August 2016

Some Americans like to show their patriotism by wearing a flag pin on their lapel or hanging the stars and stripes outside their window. Baptist Elder John Leland had other, more pungent, ways. In 1802,

Many people may know him from HBO’s “The Wire” or “Treme” but New Orleans native Wendell Pierce knows the meaning and the history of jazz because it’s part of who he is. As a radio

At age 9, Geoffrey C. Ward fell ill with polio. In 1949, doctors thought it was best for young children not to know about their illness because knowing might frighten them. Parents’ visits were limited

Three kids from different parts of the world with completely different life experiences are all linked together by one common thing: music. The CLSC Young Readers selection for Week Nine, Echo, by Pam Muñoz Ryan,