Don’t you love this? And we could make one….surely.
Want to try? SUNCAT can help.
Try a subject search for “Bookcases.”
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Links I Love Friday
“Bike to Work Day 2013 PSA” on YouTube: Today is Bike to Work Day!….according to the League of American Bicyclists. This wonderful video says May 9, 2013, was Bike to Work Day, but that must be a special San Francisco (and Rome!) thing. Oh, well…May 9, May 17, the reasons for biking to work apply regardless of the day you celebrate it. So, if you didn’t bike to work today, make another day…or perhaps every day…Bike to Work Day!
“6 Internet Lessons I Learned From My Mom” by Meghan Peters on Mashable.com: Ahhh, so true! I wish I’d read this before Mother’s Day so I could’ve shared it with my mom.
“A Look Back: Veggie Girl Power Interviews” on Healthy. Happy. Life.: “These ladies have so much encouragement, life and fun to share with the world. Vegan or not.” This year I’ve developed such an interest in what and why people eat what they eat. These interviews are all of women who are vegan, but if you aren’t interested in vegans but ARE into being nosey about what people eat, I suggest this book “What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets” by Peter Menzel. Also, although I haven’t read these, they look intriguing:
- “My Last Supper: The Next Course: 50 Great Chefs and Their Final Meals” by Melanie Dunea
- “Edible Selby” by Todd Selby
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Help a Library, Send a Postcard →
Isn’t this fun? A way to share your city (or library)…
I’m catching up on my RSS feed since I’ve been out sick a couple days, and just saw that the Swiss Army Librarian recently talked about an email his library got:
My library received an email last week that I thought was fun and wanted to share:
My name is Heather Gaines and I am the event coordinator for adult programs at the O’Fallon Public Library located in Illinois. Our summer reading program will be kicking off soon and I would like to recruit you as a helper! The theme this year is “Have Book-Will Travel.”
The emailing library detailed their idea with this information:
I had an idea that would bring America to our patrons in a fun and colorful way. For your part I would like to ask you to do one small thing. Would you be willing to send us a postcard from your great city, state, or even a unique local spot?
Once collected, I will share them with all our patrons, with the hope that they too will see what amazing places there are to discover across America. On the back of the postcard, please write a small blurb about what location is pictured or about the state it is from.
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O’Fallon Public Library
Attn: Heather Gaines
120 Civic Plaza
O’Fallon, IL 62269What if we all sent postcards? Who doesn’t love postcards? What if all of our libraries exchanged postcards WITH EACH OTHER? My library will be doing an armchair travel display here in September to promote Library Card Sign-Up Month and this would be an awesome way to accent the books we’ll be showcasing. Would anyone be up for this?
I received this email too and I sent them a postcard. Then they sent me a thank you email right back! It was cool. Highly recommended, would send again.
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Design-A-Card Contest: Vote for our next library cards
Judges have narrowed the entries in the Design-A-Card Contest to 10 finalists. Now it’s up to you to vote for your favorite design. The top 2 will become our new library cards, starting in September 2013. (Pssst, September is Library Card Sign-Up Month.)
See the finalists in the slideshow below and on the library website. Then, vote on the website or by using the online ballot.
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Links I Love Friday
“10 Classic Books You Read in High School You Should Reread” by Kevin Smokler on PublishersWeekly.com and “20 Classic Novels You’ve Never Heard Of” on Qwiklit.com: The latest movie version of “The Great Gatsby” opens today. When we saw a commercial for it on TV, my husband told me some consider “The Great Gatsby” the best novel ever written. I asked for his opinion and then he asked what I thought, but I’ve never read it….That’s right: I’ve never read it….because I didn’t have to read it in high school (although I did read several F. Scott Fitzgerald short stories for English class). I started wondering what other classics I haven’t read and came across these 2 unusual lists.
“Sew Special: The Best of Sewing Blogs, Websites and More” on Multnomah County Library’s blog: Would a Links I Love Friday be complete without a link about crafting?
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Links I Love Friday
“How I Became a Hipster” by Henry Alford on NYTimes.com: I came to this article because a bicycle blog I read quoted a section about the author renting and riding a “fixie” but I stayed for lines like “’I’m going for a Mumford & Sons look. I want to look like I play the banjo.’” Hilarious!
“Stop Procrastinating and Dash Through Tasks with a Timer” on lifehacker.com: This article is 3 years old, but this idea of using a timer to combat procrastinating is new to me. (If you’re interested in trying this, also look up the “Pomodoro Technique.”) I bought a timer,—then realized I have timers built into several portable devices, oh, well—started trying it out, and it makes even the simplest tasks feel a bit like a game of beat the clock! I love it.
“Seven Reasons Why Sewing is a Big Deal” by Katie Jones on My Daily: I’m having Project Runway withdrawal now that the latest winner was named (last week) and the reunion special aired (last night). Ans while sewing bloggers aren’t necessarily designers, reading about the process of making clothing is almost as satisfying as watching it on television.
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That unexpected hiatus? It’s over. AND, it’s National Bike Month!
So, Highlights took an unplanned week and a half off, but that’s over.
It’s the first day of National Bike Month, and I wasn’t going to let anything stop me from reminding you about it.*
Get the scoop on and resources for National Bike Month from the League of American Bicyclists. This year’s theme is “Where Will the Ride Take You?”
Among the places your “the ride” takes you, I hope one of them is the library to pick out one of the many, many books and movies about bicycles. Here’s a brand new book even I haven’t checked out yet:
“Holy Spokes!: A Bicycling Bible for Everyone” by Rob Coppolillo
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*It’s kind of like how I was determined to cycle today despite the 80% chance of rain—which was forecast not just as “rain” but “thunderstorms”—even though I’m scared of riding in storms.
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Links I Love Friday
Siesta Beach Cam, www.scgov.tv/SiestaBeachCam (or find the link in the upper right corner of every www.scgov.net page): I visit the live Beach Cam almost every workday. It’s not only a quick way to gauge the weather, but it’s almost always a pick-me-up to see people out on the beach, enjoying the day.
“Me-Made-May’13” from ‘So, Zo…What do you know?’: “Me-Made-May ‘13 (MMM’13 for short) is a challenge designed to encourage people who sew/knit/crochet/refashion/upcycle/insert-other-creative-discipline-here garments for themselves to actually wear and love them.“
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I don’t why this huge “READ” with shelves below it was on the street in front of a library—Was it for a gala? Was it an art installation? How long was it around? Is this Chicago? New York?—but I like it.
Can I have one in front of my house?
