Someplace for me to put my thoughts on libraries, librarians, library 2.0 and books
From the category archives:
The Art of Manliness recently posted an article listing down 100 must-read books for men. Unfortunately, most of the books are pretty alien to me even though I’m a librarian. I tend to read more nerdy stuff like techie books on HTML, CSS, and web design as well as business and current affairs magazines. The […]
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Yesterday, I had a post more towards to children books. So, for today, I found two resources (via LibrarianInBlack) for teens. The first one that you should check out is Turning The Paige. It’s a teens’ book review blog and is run by Paige Turner, who reads and reviews the books. You can search for […]
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The shortlist of Best of the Bookers award has been announced and it pits six past winners of the Booker Prize to determine which novel is the best winning one since the prize began in 1969. It is a one-off celebratory award to mark the 40th anniversary of the Booker Prize. The books in the […]
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- “Libraries Aren’t Just Buildings Where Books Are Kept”(via The Shifted Librarian) - Just One More BookJust One More Book is a podcast about children’s books. It is run by a husband and wife team and the podcasts are recorded in their favorite coffee shop somewhere in Ottawa, Canada. The podcasts are posted about 3 […]
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- Ginger Spice renounces singing to become authorGeri Halliwell, or better known as Ginger Spice of the Spice Girls, seems to have given up her singing career to concentrate fully on her writing career as a children’s author. Her first of six books is officially published today by Macmillian. The series of books revolve around […]
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- Book-Beer Pairings:Part I and Part IIAuthors share what beers would go best with their books. I’ve heard of wine pairings with food, but definitely the first time I’m hearing beer pairings with books. Unfortunately, most of the beers mentioned are not easily available in Singapore. And I’m sure I know a couple of my […]
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The shortlists for James Tait Black Memorial prizes for non-fiction and biography have been announced yesterday. The James Tait Black Memorial prizes were founded in 1919 by the widow of Edinburgh publisher James Tait Black. The book award is also quite unique as it is the only one that is judged by scholars and graduate […]
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StoryTubes 2008 is a US-wide competition where children, aged 6 to 12 years old, can submit a video review of 2 minutes or less of their favorite books through YouTube. StoryTubes is organized by a number of libraries spread across the US and this is the second year that they are holding the competition. The […]
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