National Library Week Write-Off 2009
Feb 09 '09 (Updated May 13 '09)
The Bottom Line Join the second annual National Library Week Write-Off and appreciate all your library has to offer!!
Libraries have always had a special place in my heart. Excuse me for saying that I actually enjoy the smell of old books. Many of us have fond memories of being in the library as children, and the memories have increased as we've gotten older.
Many people think of books immediately when they hear the word library but believe it or not libraries are so much more. In the library that employs me (http://www.plainfieldlibrary.net) we have miles and miles of books (picture books, comic books, hardcover books, paperback books, audiobooks, etc.), CDs, movies and TV series' on DVD, magazines, local yearbooks, historical documents, and so much more. There are also public computers, meeting rooms for public use, programs for anyone and everyone, as well as a fabulous art gallery. Libraries have definitely evolved but continue to appeal to and house things for everyone.
Don't you wish you could show your library a little love?
As a long-time library user, lover, and employee, and as a brand new admit to graduate school for library and information science, I'm proud to announce that April 12 - 18 is National Library Week. (Visit http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/hqops/pio/natlibraryweek/nlw.cfm for details.) This is the perfect time to try spending a little more time in your favorite or local library. Check out what they have to offer, and while you're there give your librarians the lovin' they deserve!
In honor of National Library Week I am hosting the second annual National Library Week Write-Off. (Last year's W/O was incredibly successful... check it out here!) Like last year, the idea is simple: review something that you've borrowed from your library, whether its a book, movie, magazine, etc. You may also choose to simply recall a special library program you attended or a library-related memory. In your review, be sure to include a little snippet of information about your library. This can be a memory from your childhood, your experience picking the material you're reviewing, your favorite thing to do at your library, what your library is doing to participate in National Library Week... you get the idea.
The rules are simple and generous, and surely you've borrowed something from your library so this should be easy as pie! Feel free to submit as many entries as you want.
The National Library Week Write-Off begins as of this posting, and ends at the end of April. To submit an entry you may leave a comment on this thread or email me a link to your review at mailto:laurashrti.eps@gmail.com. Please mention this write-off, and possibly a link to this announcement somewhere in your review.
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In a Nutshell...
=Write a review about something you've borrowed from your library
=Include a memory or experience about your (or any) library
=Mention this write-off in your review
=Send me a link to your review so I can include it on this list!!
=Make as many submissions as you like (you have over two months!!)
=Don't forget to let your favorite librarians know how much you appreciate them :)
Enjoy!
-Your loving (soon-to-be) librarian, Laurashrti :)
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Books
Perry Mason: The Case of the Deadly Toy : rkingfish
Girl, Interrupted : shopaholic_man
The Book of New Israeli Food: A Culinary Journey : jenniferkateab
Coraline : donnamr
Graveyard : donnamr
Paper Crafts for Valentine's Day : Freak369
What's Eating You? Parasites- the Inside Story : nagels
Bye-Bye Time : jurgrace
Witches of Dredmoore Hollow : donnamr
Human Body : nagels
Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing During the Change : pestyside
Rare Benedictine: The Advent of Brother Cadfael : befus
Way We Work : nagels
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl : jankp
Jazz on a Saturday Night : smiles33
Car Smarts: Hot Tips for the Car Crazy : nagels
Soldiers Life in the Civil War : keithpruitt
Epidemics & Plagues : nagels
Timechart of Jewish History : jenniferkateab
Chocolate Bear Burglary: A Chocoholic Mystery : pinksteeler
Overkill : nagels
Chocolate Frog Frame-Up: A Chocoholic Mystery : pinksteeler
Coraline (graphic novel version) : lindeisha
Playing with Boys : jurgrace
Junie B Jones and a Little Monkey Business : jurgrace
Babysitter's Club 2 (Graphic Novel) Truth About Stacey : jurgrace
Plum Spooky : jurgrace
Cream Puff Murder : befus
Horton Hears a Who : pestyside
Key Lime Pie Murder : pinksteeler
Cherry Cheesecake Murder : pinksteeler
Engelbert Sneem and His Dream Vacuum Machine : nagels
You, Being Beautiful: The Owner's Manual to Inner and Outer Beauty : jankp
This Pen for Hire: A Jaine Austen Mystery : pinksteeler
Carrot Cake Murder : pinksteeler
Murder is Binding : pinksteeler
Mum's the Word : pinksteeler
Mrs. Pollifax on Safari : carstairs38
Wednesday Surprise : bethesdalily
Jazz on a Saturday Night : sleeper54 (how did I miss!)
