Book Confessions Meme

Book Confessions
1. To mark your page you: use a bookmark, bend the page corner, leave the book open face down?
It depends on the situation. I leave lots open face down, but I have developed quite the stash of bookmarks that I have begun to use.
2. Do you lend your books?
Sometimes.
3. You find an interesting passage: [...]

Library Philistine

I’ve been a library philistine most of my life. While I would check out books from our school library in elementary and middle school, in high school I barely checked out any books. Why? Because my family generally has the attitude, “If it is good enough to read it is good enough to buy.” We [...]

Book Review: American Band

American Band: Music, Dreams, and Coming of Age in the Heartland by Kristen Lane
Heels Together!
Toes Apart!
Stomach in!
Chest Out!
Shoulders Back!
Chin! Pride!
That was the chant that I learned in high school marching band. We would chant it with our director after every competition and every halftime show. Marching band is truly a way of life, both for [...]

Library Fun!

Check out the library thing blog with two great games. One is a Library of Congressing book reshelving game and the other is a reference desk type game.
Library Thing