We made paper at the library last week. It was fun, easy, and cheap to do! So if you want to make paper yourself at the library, or at home, here's what you need: a blender that is either SUPER easy to clean so that paper chunks don't stick in it or an old blender … Continue reading Papermaking: 12 steps to freedom from e-books
Author: lcarslibrarian
I probably can't really be an LCARS librarian since I'm stuck in the pre-warp drive for humans early part of the 21st century. Bummer. But if I could be an LCARS librarian I would. Or I would work in Stellar Cartography. Or is there a library on Battlestar Galactica? For now, I'll just stick to reading books, writing, and earth-bound YA librarianship.
I hope to use this blog as a way to write book reviews for myself and others, and to write about librarianship.
My job title should be “Hunger Games Librarian”
I shouldn't complain! I do love The Hunger Games. I had another program yesterday. We made bows out of popsicle sticks and dental floss and arrows out of q-tips! Drugstore archery at it's finest. After practice you could shoot about 10 feet with some gesture toward accuracy. It was great! The best thing about the … Continue reading My job title should be “Hunger Games Librarian”
Why can’t Barnes & Noble just have a catalog?
So I went to Barnes and Noble last weekend to buy a book for a baby shower. A very specific book. This book, actually: (The dad of the baby is definitely a geek. He will love this book.) But the problem is, it can be very difficult to just walk into a Barnes and Noble … Continue reading Why can’t Barnes & Noble just have a catalog?
Busy bee, that’s me
This time of the year is a little crazy: summer reading is beginning, the fiscal year is ending (budgets! kill me!), new displays that need making (I'm stealing your ideas, Mary Kay!), people going on vacations - see above - and at least in here in MA today, it's unbelievably hot. Like 98 degrees and … Continue reading Busy bee, that’s me
A week of challenges
It seems like it has been a long June and it's not even half over. It's been busy at the library: school visits, finishing up promotions for summer reading, students coming in to get their summer reading books, packing for a trip to Colorado. That's right, I'm going to Colorado for a few days in … Continue reading A week of challenges
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