Milpitas Library News

Skyfall is the eleventh Academy Award nomination for composer Thomas Newman who has yet to win the award. While Newman received his first Oscar nominations in 1994 for the scores of Little Women and Shawshank Redemption, it was not until his work with Alan Ball on American Beauty and the television series Six Feet Under that he made a strong impression on the public. Newman . . . more »

The 2013 Grammy Awards are being presented this Sunday, February 9th and while there is a lot of talk about if Frank Ocean or Fun. or Mumford and Sons is going to get the award, we don't hear a lot about the many other categories of music being recognized. The general field categories of the Grammys like "Album of the Year" "Song of the Year" . . . more »

The Culinary Dude! Chef Scott Davis is The Culinary Dude. He makes cooking fun, easy, and incredibly delicious! And, he's coming to a SCCLD library near you. Be sure to get in on the free cooking action! Calendar of Culinary Dude events. (Space is limited so sign up at the following libraries.) Saturday, February 9th, 2:00 PM @ Milpitas Library ​Call (408) 262-1171 xt. 3624 . . . more »

(Photo from Stylefrizz.com) In one of the odder coincidences of this Academy Awards, two major designers are nominated for their work in films based on the fairy tale of Snow White. Eiko Ishioka, who is known for dark and sculptured designs, took a lighter than air approach with Mirror, Mirror while Colleen Atwood designed severe, almost armor like costumes for the characters in Snow White . . . more »

It's their big chance at a big break for some big bucks -- Alice and Joanie B. are determined to compete - and win -the Youth Poetry Slam Contest on Wednesday, February 6th at 6 pm at the Milpitas Library. Alice and Joanie B. -- a chicken poetry - dream-team (or so it would seem). They'll be the chicken winners cause -- They think they . . . more »

Many of Shakespeare's plays have been adapted for the screen, and we have an abundance of choices when it comes to viewing a Shakespeare film. We can see Kenneth Branagh as "Hamlet" in the longest version of the play, Mel Gibson in a more abbreviated adaptation, or Ethan Hawke delivering "To Be or Not To Be" in a video store. Still, all of these movies . . . more »

Alice and Joanie B. are flapping their wings, happy because - January 24th is NATIONAL PEANUT BUTTER DAY! Joanie B: First you take the peanuts and you crunch 'em, Alice: Then you take the grapes and you squish 'em, Joanie B: Then you take the bread and you spread it, Alice: Then you take your sandwich and you eat it Alice and Joanie B: . . . more »

Would you like to target businesses within a specific radius around your business location? How about all residents on a particular street? Are you interested in finding B2B partners in your city, county or zip code? Instead of paying for an expensive direct mail marketing list, use a library database! Reference USA can easily help you achieve this marketing goal. Reference USA is available for . . . more »

(photograph from Fashion Foie Gras) Eiko Ishioka's posthumous Academy Award nomination for designing the costumes in Mirror, Mirror capped off the career of one of the boldest multi-media designers in the world. Ishioka began working for the cosmetic giant Shiseido after being one of the few women to graduate with a degree in design in 1961. Once she opened her own design firm in the . . . more »

The date for the Mavericks Invitational has been set. The contest will be held, Sunday, January 20th. This is the surfing event of the year. Only a select number of surfers are invited to this contest. Surfers from all over the world compete at Mavericks to win bragging rights to be called the best surfer at one of the best big wave surfing spots in . . . more »