From the monthly archives:

August 2008

7 ways to find more time to read

August 27, 2008

It is with some regularity that library users tell me they wish they had more time to read. They also tend to say how wonderful it must be to work in a library and read books at work all day. I hate to shatter the myth, but although it certainly is great to work in [...]

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Me in pictures

August 24, 2008

A fun little meme I saw some time ago at thinkingsofalili.

 
Here’s the deal:
a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
b. Using only the first page, pick an image.
c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd’s mosaic maker.
The Questions:
1. What is your first name?
2. What is [...]

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Beautiful bookends

August 23, 2008

These have to be some of the most beautiful and original bookends I have ever seen. 
 

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More great stuff over at Bookshelf

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Some reading suggestions

August 21, 2008

Leo over at zenhabits has listed “50 amazing and essential novels to enrich your library“. While I’m very wary of one person’s preference being considered essential for everyone else to read, it’s still a worthwhile list to get some suggestions. Have a browse, see if any jump out at you, there are also a whole [...]

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UNESCO names Melbourne a City of Literature

August 20, 2008

I feel a bit proud. UNESCO has named Melbourne (my hometown) a City of Literature. 
Not sure exactly what that means for us, but we are only the second one in the world. Edinburgh is the other. It turns out that a big part of the bid was the new Centre for Books and Ideas to be [...]

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Make your own origami bookmark

August 20, 2008

Another DIY bookmark from instructables, an origami one this time.

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Fall-on-the-floor-proof bookmark

August 18, 2008

Instructables.com user knarx has posted a simple bookmark that uses an elastic loop to easily attach it to your book. It won’t fall out when you drop, throw, or otherwise mistreat your book.
OK, so it’s not going to change the world, but I thought its simplicity made it a good idea.

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Children’s stories written for the iPhone

August 16, 2008

Aya Karpinska has written a series of illustrated short stories for children that are designed to be read on an iPhone and take advantage of the zoom and panning functions. Great idea. If you don’t have an iPhone, you can watch a demo video or view an in-browser version.

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