New Reference Additions:

Oceans: an Illustrated Reference breaks the study of the ocean into two sections. The first section describes the continual changes in the oceans as the surface of the earth evolves. The second section discusses the dynamic yet fragile organisms that live in the planet's oceans. Wonderful color photographs charts, and graphs illustrate the topics covered.

The NPR Listener's Encyclopedia of Classical Music, written for the layman, covers all aspects of classical music, including a description of instruments, definitions of classical terms and concepts, and biographies of composers and musicians.

Interesting Web Sites:

Summer Reading Extravaganza 2006
www.cbcbooks.org
CBC Magazine, the publication of the Children's Book Council, compiled a list on summer themed titles for children. There are titles for young readers through young adult readers, including graphic novels.

Internet Broadway Database
http://www.ibdb.com/
Produced by the League of American Theatre Producers IBDB provides authoritative information on theatre productions from 1820 to the present.

Stumper for June:

The quote "Content is king" is attributed to Sumner Redstone, but I cannot actually verify that he said it. Can you help me corroborate the quote?

Answer: In a quote from his April 10, 2000 keynote address "Sumner Redstone … pointed out with pride that he coined the expression, 'Content is King' to describe who would win in the communications business.

Source: Electronic Media, April 17, 2000, page 43.

Stumper for July:

I need a list of the board of directors for the Valley Independent Bank in El Centro, California.

Until next month,
Eleanor Sathan
Regional Reference Librarian
esathan@mhl.org