July 29, 2012 - 8:01pm
Seventy-five years ago the Ohio flooded our River City in Louisville’s worst natural disaster of the 20th century. Join a team of local historians, authors and journalists this Tuesday, February 7th at 7pm, as the Library explores the extraordinary measures taken during The Great Flood.
My Grandfather was seventeen-years-old when the city of Louisville was swallowed alive by the surging waters of the Ohio some seven decades ago. The pictures are old and grainy – depicting a Louisville in a faded mantle of sepia and smoke that looks so unfamiliar to the streets we now traipse...
July 29, 2012 - 8:01pm
Join restaurateur and NY Times bestselling author Gabrielle Hamilton as she shares her memoir, ‘Blood, Bones & Butter’, at the Library’s Main branch this Saturday, January 28th at 2pm.
As I have mentioned recently, delectable bites and delicious books often go hand-in-hand; rich words and rich food both satisfy our bodies with the delights of their palate-pleasing plumpness. Despite our well-known and collective dependency on the drive-thru (and ill-penned fluff), the trend of...
July 29, 2012 - 8:01pm
Learn the best ways to keep your noggin healthy, wealthy and wise from UofL chair of Neurology, Dr. Robert Friedland. Join him as part of the Boom Time Series at the Library’s Main branch tomorrow, Wednesday, January 18th, at 6pm
How is your head? While a great many of us spend decidedly more time fussing over the exterior of our craniums, the oh-so-very-important inner dimensions can sometimes be ignored until the proverbial squeaky wheel begs for oil. We are nothing without our brains. Quite literally....
July 29, 2012 - 8:01pm
As Baby Boomers begin that graceful swan dive into the golden years, the Library presents a discussion about physical wellbeing with Dr. Bryant Stamford on Wednesday, January 11th, as part of the special health and wellness series, Boom Time
My father is – I am proud to say – a fine example of the generation that boomed forth post WWII. A recent newlywed and a profound lover of the Rolling Stones (as well as skull-patterned Chuck Taylors and Turquoise jewelry), he is a highly distinguished lad of 63. I wish I...
January 3, 2012 - 12:48pm
The beloved author and illustrator of more than 100 children’s books comes to life with the exhibition "In a Nutshell: The Worlds of Maurice Sendak" opening tomorrow, January 4th, at the Main branch
I am the mother of a two-year-old. A rambunctious, mischievous but ultimately adorable little girl with Mommy’s nose and Daddy’s cheeks (and perhaps his predilection for impish behavior and giggling). After many a year solely devoted to decidedly more complex literature...
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