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Black and white photo of Stephen Hawking in his wheelchair, positioned in front of a chalkboard covered in equations.

Stephen Hawking (1942 – 2018)

March 17, 2018

Amanda Dembiec

This week we lost one of the most renowned scientists in the world.

Marionette puppet of Gulliver from Gulliver's Travels.

Puppet Show Premier: Gulliver's Travels

March 16, 2018

Greg Hall

This St. Patrick's Day, don’t forget to head on over to the library for a unique puppet adaptation of the Irish classic, Gulliver’s Travels! 

Take a Leap Into Action!

March 15, 2018

John McFarland

Searching for manga that will invigorate and fill your craving for adventure? Look no further than these two highly recommended series!

Graphic novel cover for "AFAR" featuring a young girl with glowing eyes and large hoop earrings against a cosmic, purple-hued background.

YA Books featuring Hardcore Lady Types

March 14, 2018

Megan Adovasio-Jones

Celebrate the combined superpowers of Fandom Fest and Women’s History Month with one of these women-created and led stories.

2nd Wednesday Book Club's next book is The Power by Naomi Alderman

March 14, 2018

Bryan Jones

What would happen if women suddenly possessed a fierce new power? Teenage girls now have immense physical power--they can cause agonizing pain and even death.

Superman: The High-Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero by Larry Tye

March 12, 2018

Jeremy Estes

Lately I’ve been thinking about Superman. This is not all that unusual, as there are three different’ representations of the character sitting on my desk as I write this, but I’ve been thinking about what he means to the world.

Crash Override

March 11, 2018

Bryan Jones

An award winning game designer tells what it was like to be at the center of Gamer Gate.

RUSH

March 8, 2018

Amanda Dembiec

No, his mind is not for rent. To any God or government...

Podcast

Back in the Day: Anti-German Sentiment in Nashville during World War One

March 3, 2018

Nashville had a strong second generation German community by the time of World War One. Amy Wannamacher discusses the impact of the strong Anti-German sentiment expressed on the National, State and local level on the Nashville German community.

Book cover for John Buchan's Supernatural Tales.

Supernatural Buchan

February 25, 2018

John Buchan's The Thirty-Nine Steps (and its multiple subsequent film and television versions) is likely the work most closely associated with his name.