My local libraries do a Sensory-Friendly Family Movie Night each month. This means: Lights Up. Only the lights in the half of the room closest to the screen will be turned off. Sound Down. The volume will be lower than at our Monthly Movie Nights. Captions will be on as well. Hands Busy. We will provide a basket of fidget […]
In today’s email from my local library (City of Alameda, California)—I did not know this! Any California resident can get a free library card at the following city libraries — just fill out the application to access all their digital “stacks”! Los Angeles: click here San Diego: click here San Jose: click here Oakland: click […]
One of my favorite songs to welcome in the May!
An unplanned project of photographer Deanna Dikeman, “Leaving and Waving Goodbye” is a collection of photos taken when leaving her parents’ home during visits over the course of 27 years. Dikeman writes: “These photographs are part of a larger body of work I call Relative Moments, which has chronicled the lives of my parents and […]
The National Geographic posted a special article of photos of ordinary chemicals. It’s astonishing to see! Here’s vanillin: And liquid acetaminophen: Click through to the article to see them all!
