Wednesday, May 09, 2007
I'm loving the new Playaways we've received ... unabridged books loaded on a 3 x 2 pod unit ... just whip out your ear buds, plug in, and go. I listened to Inkheart and have started Summerland, and am anxious for more. The only drawback is I can easily fall asleep when I listen in the evening, then I have to tab back through the chapters to where I nodded off! At least, when I fall asleep with a book in my hands, I usually lose my place only by a page or two.
Monday, February 12, 2007
So I'm off and running on the new blogger format .... we shall see what adventures await!
News and old news shared by shelf-awareness:
February 12, 2007~~ Fred Mustard Stewart, who wrote such bestselling novels as The Mephisto Waltz, Six Weeks and Ellis Island, all of which became movies or TV miniseries, died last Wednesday at age 74.A New York Times obit today quoted him saying, "I love to do saga books because I love to write about families. I think it's the best genre to write in because it's the least restricting. You don't have to depend on one plot device to hold it together. The family holds it together."
December 12, 2006 ~~ from shelf-awareness.com Congratulations to Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet, publisher and bookseller, who is now also a Commandeur des Arts et Lettres, following a presentation at the French consulate in San Francisco on Friday, Bloomberg reported. Ferlinghetti was honored for his poetry and publishing; he apparently joked that now he could command, among others, George Whitman, "my old friend at Shakespeare & Co. [the one in Paris]. He's only a chevalier. I can order him around!"
News and old news shared by shelf-awareness:
February 12, 2007~~ Fred Mustard Stewart, who wrote such bestselling novels as The Mephisto Waltz, Six Weeks and Ellis Island, all of which became movies or TV miniseries, died last Wednesday at age 74.A New York Times obit today quoted him saying, "I love to do saga books because I love to write about families. I think it's the best genre to write in because it's the least restricting. You don't have to depend on one plot device to hold it together. The family holds it together."
December 12, 2006 ~~ from shelf-awareness.com Congratulations to Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet, publisher and bookseller, who is now also a Commandeur des Arts et Lettres, following a presentation at the French consulate in San Francisco on Friday, Bloomberg reported. Ferlinghetti was honored for his poetry and publishing; he apparently joked that now he could command, among others, George Whitman, "my old friend at Shakespeare & Co. [the one in Paris]. He's only a chevalier. I can order him around!"
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Spooktacular Day!
It is so much fun to see the kids come into the library in their costumes! While there is a plethora of Disney princesses and Spongebobs, I especially enjoy all the interpretations of Dracula, witches, the Corpse Bride. While some may despise this holiday, it does spark some kids (and some 'responsible adults' ) creativity and give them a dynamic outlet for their skills.
It's fun to see Mary Jane as "Office Goddess" today, with violet sequined sunglasses. Word is Leisl will win the staff prize .... she is supposedly 'a volcano' .... but I haven't personally seen this! And I am "The Great Pumpkin"
It is so much fun to see the kids come into the library in their costumes! While there is a plethora of Disney princesses and Spongebobs, I especially enjoy all the interpretations of Dracula, witches, the Corpse Bride. While some may despise this holiday, it does spark some kids (and some 'responsible adults' ) creativity and give them a dynamic outlet for their skills.
It's fun to see Mary Jane as "Office Goddess" today, with violet sequined sunglasses. Word is Leisl will win the staff prize .... she is supposedly 'a volcano' .... but I haven't personally seen this! And I am "The Great Pumpkin"
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