March is Women’s History Month. As in Black American History Month and Native American Heritage Month, libraries across the United States will feature specialized reading lists, lectures, exhibits, workshops, and cultural events about women this month. Reading a book about women or by a woman, in particular, may not be a part of one’s reading… Read More »
February is Black American History Month. Your local library may feature a collection of books, a display of old photographs, historic documents, lectures, creative workshops, and/or performances for the occasion. Check your local library’s website and online calendar to find out what it is doing for Black American History Month. Also, your library’s website may… Read More »
The Land of Books and Honey Shop will be having a sale on gift items from Black Friday, November 24, 2017, 12:01 a.m. PST, through Cyber Monday, November 27, 2017, 11:59 a.m. PST. You can find a link to the store website below. Many products feature butterfly images. There are numerous butterfly purses, ornaments, calendars, journals,… Read More »
According to the Library of Congress and the Los Angeles Public Library, November is Native American Heritage Month. Check with your local library, because there may be cultural enrichment events and recommended reading lists posted on your local library’s website. Sometimes, librarians will feature select landmark books on display next to the entrances. Here are… Read More »
Attention all science and technology enthusiasts, hobbyists, artisans, artists, engineers, teachers, professors, students, and science clubs. The main branch of the Los Angeles Public Library is hosting the DTLA Mini Maker Faire at its downtown Los Angeles location on Saturday, December 2, 2017, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The event is free to the public,… Read More »
The Los Angeles Public Library will be closed for Monday, October 9, 2017 in observance of Indigenous Peoples Day. According to the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles City Council voted on August 30, 2017 to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day and Italian Americans weren’t happy about losing a day of remembrance for… Read More »
Hello bibliophiles! Last week, my local public library announced that it was read a banned book week. I didn’t know that such a thing in existence before last week. I was preoccupied with a recent book review, so I could not read a banned book from my library’s banned book list while it was current.… Read More »
Land of Books and Honey welcomes comments from visitors, who truly loves books, libraries, and library research. However, it appears that several visitors are using the book review comments form as a means to market their business services or advertise job opportunities without any mention of the book reviews. Therefore, Land of Books and Honey… Read More »