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Stir it once, stir it twice

Lesley B — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:57:54 +0000

Just about the last thing I want to do in the summer is fire up the oven, but in cooler weather soup sounds better to me than salad. There’s always my thrifty Surprise Soup – want the recipe? Look in the refrigerator, see what’s left over, add chicken broth and if it’s good, surprise! Occasionally I want [...] Related posts:

November is National Novel Writing Month!

Jnai W — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:00:10 +0000

I have to thank DCPLive’s own Jimmy for blogging about National Novel Writing Month last year because now the portmanteau “NaNoWriMo” is forever lodged into my brain. I ran out of time last year before I could reach the 50,000 word count (the number of words necessary to claim novel-writing success on the official website). Also, [...] Related posts:

It’s Hot in the Kitchen

Patricia D — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:08:01 +0000

I spent my twenties wandering in the food service wilderness, toying with the idea of going to cooking school, dreaming of opening my own rib shack or bakery as I washed dishes in a country club kitchen, made toast and scrambled eggs for 300 at a church camp, worked the line in a hotel kitchen [...] Related posts:

Manga Library

Jesse M — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:05:31 +0000

Tokyo based Meiji University has announced plans to open the world’s first manga library, in order to help promote serious study of the style. Upon its inception (”hopefully” by early 2015) the proposed institution will house over two million comic books, animation drawings, and other related industry items. For those that aren’t [...] Related posts:

Halloween @ Your Library

Nancy M — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:52:05 +0000

Halloween is upon us once again, and you can count on the Library to help you and your children get into the spirit. The shelves are abound with Halloween books that are informational, spooky and just plain fun, including my new favorite picture book, Ghosts in the House by Kazuno Kohara. The adorable story about a young [...] Related posts:

Mouth to Muzzle Resuscitation

Vivian A — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:01:34 +0000

It seemed like the perfect way to spend a rainy Saturday morning. I’d read all the James Herriot books at least once. ER was my favorite TV show and lastly, my Dad was a doctor. An Animal First Aid Class seemed appropriate. And it was. I attended the First Aid for Cats and Dogs class [...] Related posts:

The Magic of Children’s Literature

Jnai W — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:00:09 +0000

Right now many adults are revisiting (and perhaps introducing their kids to) the 1963 classic Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, thanks largely to the new film adaptation of the book from director Spike Jonze. From the critics salivating over the new film to readers and scholars with fond memories of Sendak’s book, most fans [...] Related posts:

College Football

Amanda L — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:04:31 +0000

We are entering the second half of the college football season. There have been some surprises with some of the teams and some domination by others. The top three teams have stayed on top for the entire year. To celebrate college football, I thought I would highlight some great football films and books celebrating this [...] Related posts:

Best Free Reference Websites 2009

Jesse M — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:01:45 +0000

For the eleventh consecutive year, the Machine-Assisted Reference Section (MARS) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) has put out a list of the best free reference websites. This annual series was initiated “to recognize outstanding reference sites on the World Wide Web”, a task which it has once again performed admirably. [...] Related posts:

Winnie-the-Pooh

Nancy M — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:17:09 +0000

83 years ago today the world was introduced to the whimsical world of author A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh. Milne only created two books centered around the Bear of Very Little Brain, Winnie-the-Pooh and The House At Pooh Corner, but Pooh and friends continue to have many an adventure as Disney has owned the rights to Winnie [...] Related posts: