Posts from Parkchester Library

"Titanic": Fifteen Years Later

 by Rickey Collado, Parkchester Library
April 24, 2012

It has been 15 years since James Cameron’s film Titanic took the world by storm! Titanic is one of the top grossing films of all time, and this month, the film comes back to the big screen in 3D.

This film captivated audiences from all around the world with the story of two individuals (Leonardo DiCaprio and 

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ReelAbilities Rules! The Disabilities Film Festival in New York City

 by Brigid Cahalan
January 24, 2012

If you haven't experienced, or perhaps even heard about, ReelAbilities, this may be the year to discover this unique festival, which is a film festival, but also so much more.

Anita Altman of the UJA-Federation, who founded the festival in New York City in 2007, states its goal is to raise consciousness "about our common humanity and the value of each person, without regard to his or her ability or disability." This is the fourth New York 

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Woman of the year… J. Lo

 by Rickey Collado, Parkchester Library
November 21, 2011

This has been the come back year for mega superstar Jennifer Lopez. Not only has she graced the pages of some of the top-selling magazines such as Vogue, People and Glamour to name a few, she has also become a judge in the award winning reality television show American Idol.

Fans got to see Lopez weekly 

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Do you like Chelsea Handler? Then Try...

 by Rickey Collado, Parkchester Library
March 23, 2011

Are you a Chelsea Handler fan? If you are you may like some of these books. Recently while helping a patron (at the Parkchester Library) the young woman asked me one simple question: "Do you know of any other fun authors like Chelsea Handler?" She went on to tell me that she liked the topics of her books and loved the way Handler used humor to entertain her readers. I promised the patron that I would create a blog where I would list some of these books so here 

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