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The Gift that Got Away
..and in the category of geeky gifts for book lovers that I did not get but would have loved to receive, I give you: The Book Gem
What unusual library-oriented presents did you receive? Any hot titles you would care to share? Several of you are reading ‘oldie but goodie’ children’s titles and those count too.
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Book Pick (Reader’s Advisory): Book Crush
Today the heat broke the century mark for the first time this year and HungarianLibrarian gives thanks for the simple pleasures of summer. Hot of the front porch (figuratively and literally) came a package from Amazon that turned out to more than summerlious: Nancy Pearl’s new book Book Crush.
If your an odd bird like me and would [...]
Music Update
By popular (unpopular??) demand, the song Backyard Safari by Patricia Baker Presents has permenantly left the bulding. HL hopes that the new tune When You Come Over To My House (yes, that’s the name despite what Sonific suggests on the player below!) by Parachute Express is more soothing to the ears while your eyes explore [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Book Pick: Library Dragon
A Review From Publishers Weekly
When an elementary school advertises for a “thick-skinned professional” who is “on fire with enthusiasm,” it gets just that-and then some. A bespectacled, dress-wearing dragon, Miss Lotta Scales replaces all the books with spanking clean ones, and refuses to let the students (“with their gooey fingers and snotty noses”) touch them. [...]
