Monthly Archives: December 2010
9 more days…
… until we kick off the Winter Read-a-Thon! What is the Winter Read-a-Thon, you ask? The Winter Read-a-Thon is like a walk-a-thon, but instead of walking on one day in the summer, you raise money for the collections at Carnegie Library … Continue reading
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Best Best of 2010 List of 2010
Year-end “Best of” lists are a staple of blogs, newspapers and magazines. The trouble is, they become repetitive. After reading three or four Best Films of 2010 lists or Best Books of 2010 lists, I usually see the same artists again and again. Well, … Continue reading
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“TV rots your brains!”
“TV rots your brains!” Right? At least that’s what my grandma would yell at me whenever I was knee-deep in it with the Duke boys, waiting to see how they’d get out of whatever pickle they had found a way … Continue reading
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Resolutions
Another year is soon coming to an end, and with that comes my New Year’s resolutions (subject to change or not be resolved): Run more, eat better. After time spent reading about the ills of eating some foods, I am … Continue reading
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We love the Criterion Collection
And that’s only thirty titles. We have 474 more. – Amy
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Twelve Titillating Titles
I believe that a healthy sense of humor is the best way to cope with most of life’s frustrations — yes, even the serious business of a job search. And judging by these titles, I’m not the only one. The … Continue reading
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The Pilgrims Slept Here
Rockin’ and a-rollin’, splishin’ and a-splashin’, Over the horizon, what can it be? The pilgrims sailed the sea To find a place to call their own. In their ship Mayflower, They hoped to find a better home. They finally knocked … Continue reading
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Winter Solstice Alert
Tomorrow marks the Winter Solstice for 2010. It will effectively be the shortest day of the year; the day with the least amount of actual daylight. The Winter Solstice has long been a day of significance in the Western world. … Continue reading
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Making My List, Checking It Twice…
Librarians love to make lists, especially lists of books. We keep lists of books we’ve read, books we’d like to read, and lists of books for you to read (though we will probably read them first–we’re funny that way). Although I … Continue reading
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