Elise S.'s blog

Please join us on Monday, March 18, 6 pm, as we celebrate the cultural contributions of the Russian people.  First we’ll sample some traditional and new Russian recipes, and then we’ll make a Faberge egg greeting card.  You need bring only your appetite and your creativity.  This program is for all ages.   Need inspiration?

These books illustrate the beauty of the Faberge eggs:

Please join us on Monday, April 8, 6:30 pm, for a discussion of the science fiction classic, The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury.  Copies of the book are available at the branch.

Summary:  Mars is a place of hope, dreams and metaphor - of crystal pillars and fossil seas - where a fine dust settles on the great, empty cities of a silently destroyed civilization.  It is here the invaders have come to despoil and commercialize, to grow and to learn - first a trickle, then a torrent, rushing from a world with no future toward a promise of tomorrow.  The Earthman conquers Mars ... and then is conquered by it, lulled by dangerous lies of comfort and familiarity, and enchanted by the lingering glamour of an ancient, mysterious native race.

Is sugar usually on your shopping list?  Does a trip to the grocery store involve a trip down the spice aisle?  Is vanilla extract a necessity in your kitchen?  Can’t face the world without your morning coffee?  These things we love so dearly are all products of Jamaica. Come celebrate this beautiful island country with us next Monday, February 18, at 6 pm, as we present some of the delicious culinary contributions of the Jamaican people, both sweet and savory.