Someplace for me to put my thoughts on libraries, librarians, library 2.0 and books
From the monthly archives:
The Librarian Song by Joe UvegesYouTube Direct Link - Taking Play Seriously at the Public Library with Young Video GamersThe New York Public Library recently organized an event as part of their “Game On @ The Library!” initiative to showcase their latest addition to their collection - video games. Game consoles, such as Nintendo’s Wii, […]
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- The Great Library Card CollectionA 15-year-old boy in Suisun City, California has amassed over 3,000 library cards from all 50 states in the US as well as 74 countries. However, he has only managed to scan in library cards from Northern California, Southern California and Western United States. Not too sure if he has […]
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- The 100 Best Last Lines from Novels (PDF file)Hmmm … interesting stuff! American Book Review has compiled a list of 100 best last lines from novels. Are there any favorites that you have that are not on the list? Leave them in the comments below.(via kottke.org) - Boatipedia - How Do I? … Library […]
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Really funny comic! So far, I’m not aware of any parent leaving their children in our libraries as punishment though I’m sure there will definitely be some that we are not aware of. So, librarians out there, do you get kids your libraries that their parents have left them there as punishment?
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Australian author, Sonya Hartnett, was announced as this year’s awardee for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial award for literature. The award comes with a 5m Swedish kronor prize (S$1.41m) and this is the sixth installment of the award. She would be presented with the award on 28 May by Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria at Stockholm’s open-air […]
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