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‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ by Rebecca Skloot
When Henrietta Lacks was diagnosed with cancer in 1951, the doctors at John Hopkins took a sample of her cells without her consent. Then those cells started reproducing, outside the body. Sixty years...
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‘Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things’
“Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things,” by Randy O. Frost and Gail Steketee, opens with the story of the Collyer brothers, two well-known hoarders who lived (and died) in a New York...
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Gettysburg’s Jessica James compiles Civil War love letters into e-book
Gettysburg author Jessica James might have just the ticket for readers looking for a Valentine’s Day treat. She describes her 2011 e-book, “From the Heart: Civil War Letters and Stories from the Civil...
View ArticleState Library in Harrisburg begins offering Saturday hours
The lights were on this weekend in the main reading room of the State Library in Harrisburg — and will be from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month. The change marks the first...
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Camp Hill Tom Huntington to sign copies of Gettysburg book at Midtown Scholar
History buffs, rejoice — just because the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg has passed doesn’t mean the fun is over. Camp Hill author Tom Huntington, witf’s pick for author of the month in...
View ArticleJoin York County Heritage Trust for Lunch With the Librarians in February
The York County Heritage Trust’s monthly Lunch With the Librarians is a “free for all” in February. From 1 to 2 p.m. Friday, Feb, 7, join YCHT at the Historical Society Museum, 250 E. Market St., for a...
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