Staff Picks
Catnip: A Love Story
"When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade, without further introduction." - Mark Twain "I think cats know more than we think [...]
Hope Springs Eternal – Strong, resilient and heroic characters
I have chosen some of my favorite novels that have strong, resilient and often heroic characters who find reasons to hope, if only a thread for some, and often in the bleakest of circumstances, when it is necessary for survival.
Film Club – The Teacher (Slovakia)
In a middle school classroom in Bratislava in 1983, a new teacher asks each student to stand up, introduce themselves and tell her what their parents do for a living. It soon becomes clear that the pupils’ grades are related to how willing their parents are to help the teacher with her errands, her housecleaning, and other random services.