Pines and Plains Libraries

A small boy enjoys playing alone in deep snow all day, and later welcomes his warm bath and snug bed-so he can go out again tomorrow!

Drake continues to add onto an already impressive 2013 with the follow-up to his Grammy Award-winning album Take Care. His third CD includes the single Hold On, We're Going Home as well as the hit Started from the Bottom.

Common's 2014 album, his tenth studio album overall, is inspired by the events taking place in his native Chicago. With tracks like Kingdom, he hopes that this music will serve as a call to action.

The long-awaited collaborative jazz album from Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett features Cole Porter's Anything Goes as the first single. It also includes other classic jazz standards sung both as duets or solo performances. Each song was handpicked by the artists, and the album features classic selections from the Great American Songbook such as It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing); Sophisticated Lady; Lush Life; and the title track.

Multitalented artist Rihanna's follow-up to Rated R is her fifth album on Def Jam Recordings. It features the singles Only Girl (In the World) and What's My Name. Every single off her new album is the perfect Rihanna tune, tailored to her with a little West Indian vibe, a certain tone, a certain sass, and a certain energy. Loud reflects her attitude toward this new album.

Professor Kenneth W. Harl of Tulane University delivers twenty-four lectures on the history of Asia Minor, from its origins as a civilization in Anatolia to the Ottoman Empire.

Red is the much anticipated follow up album from her 2010 release of Speak Now. Swift speaks from her heart again on all sixteen songs. Features a duet with English singer Ed Sheeran and includes the hit single, We are Never Ever Getting Back Together.

Grammy award nominated, multi-platinum alternative pop maverick Halsey returns with her anxiously awaited second full-length album.