My librarian friends in public libraries, and especially the library clerks I know, working in the trenches, will tell you that DVDs have been their biggest business for years. The demand for DVDs in libraries skyrocketed and it keeps every library staff on the run, trying to keep up. [...]
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Just for fun — Bing Crosby’s thoughts on snow and a winter quiz on the white stuff in literature, from The Guardian. [...] Written or shown, there is great nuance, and great subtlety in the way Ishiguro tells a tale; Mr. Stevens and his story could have been created by no other author. [...] As a thwarted space junkie, instead I love all things space-related — space books, space movies, space tv. [...] A lot of librarians hate cataloging. I love it. That’s why I’m such a nerd, I’ve even cataloged my entire personal book collection over at LibraryThing. It’s a terrific site, btw, even if you’re not up to such bibliographic devotion. You can find excellent reviews, take part in discussions, find recommendations. And why not [...] I’m leaving in a few short minutes to go see Julie & Julia. I don’t expect a quick stopover at Barnes & Noble afterward; my diet can’t handle all that butter, that’s for sure. But apparently a lot of movie-goers can’t resist the urge to own their own copy of Julia Child’s famous book [...] The NYT’s ArtsBeatBlog reports today that a new CGI cartoon version of Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax is being planned. Hmmm. I love The Lorax. I loved it as a child, and I loved the cartoon version done in 1972. I loved it when I was at Cornell University and the folks from Ecology House [...] |
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