June Day 29 of New Books at SLCOLibrary

 The nine hundreds contain history and biographies and naming books and travel books just to name a few of the subjects covered in this large section of the library.  Here are some new selections in the adult area from books on Black Americans to Putin's Virtual War to a biography on Serena Williams to a biography on Emily Dickinson in These Fevered Days.

There's more new 900's in the childrens area with titles including: Who Wants to Be a Pirate?, and Marie Curie and Radioactivity.

2015 Summer Movies #1: Finding Vivian Maier (Story of an unknown master photographer)

Just a fascinating film starting with one box of negatives bought from the estate of an obscure nanny.

I actually wish sometimes we had our current viewfinders located the same as the old cameras.  There were some advantages in some types of photography.  The movie came out in 2013, is not rated (although I would give it a "G" rating) and runs 84 minutes.  If you like black and white photography, old vintage photographs, and excellent examples of every day city life, then this movie is worth your time.

Author #110: Maritcha as biographied by Tonya Bolden

Born in 1848, Maritcha lived in lower Manhattan  for the first part of her life. After the Draft Riots her family moved to Rhode Island.  When she reached high school there was no where for her to go to school.  Maritcha spoke before the Rhode Island state legislature at the age of 16 to petition them to grant that she be allowed to attend the Girls' Department of Providence High.  Her plea was granted.  In her compositions she often wrote about slavery, the Draft Riots, the Civil War and the Underground Railroad.  A teacher questioned the sincerity of the pieces and their authenticity-suggesting that Maritcha had used her imagination.  "'The half has never been told.' was Maritcha's typical terse response."  Maritcha later became a teacher.  Maritcha: A Nineteenth -Century American Girl  was written by Tonya Bolden after she read Maritcha's memoir written after Maritcha retired as an Assistant Principal in Brooklyn, New York.

Author #106: Leda Schubert shares the magic of the marvelous Mime Marcel Marceau

Monsieur Marceau by Leda Schubert

Little Known Notable Quote from Marcel Marceau: 

"Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup."

During his lifetime he had many numerous accomplishments.  Other life changes included changing his name from Mangel to Marceau.  His father died in Auschwitz.   He helped hundreds of Jewish children escape from occupied France to Switzerland on Boy Scout trips.  

Here's a little clip of Monsieur Marceau as a Parisian waiter:

Marcel Mareceau-Le petit cafe parisien