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Dewey Number 746.43

That’s the super-secret, indecipherable, not public-friendly library number for “knitting.” There’s talk about how numbers don’t facilitate patrons finding books and then talk about how the heck else you can organize millions of books and display them consistently in libraries large and small without a classification system (that’s library code for “by number”). A fewContinueContinue reading “Dewey Number 746.43”

What I’m Reading

Hubby and I are reading Dark of the Moon by John Sandford and The Judgment of Caesar : A Novel of Ancient Rome I’m reading Chrysalis (Star Trek Voyager, No 12) The last Star Trek Voyager book I haven’t read. A moment of silence. I’m nursing it. and I just finished re-reading Atlas Shrugged byContinueContinue reading “What I’m Reading”

Everest

Last week Sir Edmund Hillary, who, teamed with Tenzing Norgay, first scaled Mt. Everest, died at the age of 88 in his home country of New Zealand.* Hillary and Norgay reached the top of Everest after a brutal climb, and were later asked what they were thinking when they made the summit. Sir Hillary talkedContinueContinue reading “Everest”

GenreJump: Canada

I decided to jump into Canada. I admit it never occurred to me to read about Canada until today when I was standing in front of a display window at Dearborn Heights Public Library where I was giving a presentation. They had a collection of cultural memoires on display and I thought, for some reason,ContinueContinue reading “GenreJump: Canada”

Jen from the Neighborhood

I don’t usually blog about work but today I did something super fun. I directed Governor Jennifer Granholm’s recording of the One State-One Children’s book Big Chickens for the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. She did a very nice job and really liked the book. The Gov lives less than aContinueContinue reading “Jen from the Neighborhood”

Of Rabbits, Friends and Lovers

Hubby and I are usually reading a book together. In fact, our relationship started with a book club for 2. We would read titles on our own and then talk about them. Now, I usually read books aloud for us, although sometimes titles are on cassette or CD. We just finished HP7 and are onContinueContinue reading “Of Rabbits, Friends and Lovers”