January 25, 2020 - Lunar/Chinese New Year We did a post last year on the lunar new year, but a few readers said that we didn't quite get it right. We edited the post at the time to include more information. However we thought it was worth revisiting this holiday, and re-doing our research for…
Now, Here, This: Mindfulness, Yoga, and Meditation
Many of us resolve to make a change as a new year begins — a change in our life, a change in our body, a change in our habits — hoping to increase our levels of satisfaction and happiness. Some people find that the most significant change they can make is a change in perspective…
The Thrifty Wedding: 3 Ways to Save on Your Invitations & Save the Date Cards
This is a new series focused on how any couple headed to the altar can find ways to cut back on spending without sacrificing their vision for the big day. Stay tuned for upcoming posts in this series. The next one will be on wedding photography. Wedding invitations can be quite the sticker shock for couples…
Researching Your Home: Restoring Your Home
This is a guest blog post by our Fine Arts Specialist, Sarah Hagan. This post covers information about how your home might have looked and how to restore it. The previous post covers researching this history of your home, and the people who lived in it. Maybe your family has owned a home for generations…
Researching Your Home: The History of Your Home
This is a guest blog post by our Fine Arts Specialist, Sarah Hagan. This post covers researching this history of your home, and the people who lived in it. The next post covers information about how your home might have looked and restoring it. Maybe your family has owned a home for generations, or maybe…
The Long-simmering Feud Between Edgar Allan Poe and Rufus Griswold
To commemorate Edgar Allan Poe’s birthday on January 19, the BPL is featuring the Rufus W. Griswold Papers, which contains fifty-five letters by or to Edgar Allan Poe, including seven important ones to Griswold. The long-simmering tension between Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849) and Rufus W. Griswold (1815-1857) began when Griswold—literary critic, editor, and anthologist—published The…
The Origins and Practices of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day - January 20, 2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday that occurs on the third Monday in January. The first bill to introduce the idea for a holiday in honor of Dr. King came just four days after his death. Michigan representative John Conyers was the one…
Queer Fiction Blog: January 2020
Welcome to the new year! For your January reads we have two young royal men falling in love, a non-binary character with musical powers falling for a cursed bear spirit, and lesbian insects wreaking havoc on men who prey on women. Happy reading! Title/Author: Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Reviewer: Allison Summary: When…
Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack
Clapping games have been a favorite pastime of children for generations. They are found in all cultures. Learning them has been something passed on from one child to another. This has usually happened on playgrounds, but now some children are also watching videos on YouTube (like this one of two girls playing "Slide" and "Miss…
Genealogy at the BPL — January 2020
On Wednesdays in January 2020, the Research Services Department will be offering four weeks of programming: 1/8 – Class: Researching Your Home 1/15 – Class: Introduction to Native American Genealogy 1/22 – Lecture: Introduction to Jewish Genealogy 1/29 – Class: Researching Your Italian Ancestors There will be time at the end of each of the…
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