Atascocita Library Advanced Copy

Advanced Copy: Music’s impact on story

Darla, Janell, and Beth talk about how music in film impacts storytelling.  From John Williams and Robert Lopez to Joe Hisaishi and Yoko Kanno, composers elevate story through melody.   

 

Intro and Outro Music:

Storybook by Scott Holmes; scottholmesmusic.com

Lit Chat: The Dark Queens by Shelley Puhak

Daniel joins PJ and Bonnie to talk about fantastically dark historical work The Dark Queens: the bloody rivalry that forged the medieval world by Shelley Puhak.  

Advanced Copy: Pirates, ahoy! International Talk Like a Pirate Day

Pirates, ahoy!  Daniel, PJ, and Beth talk about pirates: historical, fictional, and where that stereotypical pirate sound originated.  Also, the latest news from the library. 

Clips:

Robert Newton, Long John Silver, Treasure Island

Eat Sleep Dream English, "Learn Hagrid's British Accent", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vml4OsCMxS0

Music:

Storybook by Scott Holmes; scottholmesmusic.com

Lit Chat: Library Settings and History by the book

It's Reader's Choice, so Bonnie and PJ shared their reads for the month.  Like a good mystery that ties in to a library?  Or maybe history is more your style, fiction or non-fiction.  Let's listen in on the reviews.

 

The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill

Forget the Alamo: the rise and fall of an American myth by Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlinson, and Jason Stanford

Advanced Copy: School Memories

Many in our community are heading back to school!  Darla and PJ recall some of their childhood school memories.

 

Music:

Storybook by Scott Holmes; scottholmesmusic.com