Will the Real Captain Marvel Please Stand Up

HI! Matthew again.

If you have ever been as confused about the Captain Marvel/ Shazam thing as I have, Wikipedia is here to help us.

The reason I mention it is because we just got Volume 1 of Marvel Essential: Captain Marvel in the library today! It features the work of Gil Kane and Roy Thomas primarily. Neither stand up to Jack Kirby, but really who ever did.


I am not sure if it's aesthetics, or silliness, or nostalgia, or all of the above, but I have been crazy about these Kirby/Lee/60's era comics. The drawings are really great! Compositions are crazy Baroque! Better that Bernini! Well, okay, maybe not better than Bernini...got carried away.

The Big Wide World

Did you notice the map icon at the bottom of this very page? It is going to track people who visit our blog. Could be fun.

Library Blog

Oh, and check out our comrade's blog over at Watha T. Daniels Library.
It is also in our blog links on the left.

Amendment

A correction to my last post about what I'm reading this summer. I started reading A Confederacy of Dunces and am completely engrossed.

The main character, Ignasius Reilly, is just like that guy that we all knew, or know, in high school who is a total slob, carrying all of his worldly processions in his duffel bag. This guy is a total disastrous mess, and hilarity ensues.

A friend of mine is planning on writing a book about the author, John Kennedy Toole. No Kidding! I know a writer!

I am not reading the anniversary edition which is pictured. That is a little unfortunate because I would like to read Andrei Codrescu's introduction, as I am a big fan. Mr. Codrescu is also editor of, I should note, Exquisite Corpse.

Wednesday will be FUN DAY!

Tomorrow from 10:30 am - 3:30 pm we are hosting Anacostia Fun Day at the Library!

Magic Momma will be here at 10:30 am.

The rest of the day (weather depending) will be filled with games, crafts, movies, and FREE BOOKS!

I think I can see my house from here!

This photograph was posted by your friend at Anacostia Now. (It is from the DC Historical Society Archives) The photo is of the intersection of MLK Ave. and Good Hope Rd. SE.
Cool isn't it?

There are some other lovely old photos of our lovely old city over on our Washingtoniana Division website.

water....water...water...

Was there water on Mars? NASA thinks so. Does that mean that there were Martians?!

14 Juliette

Yesterday was Bastille Day or la quatorze juliette. Do you know why?

Legend has it that the above painting inspired the storming of the Bastille. It was apparently debuted 5 days prior.

Matt's Summer Reads

HI! Matthew here!

I just wanted to talk about a few books since it's summer and you might be by the pool, your bathtub, or the beach.

Books that I want to read this summer are:

Jack Kirby: King of Comics - because I really have found an appreciation for his art.
Soon I Will Be Invincible (okay, I've already started this one) - because I am a Supernerd.

As I Lay Dying ( I will also accept The Sound and the Fury) - Faulkner. Is there a better thing to read during the hottest months?
Kitchen Confidential - swashbuckling kitchen tales with knives and reduction sauces!

There are probably one thousand others that I can't think of right now.
If you are reading, or have read any of them, let me know.

Our Reader's Advisory section is pretty helpful too.

Hope you summers are going well.

Aperto! (Open!)

The library opened on Tuesday at 9:00 am. We have water!
Toilets flush and drinking fountains gush...Hands are washed and plants grow!

We had to postpone Carl "Quick Draw" Tucker due to the building closure. The new date for his program will be announced soon.

CIUSO

The library is still closed due to the water main break.
Continued apologies for the disruption of service.

Achtung, Cuidado, Attention!!!

Do to a water main break, the library will be closed and it's programs cancelled until further notice. 

WASA has been working on the problem. That is all the information I have so far.

I am sorry for the inconvenience.

p.s. Your next nearest libraries are Francis Gregory, Capitol View, and Southeast