Thursday, December 20, 2007

Comedy Troupe Behind YouTube Sensation "Heynabonics" To Perform Saturday Night at Odyssey Fitness Center in Wilkes-Barre

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One Laugh At Least , the local comedy troupe behind the You Tube sensation " Heynabonics ," will perform improv (AND the “ Heynab...
Monday, December 17, 2007

Blog: "From Crystal Club Soda to Gertrude Hawk Chocolate"

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Fellow blogger Jason Schwass recently emailed me a link to his awesome Scranton blog. Titled From Crystal Club Soda to Gertrude Hawk Choc...
Wednesday, December 12, 2007

"Nickelodeon's KaBlam!: A Girl Named Fuzzball" by Kevin Dougherty

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Kevin Dougherty , a Wilkes-Barre resident and filmmaker, emailed me yesterday about an animated short he did that aired on Nickelodeon...
Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Stephen Karam, Playwright

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In a letter published in the "Your Opinion" section of this morning's Scranton Times-Tribune , Vincent J. Vanston wrote a l...
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Monday, December 10, 2007

Chelsea Lately (Friday, December 7, 2007)

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I'm not sure if this qualifies as a local reference or a simple "plug" but, being that it was heard on the only television ch...
Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Amen (Season 1, Episode 22 - April 22, 1987) -- And a THANK YOU!

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Don McKeon from Scranton , one of our regular contributors to the blog, emailed me a few days ago with the following: "I was watching ...
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Monday, November 26, 2007

Entertainment Weekly (November 30, 2007, Issue 966/967)

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If you happen to catch a look at this week's Entertainment Weekly , be sure to check out pages 54-55. On a US map detailing the Most Ent...
Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Pennsylvania Native: Hollywood Star To Be Presented Sunday, December 2nd (UPDATED 11-28-07)

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Albright Memorial Library presents: Pennsylvania Native: Hollywood Star Sunday, December 2nd, 2007 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Albright Memorial Libr...
Thursday, November 08, 2007

The Woods by Harlan Coben (2007)

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A few months ago, during the Reference Internships our department conducts every year for other librarians in our district, one of the atte...
Wednesday, November 07, 2007

F***: A Documentary (2005)

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While on vacation this past week, I finally got a chance to watch a documentary I purchased on DVD some months ago. I was intrigued by the ...
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Monday, November 05, 2007

Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties Ghosts, Legends & Lore (2007)

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Just because Halloween is over doesn't mean you can't curl up in front of the fire with a nice, scary book---particularly if the gh...
Monday, October 29, 2007

Childrens Librarian Amy Buntz Wins Angela Lookalike Contest at The Office Convention

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Congratulations to one of our own, Amy Buntz from the Lackawanna County Children's Library, for winning the Angela Lookalike contest at...
Monday, October 22, 2007

Saturday Night Live: Season 25, Episode 6 (November 20, 1999)

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The kickin' John F. Monahan from Wilkes-Barre -- who is also the Assistant Sports Information Director at Goucher College in Towson,...
Thursday, October 11, 2007

"Halfway to Scranton" by Kneebody (2005)

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While browsing the Jazz CDs in the library collection, I unexpectedly came across a CD with a song titled "Halfway to Scranton ."...
Monday, October 01, 2007

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (1957)

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The eagle-eyed groovy gal Barb Williams from Memphis, Tennessee (who is becoming one of our regular contributors to the blog) recently sen...
Monday, September 17, 2007

Rocky & Bullwinkle (1959-1973)

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The eagle-eyed Bob Yannes emailed me this weekend about a Wilkes-Barre reference he remembers from the popular Rocky & Bullwinkle ch...
Sunday, September 16, 2007

The Twilight Zone: Episode 1.12 "What You Need" (December 25, 1959)

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The brilliant Peter Metrinko from Chantilly, Virginia recently emailed me with a Scranton reference featured in an episode of the very fi...
Friday, September 07, 2007

Bestselling Author Lauren Weisberger at The Scranton Cultural Center, Thursday, September 6, 2007

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Blogger Bill C. with bestselling author (and Scranton native) Lauren Weisberger before her lecture Thursday night. Photo by Mary Barna. Bi...
Thursday, September 06, 2007

The Office: Season Three Nifty Gifty Box Set (Only at Target)

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UPDATED 9/16/07 Check out the packaging of "Nifty Gifty" edition of Season Three of The Office , sold exclusively at Target . No...
Friday, August 31, 2007

The Nanny Diaries (2007)

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UPDATED 12-8-07 My dear friend and colleague Evelyn Gibbons showed me this week's Electric City and, in the movie section, a review f...