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I have not blogged for a week or so, because I have had too much to read and I had to make a choice, By now, you probably know what I would choose. One nice thing about having a library due date is that I could tell my husband (over the weekend) that all these books were due and I had to read them by Monday. We have been married for 35 years so he knows when it is a lost cause.
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OK, so I asked those of you who don't use the library why that is. Thank you to my sole responder. This blog's for you!
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Schlow Library has launched a new website and you can now read this blog and access it from there. If you haven't seen it, go to schlowlibrary.org today. It is completely redesigned and is a wonder to behold.
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The way the economy is right now, so many of us are watching our dollars and cents. This includes watching our minutes and hours. it seems like a financial "crisis" makes us all more aware of the value of our time & money. I find myself grouping errands into one or two trips instead of the daily drive back into State College for a "Wally World" run. And becoming aware of that, it got me thinking... Why haven't I been doing this all along?
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Have you ever tracked a book into the wild? Centre County Reads has released some of our past titles, including A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson and When the Emperor was Divine by Julie Otsuka, around the county and we want to know if you see them, pick them up or read them. They have a label on the front with an ID number and our website, www.centrecountyreads.org. Just go there, type in the number and tell us where you found the book. It is anonymous!
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We're making changes all over the library, but the most significant change is the launch of our new website schlowlibrary.org ! Sometime this week, take a gander at the new format. We're hoping it will be easier to navigate and easier to find some of the really cool features that have always been offered, although hidden in the darker recesses of the site. I'll try to focus on some of the really helpful places to go on our site that should be easier to find now in this blog over the next weeks.
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How do you get ready for a long holiday weekend? I get picnic food and plan family gatherings, but, of course, I gather a lot of books to read! Last Friday, I checked out 5 books from Schlow Library, but, in case that wasn't enough, I bought a copy of Pandemonium by Daryl Gregory. I wanted to read it if I was going to continue to recommend it. I really did enjoy it! My main criterion is that I care about the characters and I really did bond with with Del immediately.
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People write a lot of books about dogs. I love to read dog mysteries. Susan Conant has written 18 mysteries with her beautiful malumutes, Rowdy and Kimi. Laurien Berenson features standard poodles. One of my favorites is Virginia Lanier who wrote 5 books featuring bloodhounds. Even though these are just standard mysteries, I usually learn a lot about that specific breed.
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Labor Day is coming - how did that happen? Wasn't I just sitting at our super top-secret spot watching the Fireworks for 4th Fest? I have to say, my summer had a really poignant ending - spending a long weekend at the family farm in Wisconsin. Watching the kids drive 4-wheelers, coaxing the farm kitties into my son's arms with a foxtail, hiking on the farm, walking up the church road and listening to the ba-zillions of songbirds welcoming me "home" and spending time in the company of family and friends.
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This title is not in referenceQuestions that you ask of library staff that require knowledge of the content of the collection or other resources such as those on the web. Sometimes you are referred to the answer, hence Reference. Reference can also refer to our reference materials that are often encyclopedic books that have many volumes and a concentrated number of facts and/or statistics. These materials usually have an overnight loan period so they are available in the library most of the time. to my daughter's wedding (which was last week and was perfect). This is the title of Daryl Gregory's new science fiction book. Daryl is the webmaster for Centre County Reads, so we are all excited about the publication of his first book. It has received great reviews in Publisher's Weekly (starrred), Library Journal and Kirkus (review journals that librarians use). It is an alternate history where humans are randomly possessed by demons and one unhappy soul decides to fight back. It will be released on Tuesday, August 26th.
