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Ryan Gosling Tackles Neil Armstrong Oh-So-Stolidly in 'First Man'

5 years ago
Fifty years ago, Neil Armstrong stepped down that Apollo 11 ladder and made history.
Ryan Gosling Tackles Neil Armstrong Oh-So-Stolidly in 'First Man'

Eugenio Derbez & Anna Faris Fall into a Sweet Chemistry in 'Overboard' Reboot

5 years ago
Sometimes unlikely stuff plays out up there on the screen. Hollywood folks can decide to flip the roles in three-decades-later remake of a flick that’s somewhat of a cult classic...
Eugenio Derbez & Anna Faris Fall into a Sweet Chemistry in 'Overboard' Reboot

The Jurassic Dinosaurs Won't Give Up Their Kingdom without a Fight

5 years ago
In the fifth(!) installment of the movie series first adapted 28(!!) years ago from Michael Crichton’s forward- and backward-thinking novel Jurassic Park, the island set aside for the dinosaurs is...
The Jurassic Dinosaurs Won't Give Up Their Kingdom without a Fight

Robert Redford Sure Turns Forrest Tucker Appealing in 'The Old Man and the Gun'

5 years ago
Old Man and the Gun review
Robert Redford Sure Turns Forrest Tucker Appealing in 'The Old Man and the Gun'

Shazam, Now You Know Who and What!

By Keith Gatling | 5 years ago
Shazam!
Shazam, Now You Know Who and What!

The Return of Pooh Opens Everybody's Eyes in 'Christopher Robin'

5 years ago
Imagine, if you will, a grown-up Christopher Robin ear-deep in a dilemma. He lives in London with a wife and daughter. He’s in charge of the family luggage company.
The Return of Pooh Opens Everybody's Eyes in 'Christopher Robin'

You'll See More LPL Events Out in the Community the Next Few Months

5 years ago
More LPL programs will be taking place out in the community in February and March.
You'll See More LPL Events Out in the Community the Next Few Months

A Trip Back to 'Mamma Mia' Island Brings Even More Joy

5 years ago
The joy of ABBA’s music surely lives on with Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.
A Trip Back to 'Mamma Mia' Island Brings Even More Joy

A New Batch of Stars Puts Their Hearts on the Line in this Latest Version of 'The Seagull'

5 years ago
Stop, in the name of love!
A New Batch of Stars Puts Their Hearts on the Line in this Latest Version of 'The Seagull'

Here's What Folks Were Checking Out the Most at the LPL in 2018

5 years ago
”Pop singer Ed Sheeran’s album Divide held down the No. 2 spot. The rock and rap of Kid Rock in Sweet Southern Sugar took No. 3.Check out the label's album...
Here's What Folks Were Checking Out the Most at the LPL in 2018

Discover Why Fred Rogers Really Was A Champion for All Children

5 years ago
At some point about halfway through the strikingly poignant documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor? the parade of people who pay homage to the man whom America came to know...
Discover Why Fred Rogers Really Was A Champion for All Children

Get Attached to Woodley's Great Talent in 'Adrift'

5 years ago
Tell Shailene Woodley that she’s Tami Oldham, and the actress is all in.
Get Attached to Woodley's Great Talent in 'Adrift'

Don't Leave Home without It

Keith Gatling | 5 years ago
I can’t begin to tell you how many times I see people here in the library who want to take something out, but don’t have their library card with them.
Don't Leave Home without It

You'll Find the Real Deal in 'The 15:17 to Paris,' but How Far Can the Heroes Carry a Movie?

5 years ago
There’s so much going for The 15:17 to Paris.
You'll Find the Real Deal in 'The 15:17 to Paris,' but How Far Can the Heroes Carry a Movie?

Celebrate the Holidays with the Onyx Clarinet Quartet

5 years ago
The musicians in the Onyx Clarinet Quartet will make sure of that.They promise a set of music to wrap up the Fall Music Series: From Bluegrass to Polka to Holiday...
Celebrate the Holidays with the Onyx Clarinet Quartet

Why Not Handle Those Gift Card Receipts with a Photo Finish?

Keith Gatling | 5 years ago
I love gift cards.
Why Not Handle Those Gift Card Receipts with a Photo Finish?

