Salinas California is going to be the largest city in the US without a public library, setting a bad trend, I think. Mike McGrorty has a few suggestions of how to help. [thanks dsdlc]
Author: jessamyn
we read – more booklists
A few more booklists: Jenica, librainiac, Anirvan [who runs bookfinder], Marissa, Rochelle, lazygal & Carolyne.
add project gutenberg titles to your OPAC
Did you know you can add Project Gutenberg titles to your library catalog? The list of titles is now available in MARC format [or should be any minute now]. A few more PG feeds at this address.
yes, public libraries are designed. Yes I know it sometimes doesn’t look like it
When citizens enter a library, they want to see librarians and books. and 26 other rules for good library design. [thanks blake]
the guilty pleasure of books on tape
My secret stash of book on tape
“I wonder what my colleagues would think if they knew how much of my mental life is still enriched by spoken-word recordings. Listening to tapes while engaged in mindless but unavoidable activities, I get through about 30 books a year that I would not otherwise have read. It’s almost like I’m sneaking in an extra half-lifetime of reading in the course of doing my ordinary chores, which have a way of getting done more thoroughly as a result of listening while I work.” [thanks michael]