June 2021

Even More Hoopla Summer Drive-in Double Features

  • Posted on: 28 June 2021
  • By: Robert Freese

Even More Hoopla Summer Drive-in Double Features

 

The longer I am on here looking for some movies to talk about, the more movies I find to talk about. Don’t let the summer heat get you down, cool off with a couple of films and a sparkling cold soda.  Here are ten more double feature shows that I’ve put together.  (Please remember that Hoopla does not offer a “double feature” option and each movie you select counts as one of your five monthly borrows.) offers.

 

Let’s Hit the Beach!

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It Was Agatha All Along...

  • Posted on: 22 June 2021
  • By: Jon Schafle

By now might have seen WandaVision, or certainly seen the Agatha memes making their rounds on the internet. WandVision is one of the latest installments in the MCU (along with The Falcon & The Winter Soldier) released on the streaming service Disney Plus, taking place after the events of Avengers: End Game and following the Scarlet Witch and featuring some familiar faces and lots of nods to the original source material. Below I've put together a list of some relevant titles available in the catalog and online through Hoopla to further your witchy cravings if you're still looking for more after binging the series:

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Adult Summer Reading

  • Posted on: 20 June 2021
  • By: Annie Phillips

With adult summer reading, you don't HAVE to read these books, you GET to read them! We guarantee an A+.

Get the quick list here or click on the links below. 

True Story

We know all about the Mercury Seven astronauts, but what about the women they left Earthbound? This enthralling biography of the "Astronaut wives" brings to light the real lives, struggles, and heartache that shadowed the Life magazine covers, White House visits, and star turns. The Astronaut Wives Club should be a part of any reading about America's Space Race.

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June 22- Octavia Butler Day

  • Posted on: 20 June 2021
  • By: Caroline Hughes

Octavia E. Butler, c. 1988. | Photo by Miriam Berkley

On June 22, we celebrate the birth of Octavia E. Butler, a world-renowned dystopian and science fiction writer. Octavia E. Butler was born in Pasadena, California in 1947 and died on February 24, 2006. She won several awards including the MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Grant and Hugo Award for Best Novelette for her fascinating and poignant works that explored racial injustices, climate change, and several other critical topics.

The Parable Series:

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Teaching Your Kids About Juneteenth

  • Posted on: 17 June 2021
  • By: Jon Schafle

Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19th and is also called Emancipation Day, Liberation Day, Jubilee Day, or Freedom Day and celebrates the emancipation of slaves in the United States and originated in Glaveston, Texas on the date in 1865 when Union General Gordon Granger proclaimed freedom from slavery in the state of Texas. In the 21st century the holiday is celebrated throughout the United States in a variety of ways, I've been together a few of books from our collection to share with your children to learn more about the history behind this holiday:

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Return of the Hoopla Summer Drive-in Double Feature

  • Posted on: 15 June 2021
  • By: Robert Freese

Return of the Hoopla Summer Drive-in Double Feature

 

It’s that time again for movies under the stars and I’m searching out Hoopla for all kinds of crazy drive-in double features. Let’s jump into it! (Please remember that Hoopla does not offer “double features” and I am just putting films together for an evening’s viewing. You will use two of your monthly borrows when you select two movies.)

 

Zombies A Go-Go

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Book List for Rainbow Book Month

  • Posted on: 11 June 2021
  • By: Annie Phillips

The American Library Association has named June "Rainbow Book Month," - a month to highlight the authors and books that reflect the lives and experiences of the LGBTQIA+ community. This book list includes not only fiction, but memoirs, essay collections, history of LGBTQIA+ and more- all recommended by our librarians. Click on the cover of each book to access the catalog.

Nonfiction Collection (Juvenile, Young Adult, and Adult):

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Creator Spotlight: Grant Morrison

  • Posted on: 10 June 2021
  • By: Jon Schafle

Creator Spotlight: Grant Morrison

Grant Morrison is a Scottish author and playwright and is known for several fan favorite series for Marvel, DC and European publishers. They are known for their bizarre, psychedelic and counterculture themes and are responsible for breathing new life into a number of obscure characters like Animal Man and the Doom Patrol as well as their own creations like The Invisibles and Zenith. Below are a few of my favorites we have available in our collection:

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