Wheaton Public Library: Grow with Us!
You probably won’t be surprised to hear this, but most of the staff at the Wheaton Public Library LOVE to read. Knowing this, we’ve wanted to get a staff blog off the ground for awhile now, and the pandemic has Read more
The Monopolists explores the fascinating and little-known origins of the board game Monopoly. Though long marketed as the brainchild of an unemployed father during the Great Depression, Monopoly was in fact lifted almost entirely from a game that was invented Read more
Yoshi’s Crafted World is a charming, whimsical video game available for the Nintendo Switch. The player, as Yoshi the dinosaur, moves through a world made up entirely of craft supplies, such as popsicle sticks, pipe cleaners, milk cartons, and cereal Read more
During the sheltering-in-place period of late, I’ve had more time to notice birds and like the book title, I have wondered what birds are doing and why. With simple and cleanly rendered paintings, sketches and diagrams (all by the author), Read more
In this riveting behind-the-scenes, three-part DVD series, City in the Sky, one of the many questions asked and answered includes, “What does it take to get a million people and their luggage off the ground and up in the air?” Read more
Presenter Steven Johnson, in this six-part DVD series, takes the viewer on an exploration through the beginning of ideas and the innovators (mostly never heard of) that shaped and created the modern world. Each single titled episode – Clean, Time, Read more
Prominent Astrophysicists, Astronomers, and Scientists including Phil Plait, Michelle Thaller, Lawrence Krauss, Michio Kaku, among others, take viewers on a journey of the incredible, fascinating, and mind-blowing inner workings of the cosmos. Enhanced by stunning and vibrant computer imagery, discover Read more
Looking back on her life on and off the screen, Sally Field brings a mature, sensitive, and poignant reading to her intimate, hauntingly honest, as well as authentic and fresh memoir, In Pieces. She takes us through her personal life Read more
Kathryn Stockett’s first historical fiction novel is amazing. It’s about the lives of African American maids/nannies who served white women in the 1960’s, particularly in Mississippi. The main character, Eugenia Phelan, nicknamed “Skeeter,” is an atypical and intelligent white woman, Read more
In 2009, “Precious,” the movie that is based on Push, was highly acclaimed and received multiple Academy Awards. I wanted to know what all the hype was about, but I wouldn’t watch the movie because I was afraid it would Read more
In this comprehensive account, The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution, Walter Isaacson explains how and why some entrepreneurs and inventors – with just as many talents, creativity and visionary ideas as others Read more