Tag Archives: Leigh Anne
30 Days, 30 Ways To Use Your Library Card
September rolls around again, with a flurry of storms and a welcome temperature drop. Any day now the leaves will start changing; I peek at the trees each time I walk across the front lawn, waiting and hoping for glimmers of … Continue reading
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Gratitude
One of my wildly improbable long-term goals is to win the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Given that, up to now, I’ve only written plays, I have some work to do before I’ll be able to cross this one off … Continue reading
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Heroines
When I’m not dressed as a respectable, professional adult, I’m probably wearing jeans and a t-shirt. This comfortable de facto uniform minimizes the amount of time I have to spend actually thinking about clothes, freeing me up for longer sessions … Continue reading
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Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to Open Location on the Moon?
There’s something mysterious going on around here, and I think I’ve figured out what it is: after using my Sherlockian powers of deductive reasoning, I can only conclude that the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is about to open its first … Continue reading
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Of Stage, Page, and Other Doorways: Les Misérables
A friend who works at CLP East Liberty is rereading all of Victor Hugo’s novels this year. Her praise for Julie Rose’s 2008 translation of Les Misérables moved me to track down a copy, and it is a formidable translation … Continue reading
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“What light through yonder window breaks?”
You’ll pardon our tardiness with today’s post, I’m sure. Today the Carnegie library gang was puzzled–and more than a little distracted–by the appearance of a large, yellow orb in the sky, one that’s giving off warmth and light. We’ve taken … Continue reading
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Loads of Lovely Love
I’m a sucker for a good love story, most likely thanks to my parents. Forty years ago this weekend they tied the knot after a long and spirited courtship that nobody really believed would end in marriage, given how independent … Continue reading
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Sweet and Sour Chick Lit
Today I am wearing ridiculous shoes. By “ridiculous” I mean “high-heeled,” which is normally not my style. Alas, my favorite comfy shoes have finally worn out. And because you can’t run around barefoot in a public building — or, at … Continue reading
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Curses!
Ever wonder how some of the more colorful words and phrases in the English language made their way into our lexicon? In yet one more proof that libraries contain credible information on everything, here’s a short list of good books … Continue reading
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