Washoe County Library System

A simplified prose retelling of Shakespeare's play about the strange events that take place in a forest inhabited by fairies who magically transform the romantic fate of two young couples.

"Athens, Greece, is best known for the Parthenon, the ruins of an ancient temple completed in 438 BC to honor the goddess Athena. But what many people don't know is that it only served as a temple for a couple hundred years. It then became a church, then a mosque, and by the end of the 1600s served as a storehouse for munitions. When an enemy army fired hundreds of cannon balls at the Acropolis, one directly hit the Parthenon. Much of the sculpture...

Discusses the origins, construction, completion, uses, history, and eventual ruin of the Parthenon.

An illustrated survey of the construction and history of the Parthenon in ancient Greece.

Discusses the origins, construction, completion, uses, history, and eventual ruin of the Parthenon.

Reimagines Shakespeare's "A midsummer night's dream," narrated from Puck's perspective as he causes mischief in the Fairy Kingdom after four yong nobles from Athens enter the enchanted forest.

Students will learn about Greece's unique contribution to our global village called Earth! The program includes information on the geography, history, political system, currency, language, religion and climate. A young tour guide will also show a few of the most famous sites and sample the delicious food.

Two Americans living in Athens have a weekend fling one summer and decide to see if their relationship can last.

"Aristophanes is inconsolable-his rival playwrights are hogging all the local attention, a pesky young wannabe poet won't leave him alone, his actors can't remember their lines, and his own festival sponsor seems to be conspiring against him, withholding direly needed funds for set design and, most importantly, giant phallus props. O woe, how can his latest comedy convince Athenian citizens to vote down another ten years of war against Sparta if they're...