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Share Reads: Try It, You’ll Like It

Lesley B — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:25:23 +0000

ShareReads appears on the DCPLive blog on Fridays. Each week, a different person will share a little about what they’re currently reading, and why they like or don’t like it. The heart of ShareReads will be responses from blog readers, and the window of opportunity here is wide. Feel free to respond and discuss the [...] Related posts:

Lives In Nature

Dea Anne M — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:44:00 +0000

Today marks the birthday of Beatrix Potter who is perhaps best known as the author/ illustrator of such charming classics as The Tale of Peter Rabbit and The Tailor of Gloucester. What you may not know is that Beatrix Potter was very well known during her lifetime as a naturalist. She was highly respected as a [...] Related posts:

Bookmobiles: Bringing the library to you!

Jesse M — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:44:22 +0000

According to the Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science, outreach is defined as a library public service program initiated and designed to meet the information needs of an unserved or inadequately served target group. A bookmobile is a large vehicle designed for use as a library. Since the establishment of the first “library wagon” [...] Related posts:

ShareReads: A Vote for Arthur and George

ShareReads — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:00:29 +0000

In Case You Need a Break From BBQ

Joseph M — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:28:43 +0000

Vegetarian cuisine may not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of Atlanta’s dining scene, but it appears that local restaurateurs are doing a brisk business feeding those inclined to avoid meat products. According to a recent article from the organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Atlanta ranks as [...] Related posts:

In Defense of Clutterbugs

Veronica W — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:57:24 +0000

I know your little secret. I know it because it’s mine too. In every home, on every block, in every hamlet, village and town, there is a drawer devoted to delicious clutter. Some houses have two or three drawers and the unashamed may even have closets full of accumulated “stuff.” When I was around 10 or [...] Related posts:

ShareReads: Chemical Concerns

ShareReads — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:11:56 +0000

I scream. You scream.

Dea Anne M — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:31:16 +0000

Lately, I find myself having thoughts like “Whoever invented air conditioning should have received a prize.” (something on the order of a Nobel is what comes to mind). I also ask myself the idle question “How did people cool off before air conditioning?” knowing full well that most of the world’s population gets along without [...] Related posts:

The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest

Jesse M — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:15:41 +0000

Most of us are familiar with the expository phrase, “ It was a dark and stormy night“. It has been utilized by a number of authors over the better part of the past two centuries, including such notables as Ray Bradbury (in Let’s All Kill Constance) and Madeleine L’Engle (in A Wrinkle in Time). But [...] Related posts:

ShareReads: Find a New Favorite!

ShareReads — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:47:11 +0000