May 1 commemorates several holidays, including May Day and International Workers’ Day.
Webcomics to the Rescue!: 30 Comics to Binge While Stuck at Home
While many of you are stuck at home looking for something to occupy your time, it can be hard to know where to start. I’m here to help with a list of free webcomics you can read right on your laptop or mobile device, guaranteed to keep you glued to the screen for hours, if…
Queer Fiction Blog: May 2020
Welcome to May's edition of the Queer Fiction Blog! This month we have a young Iranian teen making friends at the height of the AIDS epidemic, queer spies falling in love in 1930's London, and a manga that focuses on food and cooking! Happy reading! Title/Author: Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian Reviewer: Allison…
Using the Census to Research Your Ancestors
The Census is a great starting point for searching for information about your ancestors. The Census publicly releases individual records after 72 years. The results from the 1950 Census should become available in 2022, and all previous individual Census data is available. Depending on the year, the Census can contain information about a person’s education…
The Thrifty Wedding: 8 Ways to Save on Catering
The average cost for wedding catering is $9,520. However, the BPL has 8 tips to help you cut costs while still leaving everyone full and satisfied.
All the World’s a Stage: Theater and Dance
The lights may be off on Broadway and our own Theatre District, but don't let that stop you from taking in some classic theater and dance productions from the comfort of your own home. Free for Everyone Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Ailey All Access For a limited time, “Ailey for All” will offer videos…
Poetry is All Around Us
It's National Poetry Month, while we can’t go out to a poetry slam, we can still read poems at home. No matter your poetry preferences, there's something for you.
What We’re Reading in Quarantine
While we're working from home, library staff are turning for comfort to the written (and recorded) word, and we hope you are as well!
The Census, Maps, and Data Visualizations
Researchers use Census data to study social and economic life. Learn about ways researchers used data to show of what life is like.
Notes From A Lost Renaissance Library
The BPL recently purchased an annotated volume from the library of the Italian author and magistrate Giuliano Guizzelmi (1446-1518).¹ A minor, if interesting figure in the history of renaissance Italy, Guizzelmi is mostly remembered as a jurist, diary-keeper, and pious chronicler of miracles attributed to the shrines and holy relics of the Tuscan city of…
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