LIBRARY COLUMN | Exploring art and colors this summer

It’s time once again for the library’s Summer Reading program to begin! This year’s theme is “Color our World” as we focus on the many ways reading and learning brings vibrance to life.Signing up for summer reading means being connected to the library and …

10 Books to Add to Your TBR If You Love Taylor Jenkins Reid — Or Need a New Read After Atmosphere

It’s officially the summer of Taylor Jenkins Reid! The bestselling author’s new book, Atmosphere, arrives on June 3, and it’s as starry as it sounds. Set against the backdrop of the 1980s Space Shuttle program, the novel follows professor Joan Goodwin, …

TBR (To Be Read): In the digital age, books have become art and artefacts

Political Exhibitionists: Ethical Considerations in the Display of Political Art

This article first appeared in the journal Exhibition (Spring 2025) Vol. 44 No. 1 and is reproduced with permission. Contemporary art exhibitions have long been considered places where political ideas can be explored, a space arguably of multiple …

The Dorset books that will help your wellbeing

Not that she’s anything like the ditzy on-screen character, having been a star editor in non-fiction publishing for the last 30 years. During this time, she produced some major best-sellers, including Kim and Aggie’s cleaning books, Gillian McKeith’s You …

Celebrated Haitian Artist Annick Duvivier Uplifts South Florida Through Art and Culture

Inside Miami’s iconic Intercontinental Hotel, visitors are invited into a world of vivid color, cultural pride, and emotional depth through the gallery Between Dreams and Reality, the artistic home of Haitian-born painter Annick Duvivier. With brush in …

10 new books we think you should read next

What do a ghost-conjuring chef, a fast-food employee and a world-renowned dying artist have in common? They’re the topics of some of our favorite new books from May, of course. Check out the titles we recommend this month, including new Stephen King, a …

AMAs After-Party: 8 Music-Themed Books That Will Rock Your Bookshelf

In the spirit of the 2025 American Music Awards, I’ve compiled a discography (if you will) of eight unskippable music-themed books. A remix of nonfiction about some of the most iconic artists alongside fictional stories that transport you to your favorite …

Stafford Techincal Center Digital Arts students showcase art at Chaffee

Rhylee Macedo said that when her horse, Ronin, went blind, she wanted to show the two of them still being able to do things together. “Blind horses are still majestic,” said the Stafford Technical Center first-year Digital Arts student. Macedo was one of …

Meet the Velvet Bandit: Sonoma Co.'s mystery mom turned street art superhero

SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- By day, she's a single mom and school lunch lady. By night (or day when no one is looking), she's the Velvet Bandit -- a mysterious street artist whose punny, powerful artwork has caught the attention of celebrities …