August 2012
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Me: Why is this book over
Me: Why couldn't it be longer
Me: What am I supposed to read now
*glances at pile of unread books*
Me: Don't look at me like that
Tumblrarian 101: Tumblr for Libraries and... →
thelifeguardlibrarian:
My how-to-tumble for libraries and librarians! Nice to see it post while I sit next to Patience and Fortitude with my morning coffee in New York.
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How Novel: Top 12 Fall Movies Based on Books →
bookriot:
Even with the sad (or happy, depending on your Tobey Maguire-ness) news that The Great Gatsby movie’s been delayed until next year, Hollywood is still churning out an unprecedented number of movies this fall and winter based on novels. Here’s a top 12:
12. The Twilight…
Top Ten Back-to-High-School Books →
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WHENEVER I HAVE TO CALL THE I.T. DEPARTMENT
librarianproblems:
I love this tumblr.
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Teen Volunteer Applications are now available on...
Get your spot for this fall!
http://www.wylietexas.gov/departments/library/teen_stuff.php
Due by August 31st!
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“In bed that night I invented a special drain that would be underneath every...”
– Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
(via ransombookquotes)
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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
For teens using our library and our devices, namely the Ipads.
Please, PLEASE make sure you log out of all of your private accounts before you turn in the Ipad you were using. Unlike the laptops we check out to you, you can’t just close the browser, shut the laptop, and have all of your information cleared.
Please LOG OUT of Facebook, Twitter, whatever you were using. And close the...
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NPR Posts Their List of the Top 100 YA Novels, As... →
Ain't That a Shame: Whitewashing Book Covers →
yaflash:
katnissisoliveskinneddealwithit:
Young Adult author Justine Larbalestier writes about the whitewashing of book covers rampant in the publishing industry and her own experience with the whitewashing of the cover of her book, Liar.
The US Liar cover went through many different versions. An early one, which I loved, had the word Liar written in human hair. Sales & Marketing did not...
