He’s not an official symbol of Valentine’s Day, but it seems like the right time to have the King of Hearts make an appearance. This King of Hearts enamel was made in 1946 by Kenneth Bates, who may as well be called the king of enamels. Bates was born in Massachusetts in 1904 and ...

Amethyst, a variety of quartz with a vivid purple color, is the birthstone for February. It’s also a highly sought color for decorative glass. Colored glass is made by adding metallic oxides or salts to the raw material. Amethyst glass often gets its color from manganese, which along with ...

I hope you had a very Happy New Year! Here are some great new books in the children’s room. Is This Winter? by Helen Yoon is a story about an adorable puppy’s first walk in the winter snow. The excitement builds as the puppy encounters things along the way. He scares a squirrel and ...

Snails have a lot of negative associations. Their slow movement makes them a symbol of laziness and inefficiency. They are garden pests, eating plants and oozing slime. And yet they often appear in decorative arts, like this miniature brass figure that sold for $51 at an auction by The Benefit ...

When the world wide web of the internet was beginning to expand in the mid-1990s, many people grasped onto the idea of how it could be used to spread information and misinformation as the case could be. Remember email chain letters? Just forward it to 10 people to get your wish! Or perhaps ...

Play is an important part of child’s early development. A high percentage of brain development happens before age three, so learning must begin before children attend school. The library has many learning resources available for free with your library card that help build cognitive and ...