The National Book Foundation announces Cave Canem as the recipient of
its 2016 Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary
Community. Cave Canem, known as a home
for African-American poets, will receive the award at the 67th National Book
Awards Ceremony and Benefit Dinner on November 16, 2016. This is the twelfth year that the Foundation
has presented the Literarian Award, which traditionally is given to an
individual for a lifetime of achievement in expanding the audience for books
and reading. This year’s ceremony will
mark the very first time that the award is given to an organization. The Foundation
will award Robert A. Caro its 2016 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to
American Letters. Caro, the acclaimed
biographer of The Power
Broker and the multivolume
biography The Years of
Lyndon Johnson, is being honored for his exceptional work and significant
impact on American literature. Caro is
the 29th recipient of the Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to
American Letters (DCAL), which was created in 1988 to recognize a lifetime of
literary achievement. http://www.nationalbook.org/
Behold the rain
which descends from heaven upon our vineyards; there it enters the roots of the
vines, to be changed into wine; a constant proof that God loves us, and loves
to see us happy. Benjamin Franklin
(1706-1790) http://infomotions.com/etexts/literature/american/1700-1799/franklin-paris-247.txt
Quotes of Henry James, American-born, British novelist,
playwright, and literary critic
1.
"Deep experience is never
peaceful." (Madame de Mauves, 1874)
2. "True happiness, we are told, consists in getting
out of one's self; but the point is not only to get out—you must stay out; and
to stay out you must have some absorbing errand." (Roderick Hudson, 1875)
3. "Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind." (Qtd Leon Edel, Henry James:
A Life, 1972) Read
more quotes at
Airport terminals are getting longer for bigger
planes. Philadelphia International
Airport passengers who hoof it from one end to the other from Gate F39 to Gate
A26 walk 1.5 miles and cross a county line.
The walk between Atlanta's international and domestic terminals is 1.67
miles. Orlando, Chicago and Newark
airports have removed moving walkways to put in more seating or create space
for bars and restaurants. The Wall
Street Journal September 29, 2016
The Divine Comedy is an epic poem by Dante
Alighieri, begun c. 1308 and completed 1320, a year before his death
in 1321. It is widely considered the
preeminent work of Italian literature and is seen as one of
the greatest works of world
literature. The poem's imaginative vision of the afterlife is
representative of the medieval world-view as it had developed in
the Western Church by the 14th century. It helped establish the Tuscan
language, in which it is written, as the standardized Italian
language. It is divided into three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio,
and Paradiso.
The work was originally simply titled Comedìa and the
word Divina was added by Giovanni Boccaccio. The first printed edition to add the
word divina to the title was that of the Venetian humanist Lodovico
Dolce published in 1555 by Gabriele Giolito de' Ferrari. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Comedy
All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of
life is made up of light and shadow. Leo
Tolstoy (1828–1910). Anna Karenin, Part I, Chapter XI
http://www.bartleby.com/316/111.html
Kiplinger report – “We ranked all 50 states on cost of living, taxes, health care and other
factors important to retirees. Here are
the three states that fared the worst.
Finishing dead last is New York. Living expenses in the Empire State
are 29% above the national average. More
worrisome: The percentage of residents
65 and up living in poverty is above average, too. The runner-up is New Jersey. The Garden State’s tax policies can be tough
on retirees. There’s a 7% state sales
tax and steep local property taxes. The
combined state and local tax burden is the second highest in the nation. Rounding out the three worst states for
retirement is California. Housing is expensive, and taxes can take a big
chunk out of your nest egg. Most
retirement income is subject to tax, and California imposes the highest income
tax rates in the nation.” http://www.bespacific.com/kiplinger-3-states-to-avoid-in-retirement/
A guide to information on the
upcoming elections
from the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library at the University of Montana Link to Fact Check org, PolitiFact.com,
League of Women Voters Presidential Guide, and U.S. Election Commission at http://libguides.lib.umt.edu/2016_Elections
Toledo Museum of Art, Gallery
18 Oct. 28, 2016–Feb. 12, 2017 The
Libbey Dolls, formerly known as the Doucet Dolls, were the product of the World
War I aid effort. The porcelain factories at Limoges and Sèvres aided in the
recovery by putting wounded soldiers, outof-work artisans and young men back to
work making French novelties. Out of
their production came this collection of 78 fashion figures, depicting French
style from A.D. 493 to 1915. The dolls
were purchased in 1917 by Toledo Museum of Art founder Edward Drummond Libbey
at the Permanent Blind Relief Fund’s Allied Bazaar in New York, in what was
hailed as the “greatest single purchase made at the Allied Bazaar.” (The dolls sold for $30,000, the equivalent of
about $680,000 today.) The Libbey Dolls
are connected with prominent French couturier of the late 19th and early 20th centuries,
Jacques Doucet, who created the dolls’ clothing, using inspiration from works
of art by great French artists like Nicolas Lancret and Louis-Léopold Boilly,
as well as drawings and engravings from late 19th-century fashion publications. The Libbey Dolls: Fashioning the Story will explore the extraordinary story
of this collection while showcasing French fashion design and the strong
connection between fashion and the art world.
http://www.toledomuseum.org/exhibitions/libbey-dolls/ The dolls were put on display at
the Museum from 1917 until 1972, when the figures were pulled from permanent
view. http://www.toledomuseum.org/2016/09/13/libbey-dolls-fashioning-the-story-opens-oct-28-at-the-toledo-museum-of-art/
October 22, 2016 Guests
at President Obama's final concert at the White House had to go through
three security checkpoints before placing their cellphones in brown paper bags
that would be returned to them at the end of the night. No one questioned the low-tech security
precaution that removed their ability to post on Twitter, Facebook or SnapChat
about the concert. A white billowing
tent, decorated with chandeliers and colorful uplighting, had been constructed
for the evening's concert, which will be broadcast on BET on Nov. 15. A six-page program for the event, titled
"Love and Happiness," was placed on gold Chiavari chairs for guests
to shed light on just who would be gracing the stage: Usher, Jill Scott, Michelle Williams, Yolanda Adams, Janelle Monae and even R&B throwback
group, Bel Biv Devoe. And most interestingly--historically
speaking--rap acts were also on the program, including Common, The Roots, and De La Soul. Joi-Marie McKenzie
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/inside-president-obamas-final-white-house-concert/story?id=42986089
http://librariansmuse.blogspot.com Issue 1541
October 24, 2016 On this date in
1857, Sheffield
F.C., the world's oldest association football club still in operation,
was founded in Sheffield,
England. On this date in 1861, the first transcontinental telegraph line across the United States was
completed, spelling the end for the 18-month-old Pony Express.
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