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The Board of Directors for the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library (HMCPL) voted during its July meeting to hire Cindy Hewitt to lead the 10-branch library system as the new Executive Director. Hewitt has been the Interim Executive Director since October 2020, when Laurel Best retired after 12 years.
More Hoopla Summer Drive-in Double Features
Hoopla offers stacks and stacks of flicks for anyone who wants to spend a couple hours watching weird movies. Grab your popcorn, candy and soda. The show is about to begin! (Please remember, Hoopla does not offer “double feature” options. I am just putting two films together. Each film you select counts as a borrow.) Happy hunting as you deep dive into the titles Hoopla offers.
Nature Run Amuck!
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!
Hoopla Summer Drive-in Double Features
Cinema Documentaries on Hoopla
Personally, the only thing as enjoyable as watching movies is watching documentaries about movies. Hoopla offers thousands of documentaries. These are some I found that cover different aspects of cinema. (All write-ups are courtesy Hoopla.)
Reel Injun (2009)
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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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.
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:
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:
