Jun 5th, 2009
by pollyalida.
Elisabeth Abarbanel wrote a great post about what they do with books they weed at her library. Many of them are donated to Better World Books. Read her post for details. This could be a great volunteer project for kids and adults. (Thanks to Buffy Hamilton for noting this on Facebook)
Jul 22nd, 2008
by pollyalida.
7 Ways Your Public Library Can Help You During A Bad Economy: Handy short article on the ways library services and resources can help people at ANY time, not just during a bad economy. 1. You can get pretty much any book at the library 2. Yes, we have movies 3. Kids Activities 4. Save [...]
Jun 30th, 2008
by pollyalida.
My nephew is writing some wonderful stuff! Interpreting the Evolution of English – Accents, dialects, slang and how we got from King James to hip-hop swagger. Reviews of: The Prodigal Tongue, by Mark Abley and By Hook or by Crook, by David Crystal. By Timothy Farrington, editorial staff of the New Yorker. Wall Street Journal, [...]
Jun 13th, 2008
by pollyalida.
One of the things I love about traveling all over to teach is hearing about new projects and ideas from the library staff in my classes. I always come back with a bunch of scribbled notes on pieces of paper that eventually sift out of my notebooks, folders, pocketbook and who knows where in my [...]