This week, we’re joined by the 14th Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden. And what an honor it was. Her role is made even more historic because she’s the first woman AND the first African American to hold the position.
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Timed to coincide with this weekend’s Awesome Con here in Washington, DC, the Library of Congress is embracing its geeky side with its Library of Awesome pop-up exhibit.
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The Library of Congress is shaking off its staid reputation and embracing the geeky side of life, “celebrating the role of comics and graphic novels in promoting literacy.
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Gene Luen Yang’s Reading Without Walls initiative is a three-pronged reading challenge meant to encourage kids to break out of their comfort zones and read something they might not normally try.
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On this episode, we talk to Gene Luen Yang about his Reading Without Walls initiative, getting more kids and families into libraries, writing outside of your lived experiences, working through rejection, and combating gendered labels and stereotypes when it comes to books.
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In today’s information society, the world is sometimes literally at our fingertips. We can access documents, photos, videos, and even livestreams, instantly, from countries and cultures all over the world. But it didn’t used to be this way. If we wanted to learn about an obscure country or advancement in science, we would head to the local library. And our first stop there was the card catalog.
Continue ReadingWhen I was a kid, comic books cost a quarter, Atari made video game consoles and personal computers — not just software — and the Guinness Book of World Records was a thick paperback book. A copy of the 2013 …
Continue ReadingA couple of weeks ago we here at GeekDad highlighted the opportunity to read A Princess of Mars for free through a variety of ebook formats before the movie arrives in theaters March 9th. Here at GeekDad we are planning …
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