That Family Style Carries On in 'Ocean's Eight'

5 years ago
Danny Ocean is gone, we find out in the fourth installment of the franchise that made his last name and big crime game famous, but his sister Debbie is fresh...
That Family Style Carries On in 'Ocean's Eight'

Here's What to Do When You Decide It's Time to Manage Your Passwords

Keith Gatling | 5 years ago
Too many passwords! Just too many darned passwords!
Here's What to Do When You Decide It's Time to Manage Your Passwords

You Can Make This Up, Say the Musicians in the New Leaf Ensemble

5 years ago
There could be surprises sprung at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, in the Carman Community Room during the third concert of the Fall Music Series: From Bluegrass to Polka to...
You Can Make This Up, Say the Musicians in the New Leaf Ensemble

Sometimes It's OK to Throw Away a Password

Keith Gatling | 5 years ago
What’s a throwaway password? It’s a password for a website that you use very rarely. Perhaps it’s a shopping website that you use maybe once or twice a year, but...
Sometimes It's OK to Throw Away a Password

Take a Wild Ride with ‘Jumanji, Welcome to the Jungle’

5 years ago
Transformation is the name of the game in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.
Take a Wild Ride with ‘Jumanji, Welcome to the Jungle’

'Mary Shelley' Delves into the Author's Monster of a Time Creating Her Masterpiece

5 years ago
The story about the making of this particular monster really is quite a dilly.
'Mary Shelley' Delves into the Author's Monster of a Time Creating Her Masterpiece

Fritz's Polka Band Knows How to Spread Happy Vibes

Fritz's Polka Band | 5 years ago
Fritz’s Polka Band will fill the Carman Community Room with happy sounds this Sunday. Oct. 21.That much you can bank on.Fritz Scherz has been making me smile with his music...
Fritz's Polka Band Knows How to Spread Happy Vibes

When It's OK to Use the Same Password

Keith Gatling | 5 years ago
The last time I was here, I said how you shouldn’t use the same password everywhere. I also said that there were a couple of exceptions to this.
When It's OK to Use the Same Password

It's Not That Difficult to Figure Out a Hard Password

Keith Gatling | 5 years ago
By now, many of you have probably already heard that Facebook’s been hacked, and that you should change your password.
It's Not That Difficult to Figure Out a Hard Password

Melissa McCarthy Sort-of-Sweetly Returns to College as 'Life of the Party'

6 years ago
So a middle-aged set of parents drop their daughter off for her senior year at college, and as soon as they reach the car for the ride back home, hubby...
Melissa McCarthy Sort-of-Sweetly Returns to College as 'Life of the Party'

Thanks to All as We Turn the Pages on Another Popular Book Sale

6 years ago
Thanks to all who volunteered for the year-long effort of book sorting, setting up, sale operation and break down.
Thanks to All as We Turn the Pages on Another Popular Book Sale

'Book Club' Gives Its Reliable Stars the Chance to Get Back Into It

6 years ago
As the wonderful, honorable stars do their reliably solid work in Book Club, I’m still not ever quite all there.
'Book Club' Gives Its Reliable Stars the Chance to Get Back Into It

'I Can Only Imagine' Captures the Glory of the Perfect Song at the Right Time

6 years ago
Life sure didn’t come easy for young Bart Millard.
'I Can Only Imagine' Captures the Glory of the Perfect Song at the Right Time

Cellular vs. WiFi

By Keith Gatling | 6 years ago
Mr. G tackles the issue of Cellular vs. WiFi via video.
Cellular vs. WiFi

Brothers for Life Bring the Comfortable Feel of Home to 'Visible Soul'

6 years ago
BFL and “Visible Soul” are named very well.
Brothers for Life Bring the Comfortable Feel of Home to 'Visible Soul'

'The Greatest Showman' Puts Hugh Jackman's Talents Center Stage, Believe It

6 years ago
Everything about The Greatest Showman comes off quite grand.
'The Greatest Showman' Puts Hugh Jackman's Talents Center Stage, Believe It

Understanding WiFi

By Keith Gatling | 6 years ago
Take a video trip to the land of WiFi with LPL tech guy Mr. G.
Understanding WiFi

Get Ready for a Wild Ride with 'A Wrinkle in Time'

