To the moon, Alice!

Winter Solstice Lunar Eclipse from William Castleman on Vimeo.

I didn't get to see the lunar eclipse the other night, and maybe you didn't either.  Well, here's a chance to view the event in less than 3 minutes thanks to timelapse video.  And in case you want to know more about our lunar pal, we have many interesting books such as Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11.  So, watch the video, read a book, and ask yourself, is the moon really made of cheese?

Elizabeth Edwards, 1949-2010

Sad to hear of Elizabeth Edwards' passing yesterday.  If you would like to know more about the estranged wife of former Presidential candidate, John Edwards, the library has two titles written by her: Resilience: Reflections on the Burdens and Gifts of Facing Life's Adversities and Saving Graces: Finding Solace and Strength from Friends and Strangers.

Best Books of the Year

Last week the New York Times came out with their annual list of 100 notable books of the year. The list includes 50 fiction and 50 nonfiction titles, and the library owns many of them. My "to read" list includes: Four Fish: the future of the last wild food by Paul Greenburg, The Wave: in pursuit of the rogues, freaks, and giants of the ocean by Susan Casey, and How to live safely in a science fictional universe by Charles Yu.