February 2012
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The Guardian: Children vote A Monster Calls best... →
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Did anyone make sure that these children have fully developed concepts of time… I mean, 2012 like just started
“Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap...”
– Steve Jobs, who was born today in 1955. (via thelibrarianontherun)
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Capitol Couture: 74TH HUNGER GAMES TICKETS NOW ON... →
capitolcouture:
74TH HUNGER GAMES TICKETS NOW ON SALE AND SET TO OUTSELL LAST TWO GAMES COMBINED!
To secure your seats for the 74th Hunger Games, visit Fandango and MovieTickets.
After harassing the Gamemakers pretty much all week, they finally confirmed that YES! It’s only the first day they’ve…
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“Children have always read books written for adults, even while their own body of...”
– Radical Change: Books for Youth in a Digital Age (1999) by Eliza Dresang (via presentingbooks)
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Teen Book Con in Houston on April 14th! →
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Facebook Profiles Accurately Predict Job... →
infoneer-pulse:
Do you want to know how that applicant you just interviewed will actually perform on the job? Check out her Facebook profile.
That’s the advice of a new study from the Northern Illinois University, the University of Evansville and Auburn University. The researchers recruited a group of four Facebook-savvy human resources professionals and students to evaluate the Facebook...
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THE HUNGER GAMES cast mall tour! See dates,... →
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More Author Events in the DFW Area!
Lauren Oliver, author of the Delirium series, is going to be at the Southlake Town Square Barnes and Noble on Wednesday, March 7th at 5pm. Her newest book in the series, “Pandemonium” is out on February 28th.
“Doubt thou the stars are fire;
Doubt that the sun doth move;
Doubt truth to be...”
– William Shakespeare, Hamlet (via thelibrarianontherun)
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Denton Public Library Mini A-Kon V!
Denton Public Library is holding a fantastic looking anime convention on the 18th and they’ve asked us to share with you all. They have a huge lineup of voice actors planned for panels, several writers and artists, and FUNimation will be present as well. There’s gonna be cosplay, karaoke, dance demos and workshops, etc.
It will run almost all day, and is being held at the North...
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Dallas Area! You're going to want to read this...
Marie Lu, author of the latest awesome dystopian YA book “Legend” is going to be at the Barnes and Noble in Stonebriar Mall (Frisco) on February 23rd at 7pm. Also present will be three other amazingly great YA writers, Jessica Spotswood (Cahill Witch Chronicles), Andrea Cremer (Nightshade series) and Beth Revis (Across the Universe series).
It’s going to be a full house...
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TEEN CHOCOLATE TASTING
Starts in 45 minutes. It’s free! Why aren’t you here already??? Gosh.
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Unemployment Rate for Young Adults Hits 54%
“Are you young and looking for work? You’re in good company.
Just 54 percent of Americans ages 18 to 24 currently have jobs, according to a study released Thursday by the Pew Research Center. That’s the lowest employment rate for this age group since the government began keeping track in 1948. And it’s a sharp drop from the 62 percent who had jobs in 2007 —...
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British Library starts videogame website archive... →
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Libraries and Lemonade: Instructions / Neil Gaiman →
librariesandlemonade:
Touch the wooden gate in the wall you never saw before. Say “please” before you open the latch, go through, walk down the path. A red metal imp hangs from the green-painted front door, as a knocker, do not touch it; it will bite your fingers. Walk through the house. Take nothing. Eat…
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Lemony Snicket to Return in 4-Book Series -... →
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10 Tips on Writing Well from David Ogilvy →
nevver:
Read the Roman-Raphaelson book on writing. Read it three times.
Write the way you talk. Naturally.
Use short words, short sentences and short paragraphs.
Never use jargon words like reconceptualize, demassification, attitudinally, judgmentally. They are hallmarks of a pretentious ass.
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Some Hunger Games links, because I need something...
Capitol Couture http://capitolcouture.pn/
And this amazing slideshow of sketches that top designers did of their own interpretations of Katniss’s “Girl on Fire” dress.
http://www.instyle.com/instyle/package/general/photos/0„20542054_20549206_21085620,00.html
“If we wait until we’re ready, we’ll be waiting for the rest of our lives.”
– Lemony Snicket (via 24ribs)
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Therapy Dogs’ Presence Steadily Grows in Libraries →