I have a wee announcement to make. The Lantana Library now has a reading discussion group. Starting in October, the group shall meet once a month and discuss...books. How novel! No pun intended. Okay, slightly intended. The first meeting is set for 10:00 AM on Thursday Ocotober 28. Our first selection is The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett. This novella is delightful and charming and makes for the perfect first choice. We're gathering together a list of books for future reading that I intend to post on the blog and it will be made available on the libraries website and via flyers. Sid will be ordering in several copies of the book, so make reservations if you are so inclined. We're excited about the discussion group and hope to see you all there.
And here's another song for you all. Radiohead's Fake Plastic Trees. My daughter refers to it as "complaint Rock". She has a point but it's still a gorgeous song. Watch it here.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
A favorite...
If you haven't noticed by my list of links, I'm a bit of a NPR junkie. One of my all time favorite stories aired last year and resulted in one of my favorite gifts. My wicked awesome portable record player! The NPR story (A Eulogy For the Boombox) can be found here. One of the beauteous aspects of being a child of the 80's. But the reason for mentioning this particular story is to remind people of the fact that NPR is always worth a listen no matter your taste.
Another reason why I'm posting today is to point out a freebie for Florida residents. All you need is your library card. The Florida Electronic Library offers literally thousands of newspaper and magazine articles online free of charge. Your library barcode is your password. Just type it in and away you'll go. You can browse hundreds of publications on just about any topic. I will point out that you will not find any photos of Playboy's centerfold of the month, so don't even bother. But isn't this a great idea? You're sitting in the library reading an article in, say, the New York Times. And it's one that's a keeper or one you wish to share. Sign up for a computer and log onto the Florida Electronic Library and search for the article. Viola! Print it up (for free) and take it with...
My goal is to annotate an article once a week (Perhaps more) using the F.E.L. as a way of "guiding" the patrons and also (hopefully) to expand their horizons.
Until next time faithful reader(s)!
Another reason why I'm posting today is to point out a freebie for Florida residents. All you need is your library card. The Florida Electronic Library offers literally thousands of newspaper and magazine articles online free of charge. Your library barcode is your password. Just type it in and away you'll go. You can browse hundreds of publications on just about any topic. I will point out that you will not find any photos of Playboy's centerfold of the month, so don't even bother. But isn't this a great idea? You're sitting in the library reading an article in, say, the New York Times. And it's one that's a keeper or one you wish to share. Sign up for a computer and log onto the Florida Electronic Library and search for the article. Viola! Print it up (for free) and take it with...
My goal is to annotate an article once a week (Perhaps more) using the F.E.L. as a way of "guiding" the patrons and also (hopefully) to expand their horizons.
Until next time faithful reader(s)!
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