gail Tsukiyama presented a wonderful program to a room full of people last Sunday. Thanks again to all the co-sponsors of this event. In Albany, it always takes a village.
Pictured below: Ronnie Davis, Albany Library, author Gail Tsukiyama, Robin Mariona, City of Albany, Gail Drulis, Albany YMCA, Caryl O’Keefe, Friends of the Albany Library, (not [...]
Posted in Julie's Column, Libraries, tagged Cazenovia, Jon Holstein, mummies, Museum of Curiousities on Monday, October 29, 2007 | No Comments »
This column appeared in the Journal on October 26, 2007. Past columns can be read at juliewinkelstein.com.
“The mummy tea, held at the Library House Thursday afternoon was a great success financially and socially. Everyone seemed to want to make the acquaintance of the embalmed lady in whose honor the tea was given….” From the “Cazenovia [...]
Posted in Books, Library Programs, tagged gail tsukiyama; samurai's garden on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 | No Comments »
This Sunday, October 28 at 2 p.m., will be the grand finale of the Albany Reads: The Samurai’s Garden. Bestselling author Gail Tsukiyama will read and discuss her book.
Ms. Tsukiyama was born in San Francisco to a Chinese mother from Hong Kong and a Japanese father from Hawaii. Her other novels include Women of [...]
Posted in Children, Julie's Column, tagged AWE, children and computers, children's librarians on Monday, October 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This column appeared in the Journal on October 19, 2007. Past columns can be read at juliewinkelstein.com.
“The ELS [Early Literacy Station] is not just another computer with software. Kids are captivated by the interface and start to explore immediately.” From the AWE website (http://www.awe-libraries.com/)
An Albany parent recently suggested I write a column about the [...]
Posted in Books, Library Programs, Reading on Thursday, October 18, 2007 | No Comments »
This Saturday, October 20, is the first event in the Albany Reads: The Samurai’s Garden program. Peter Bowyer will talk about “Traditional Japanese Garden Styles” at the library at 2 p.m.
Next week, Albany High Librarian Rosalie Gonzales will lead a book discussion group on Wednesday at 7 at the library, and the following Sunday, October 28 [...]
Posted in Books, On the Web, Reading, Teens on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 | No Comments »
Teen Read Week is underway. This year’s theme is “LOL @ your library.” The event’s homepage links to lists of funny books you may want to read, a list of teen-chosen top books of every genre, and a survey you can enter online to pick your favorites from among these popular titles. Check it out [...]
Posted in Julie's Column, News, tagged Mill Valley Film Festival, Ang Lee, Tang Wei, Judith Mayer, independent film on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 | No Comments »
This column appeared in the Journal on October 12, 2007. Past columns can be read at juliewinkelstein.com
“This year, after once again viewing hundreds of films…we discovered a distinct pattern: a compelling theme of courage and morality…It gives me hope that they are indeed trying to change the world through their films…” Mark Fishkin, Mill Valley [...]
Posted in Books, On the Web on Saturday, October 13, 2007 | No Comments »
Doris Lessing won the Nobel prize for Literature this week. For many who lived through the Sixties, her novel, The Golden Notebook, was a pivotal reading experience. If you want to know more about her life and work, take a look at this overview from the excellent online journal, Salon.com:
http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/10/12/doris_lessing_guide/
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