Ladybug Girl : befus
When You Are Engulfed in Flames : wlswarts
Born to Run : kevintipple
Leather Maiden : kevintipple
Chocolate Mouse Trap : pinksteeler
Chocolate Puppy Puzzle : pinksteeler
Second Sight : pinksteeler
Tightrope Poppy the High-Wire Pig : momofmichael
Emeline at the Circus : momofmichael
Catch : kevintipple
Red, White, and Blue Murder : kevintipple
Circus Fun : momofmichael
Arthur's Chicken Pox : momofmichael
Circus is Coming : momofmichael
Spiderwick Chronicles 1: the Field Guide : carstairs38
Spiderwick Chronicles 2: the Seeing Stone : carstairs38
Best Weekend Projects : kevintipple
New Concepts in Paper Quilling: Techniques for Cards and Gifts : kevintipple
Great Kapok Tree : me (also an entry into pestyside's National Women's History Month W/O)
Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little : carstairs38
Spiderwick Chronicles 3: Lucinda's Secret : carstairs38
Chocolate Bridal Bash : pinksteeler
May Day : pinksteeler
Spiderwick Chronicles 4: Ironwood Tree : carstairs38
Moses Goes to the Circus : momofmichael
Pippi Goes to the Circus : momofmichael
Sleeping Arrangements : jurgrace
Spiderwick Chronicles 5: Wrath of the Mulgrath : carstairs38
White Lies : pinksteeler
Chocolate Snowman Murders : pinksteeler
Chocolate Jewel Case : pinksteeler
Earthrise: How Man First Saw the Earth : driftless
Clifford Goes to Hollywood : momofmichael
Steadfast Tin Soldier : momofmichael
Clifford Goes to Dog School : momofmichael
Clifford Grows Up : momofmichael
Clifford Gets a Job : momofmichael
Clifford the Firehouse Dog : momofmichael
Biscuit Finds a Friend : momofmichael
Cat's Colors : momofmichael
One Wintry Night : momofmichael
Tumble Bumble : momofmichael
Mystery of Vampires and Werewolves : elvisdo
El Principito/The Little Prince : e-claire
Murder in Four Parts : kevintipple
Tupelo Rides the Rails : mmcphee
Fourth Time is Murder : kevintipple
Cream Puff Murder : pinksteeler
Proust and the Squid: the Story and Science of the Reading Brain : jankp
Small Crimes : kevintipple
Fullmetal Alchemist 1: the Land of Sand : me
Mysterious Private Thompson : driftless
Mark's Story : carstairs38
eBay Power Seller Secrets : kevintipple
Mammoth Murder : kevintipple
Yvain, Or, the Knight With the Lion : jankp
Mouse and the Motorcycle : carstairs38
Superman Kryptonite : elvisdo
House Beautiful 500 Makeovers: Great Ideas & Quick Changes : kevintipple
Stencil Me In : kevintipple
Crime Victims Guide to Justice : kevintipple
Shark Island : carstairs38
Somewhere in the Ocean : jurgrace
Thirteenth Tale : jurgrace
Elbows Off the Table, Napkin in the Lap, No Video Games During Dinner: The Modern Guide to Teaching Children Good Manners : jurgrace
Murder Among the Owls : kevintipple
Quiet, Please: Dispatches from a Public Librarian : sleeper54
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Movies
Donnie Darko : me
Return from Witch Mountain : carstairs38
Lost Boys : Stephen_Murray
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone : Stephen_Murray
Orpheus : Stephen_Murray
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Magazines
Just Labs Magazine : pestyside
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Music
Little People Easter Sing-Along : jurgrace
Riders on the Storm: the Doors Concerto : Stephen_Murray
Miles of Aisles by Joni Mitchell & LA Express : pmills1210
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*****Thanks to all for a wonderful turnout. Librarians sure do appreciate your kindness!*****
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