6 years ago
If you were a card-carrying kid of the 1960s or 70s, A Wrinkle in Time most likely made its way into your holy-cow discussions. Library card, that is.
Get Ready for a Wild Ride with 'A Wrinkle in Time'

'Black Panther' Begins a Worthy New Chapter in the Marvel Universe

6 years ago
You bet that Black Panther goes where no superhero movie ever previously dared.
'Black Panther' Begins a Worthy New Chapter in the Marvel Universe

'The Post' Tells It Like It Was. And Is

6 years ago
There is no fake news in The Post. Weak-kneed journalists need not apply as the president and his justice department followers attempt to put the clamps on a free press.
'The Post' Tells It Like It Was. And Is

You Can Take It With You

Keith Gatling | 6 years ago
The internet, that is.
You Can Take It With You

Enjoy a Wide Range of Music from Rainbow Missy and the Grin Reapers in the Carman Community Room

6 years ago
The trio Rainbow Missy and the Grin Reapers promise a versatile set when they open the figurative doors to the outdoor concert season with a show on the Dinosaur Garden...
Enjoy a Wide Range of Music from Rainbow Missy and the Grin Reapers in the Carman Community Room

Chadwick Boseman Demonstrates the Mighty Mountains of Inequity So Well in 'Marshall'

6 years ago
Before Thurgood Marshall could become one of the icons of American culture by righting so many injustices and becoming the first African American Supreme Court Justice, the young attorney had...
Chadwick Boseman Demonstrates the Mighty Mountains of Inequity So Well in 'Marshall'

Gary Oldman Embraces Winston Churchill for All He's Worth in 'Darkest Hour'

6 years ago
The history lessons in Darkest Hour shine various lights on Winston Churchill, the King and his Empire, and the oh-so-many players linked to them in the days that Adolph Hitler’s...
Gary Oldman Embraces Winston Churchill for All He's Worth in 'Darkest Hour'

The Digital Magnifying Glass in Your Pocket

By Keith Gatling | 6 years ago
If you, like me, are at “a certain age” – and even if you are younger – you might find that things below a certain font size are incredibly hard...
The Digital Magnifying Glass in Your Pocket

'The Breadwinner' Delivers a Big Message with Heart, Soul

6 years ago
Don’t let the fact that The Breadwinner uses the format of animation to drive home its message fool you.
'The Breadwinner' Delivers a Big Message with Heart, Soul

So You Want to Know Why to Text?

By Keith Gatling | 6 years ago
So You Want to Know Why to Text?

Learn the Value of Family with 'Coco'

6 years ago
Just imagine if your family beat down your dream at every turn. And I mean your extended family. Parents, grandparents, cousins, the whole mass of generations.
Learn the Value of Family with 'Coco'

This Kid's Reality Truly Grows into a 'Wonder'

6 years ago
Nate and Isabel Pullman know they have something special with their son Auggie. The kid’s a true delight marching around in his NASA astronaut helmet, brandishing his love for space...
This Kid's Reality Truly Grows into a 'Wonder'

It's Easy to Get Bullish for 'Ferdinand'

6 years ago
Get the bigs and littles together for a feel-good viewing of Ferdinand, why don’t you? The bull who first made a name for himself in the picture-book world of Munro...
It's Easy to Get Bullish for 'Ferdinand'

There's Plenty to Do for Teens at the LPL

Laurel G. | 6 years ago
Meet the Teen Librarian
There's Plenty to Do for Teens at the LPL

Music to Smile about from Julie Falatico and Rick Montalbano

6 years ago
The third of four Origins of Jazz III The Jazz Singer series shows had the big Carman Community Room crowd toe-tapping and smiling widely the afternoon of Sunday, March 18.Vocalist...
Music to Smile about from Julie Falatico and Rick Montalbano

Keeping Your Contact Info Up to Date

Keith Gatling | 6 years ago
Getting a new cell phone with a new number? Changing your cell phone number? Changing your email address? Be sure to let all the online services you subscribe to know...
Keeping Your Contact Info Up to Date

Get Ready to Have Your Heart Tugged by 'Only the Brave'

6 years ago
Only the Brave was ripped from the news. So anybody who followed the course of the Yarnell Fire of 2013 or the GQ story No Exit by Sean Flynn from...
Get Ready to Have Your Heart Tugged by 'Only the Brave'

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