FunDay Friday
Just a cute little Simon’s Cat Video. Hope this puts you in the mood for the weekend. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rb8aOzy9t4&feature=player_embedded]
Interesting
August 9, 2010
If you are interested in numbers and sequences……do you realize that today (August 9, 2010) is 8.9.10???? (Of course this is only meaningful if you write your dates American style). Sorry everyone else – for you it is 9.8.10 (not quite so interesting!) This may not be so exciting as […]
Best Book Blogger Award
Just a little update about it. I unfortunately did not make it past the long list category. But just because I did not make it does not mean that my book blog is not as good as others. I noticed that a lot of the other blogs have been around […]
Just how many books are there in the world?
You would think that it would be impossible to count every single book in the world right? There must be a billion books that have been written over all of the ages. So you would think it would be impossible and if someone tried to do it, they would be […]
FunDay Friday
Something to cool us down. Where I live it is really hot and watching this cools me down. It is also something that is so cute and funny. Hope you get a good laugh. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tuf61OjvoPQ&feature=player_embedded]
FunDay Friday (Just A Little Earlier)
A lot of the blogs that I read have these videos. I decided that I wanted to share it too. The first one is the original Old Spice and the second one is the “updated” for the younger crowd. Enjoy. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykVbfgUE] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ArIj236UHs&feature=player_embedded]
Ready, Steady, Cook
I know that I am a book blog so you might be wondering why I am showing food. Well, recipes come from books so it does pertain to books. This little recipe is a Lemonade recipe. You probably all know how to make it. -Lemon -Water -Sugar Yes, yes, yes […]
FunDay Friday
Here is a little something different to send you towards the weekend. A poem for a hot, steamy summer day. Summer by Lee Bennett Hopkins Fairgrounds Ferris wheels cotton candy heat always — always– cool snow cone treats baseball games fireworks mosquito bites what surprises occur on long summer nights.
What librarians do after dark!!!!!
When you go home and the librarians close the library for the night, what do you think they do? Do you think they go home and lead a normal life? Some do but the ones at The University of Washington were caught singing a twist to the Lady Gaga song […]
1 Year and Counting
I have been blogging for 1 year now. Yippee. Thanks to all my readers, wherever in the world you are.
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Summary In Sue Monk Kidd’s The Secret Life of Bees, 14-year-old Lily Owen, neglected by her father and isolated on their South Carolina peach farm, spends hours imagining a blissful infancy when she was loved and nurtured by her mother, Deborah, whom she barely remembers. These consoling fantasies are her heart’s […]
FunDay Friday
I found this video when I was looking for the 4th of July video. I really thought it was cute and just had to share it with you. This shall be our Fun Day Friday for this week. Hope that you enjoy it. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpcUxwpOQ_A&feature=related]
Book Blogger Appreciation Week September 13-17, 2010
Not talking about books today, but I am going to talk about myself. Book Blogger Appreciation Week is coming up and today the nominations go in. I personally think it is a little interesting how you have to nominate yourself. So, as you have to nominate yourself, I, MyLibraryCardWoreOut, decree […]
Funday Friday – What do you find on the Librarians ...
What do you find on the librarians desk? Yes, you know what it is……. Post Its!!!! And, once again, here is what you can do with them. And of course, don’t try this at home! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpWM0FNPZSs]
What Should I Read Next?
So, it is summer. If you are a reader and lover of books you might just have a list (or a really big pile of books) that you hope to devour. Or, you might have the often dreaded Summer Reading List. Which based on my observation is dreaded because you […]
Seeing things differently
Sometimes we can become blind to things around us. Sometimes we don’t even see them. We use them everyday and lose awareness of them, they fade into the background. We take them for granted. But once in while the veil is lifted and we look with different eyes, from a […]
Poll
[polldaddy poll=3383786] Just so you know there is probably something new under this post. This post will stay at the top for 1 week so it does not get lost in my blog.
Broadway Baby
Summer is almost here. The days are longer, school is letting out and the weather is better (at least in the northern hemisphere). All around is the call to go outside…. and do something. Especially before the sweltering weather arrives. So, what do I do? Well, in order to keep […]
How To Build A Better Community
When you hear the word community, do you think of a group of people living in a particular area??? Well, that is part of what a community is. You might think this because there are different types. There are communities that are just groups of people living together and then […]
A DIFFERENT Type Of Library
There are, as you hopefully know, many different types of libraries. But did you know that there is a library that actually does not have a building as such. It does have 3 sides and a roof and the “building” is only about 8 ft. tall and 7 ft. wide. […]
