Posted on November 29th, 2010 by editor
By Mary Ellen Hannibal Making an ecological difference: it’s what we all need to be doing. In Eco Barons, Pulitizer Prize-winning journalist Edward Humes profiles a set of maverick individuals who are walking their talk. Some, like Doug Tompkins of Esprit fame, use their personal fortunes to buy critical pieces of land. Others, like Kieran [...]
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Posted on November 26th, 2010 by editor
By Katie Sue Ambellan I may be a little late to the game on this one, but a while back, Entertainment Weekly put together a list of Libraries in the movies and Aye-yi-yi-are some of the scenes espicy! Actually most of them aren’t Atonement status, but it’s still a fun list worth reading. Hey Hollywood, [...]
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Posted on November 25th, 2010 by editor
And you thought you were a good parent. Daily Treats are sweet finds from our Treat Avenue Donation Center. Hungry for more collectibles? Find us at Amazon and AbeBooks.
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Posted on November 24th, 2010 by editor
By Katie Sue Ambellan It just moved. Moved to a far away world of nets and webs known as The Internet, or so says Flavorpill’s BoldType. Writer Chelsea Bauch has compiled a helpful list of awesome online publications, appropriately titled, “10 Online Lit Magazines You Should Be Reading.” Bauch notes that each of the sites [...]
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Posted on November 24th, 2010 by editor
By Michelle Jeffers Apple pie! That’s my assignment this Thanksgiving for the in-laws’ dinner and I’m worried. I’m not really much of a baker, especially when it involves pie crust. Fortunately, I work at the Library. And like everything else in life, I’m pretty sure I can read my way to success. So off to [...]
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Posted on November 23rd, 2010 by editor
Our Friends over at the Gleeson Library, just pimped their bookcart, SF Style. Xzibit would be proud! Check out more pics from the Gleeson Library’s flickr page here!
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Posted on November 22nd, 2010 by editor
By Marcia Schneider In keeping with the approaching holidays, reading to a child makes the perfect gift. Finding age appropriate materials for children and teens, however, can be a challenge, and the perennial best sellers are only the tip of the iceberg of the high quality books being published that are available in libraries and [...]
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Posted on November 19th, 2010 by editor
Found: Sexy Cigarettes! This UC dust jacket of unknown vintage, featuring a compelling ad for Old Golds cigarettes. Daily Treats are sweet finds from our Treat Avenue Donation Center. Hungry for more collectibles? Find us at Amazon and AbeBooks.
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Posted on November 18th, 2010 by editor
By Jean Farrington, Associate Director of Public Programs & Senior Library Information Specialist, California Academy of Sciences The science book club I facilitate at the California Academy of Sciences recently discussed David Owen’s Green Metropolis. Its subtitle: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less Are the Keys to Sustainability, really gets at Owen’s premise [...]
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Posted on November 10th, 2010 by editor
By Marcia Schneider Halloween and the election are both over and San Francisco has celebrated the return of the victorious Giants as well as election of a new Governor. While most of the little vampires and pirates have put away their costumes for another year, black beards, orange hair and panda hats are still prevalent [...]
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