PBS is planning a SUMMER OF SPACE lineup that brings five new programs covering different areas of space exploration combined with the best of PBS’ encore space-themed programming and PBS Digital Studios content. These programs, along with the recommended books on our list, effectively augment the nation-wide theme of public library Summer Reading Programs & Events: “A Universe of Stories.”…
Buzz Aldrin poetically describes the beginning of the “space race” in a foreword written for science author Rod Pyle’s First On The Moon as “…those early, tentative forays into the heavens…” As we near the 50th anniversary of Aldrin and Neil Armstrong walking on the moon, and anticipate PBS programs like the American Experience documentary, “Chasing The Moon,” PBS Books has curated a list of “Read-alikes” to accompany not only your viewing experience, but to augment celebrations across the country, particularly in your local library.…
In libraries and bookstores, you often hear the phrase, “so many books, so little time,” and that never rings truer than at the end of a year! Looking back, it’s staggering to survey not just the sheer amount of books published in 2018, but to appreciate how many vibrant new voices (came to the literary stage.…
PBS is planning a SUMMER OF SPACE lineup that brings five new programs covering different areas of space exploration combined with the best of PBS’ encore space-themed programming and PBS Digital Studios content. These programs, along with the recommended books on our list, effectively augment the nation-wide theme of public library Summer Reading Programs & Events: “A Universe of Stories.”…
