Misc / Publishing NewsArranged Marriages / childrens-books / Library / Oklahoma / South-Asian1 Comments
A human chain to move books – How do you get a lot of children’s books from here to there? By hand, of course. Well, they could have been transferred by the boring method of boxes and trucks but thousands of citizens of Norman, Oklahoma turned out on a Sunday ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewschildren's fiction / Fantasy / fantasy adventure / fantasy/scifi / Library / middle grade / Science FictionNo Comments
The Library of Ever is an instant classic for middle grade readers and book lovers everywhere—an adventure across time and space, as a young girl becomes a warrior for the forces of knowledge. With her parents off traveling the globe, Lenora is bored, bored, bored—until she discovers a secret doorway ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsbooks and reading / children's fiction / children's literature / childrens-books / dog / Library / picture books / reading strategies2 Comments
Madeline Finn does NOT like to read. But she DOES want a gold star from her teacher. But, stars are for good readers. Stars are for understanding words, and for saying them out loud. Fortunately, Madeline Finn meets Bonnie, a library dog. Reading out loud to Bonnie isn’t so bad; ... more >
MiscLibrary / reading4 Comments
LA County Libraries let young patrons read off their late fees – Have you racked up late fees and are under 21? Now you can read them off. “We’re not really concentrating on what they’re reading so long as they’re reading,” LA County Library Director Skye Patrick said. He said ... more >
Misc / Publishing Newsancient-greece / Books / classic books / Historical-China / Library / old books5 Comments
Books in chains – Yeah, it’s book bondage – sorta. Actually this reminds me of a book I just read The Lost Book of the Grail by Charlie Lovett which featured books that had been kept this way until a WWII bombing raid necessitated their removal. Here the librarian of ... more >
Publishing Newsfundraising / In Memoriam / Library1 Comments
Frances Mallary Memorial Fund — Friends of Frances Mallary – aka Miranda Neville – have started a GoFundMe page to raise money in her memory for the Tenney Memorial Library in Newbury, Vt where she was also a board member. We’re establishing the Frances Mallary Memorial Fund, which will allow ... more >