Today we mourn the passing of prolific fantasy author Sir Terry Pratchett, who knew that the greatest journeys were often the most unavoidable, and gamely set out to explore despite the protests of his beleaguered protagonists. Like Atlas of myth, Mr. Pratchett carried worlds upon his shoulders—if today the Earth seems to stutter and sway, it is because…
Remembering Civil Rights Activist Rev. Willie Barrow
The Rev. Willie T. Barrow, an advocate for civil rights and social justice, passed away Thursday after a long illness. She was 90. She spent her life fighting for the rights of minorities, the LGBT community, women and union members. Barrow was born December 17, 1924 in Burton, Texas. She settled in Chicago in 1943…
HeritageQuest Online: New and Improved
Have you used our HeritageQuest Online resource to do family research? You might be excited to know that through a partnership with Ancestry.com, it's getting an upgrade! If you have no idea what I am talking about—now is the perfect time to check out this wonderful genealogy resource at the library or from home using your…
The Incomparable Maureen O’Hara!
When I think of Irish actresses, the first and foremost one that comes to mind is the incomparable Maureen O'Hara. Her red hair, fiery temper and Irish lilt to her voice captivated audiences in such films as The Quiet Man, McLintock, Miracle on 34th Street, and later in life Only the Lonely. I will always…
Discuss Part 3: The Funny-Book War
What are your thoughts on The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay so far? What did you like about Part 3? How did you feel about the darker tone of the story in Part 3? Were you surprised by the success of The Escapist? What do you think might happen with Joe and Rosa? Discuss these…
Guest Blog: Writer Jian Ping on Her Hero, Art Paul
As part of One Book, One Chicago, we're featuring a series of original essays titled Chicago Heroes: Real & Imagined! Each month through spring 2015, meet a local hero as introduced by a local author. Chicago authors will reflect on heroes from the past, present or even imagined in these new short essays. This month's essay is…
Superhero Series Inspire Love of Reading
My son was a late bloomer when it came to reading on his own. He loved books, but only if Mom read to him. Then his after-school teacher gave him a book that changed our lives forever! The Adventures Of Captain Underpants awoke something in my son that no other book could—his love of reading. It…
Daylight Saving Time in Chicago
Daylight Saving Time (DST) changes the official time. The result is we wake up an hour earlier during the summer months. As an illustration, without DST, sunrise this June 19 would be at 4:15 a.m. in Chicago and sunset at 7:29 p.m. With DST, sunrise will be at the more reasonable hour of 5:15 a.m.…
Saxon Ladies: What to Read While Waiting for “The Empty Throne”
Bernard Cornwell has done it again: the eighth book in his Saxon Tales series, The Empty Throne, features not only Uhtred, the wily warrior protagonist of the seven previous books, but Aethelfleadh, the widow of the late king of Mercia in tenth-century England. The couple are united in their dream of a united Britain, shoving out…
Rachel Carson, Woman for the Earth
In 1962, biologist Rachel Carson was dying of cancer as she launched a war against the deadly pesticides industry. Supported by her soul mate, a married woman named Dorothy Freeman, Carson poured the last energy of her life into Silent Spring, a book that shook the nation, caused the U.S. government to take immediate action and launched the modern environmental movement…
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