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"Library cards are about as prevalent as credit cards. Two-thirds of Americans have a library card...."

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:29:27 -0700

“Library cards are about as prevalent as credit cards. Two-thirds of Americans have a library card. For many young people, the first card in their wallet is a library card.”

- OCLC’s How Libraries Stack Up: 2010 (get PDF report using links in right “Downloads” menu)

julieklausner: SELF-PORTRAIT [fuckyeahdogs:armoredbear:kikuchige...

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:36:54 -0700

julieklausner:

SELF-PORTRAIT

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Old Spice Sales Double With YouTube Campaign

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:48:44 -0700

Old Spice Sales Double With YouTube Campaign:

Hot damn.

infoneer-pulse:

You know those YouTube videos with that manly Old Spice guy and his hilarious responses to Twitter fans? Of course you do. So does everybody, it seems, because Old Spice body wash sales have increased 107% in the past month thanks to that social media marketing campaign.

» via Mashable

New(ish) blog, "From the Bitch Library"

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:50:00 -0700

New(ish) blog, "From the Bitch Library":

From the Bitch Library will be used to explore the relationship between libraries and feminism, to profile radical and alternative libraries across the globe, to highlight Bitch library happenings, and to review books and zines that are new to our collection

Libraries Loan More Movies than Netflix - Courant.com

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:06:23 -0700

Libraries Loan More Movies than Netflix - Courant.com:

ahniwa:

Libraries loan out more DVDs then Netflix? Woot! (Now if only they had a “watch instantly” option …)

Brontësaurus! Brontë Sisters Power Dolls (via FineMoustaches)

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:19:16 -0700

Brontësaurus!

Brontë Sisters Power Dolls (via FineMoustaches)

First sunny day off in Who Knows How Long — happy feet in...

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:33:54 -0700

First sunny day off in Who Knows How Long — happy feet in sandals!

Tofu Burgers Recipe - 101 Cookbooks

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:22:55 -0700

Tofu Burgers Recipe - 101 Cookbooks:

To make sometime this week…

For Jaime, the pug lover. Pug sings Batman theme (via...

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:11:10 -0700

For Jaime, the pug lover.

Pug sings Batman theme (via neotropic9)

Time-Lapse Twitter Visualization Shows America’s Moods

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:22:17 -0700

Time-Lapse Twitter Visualization Shows America’s Moods:

Go Go Gadget Information Scientists!

"How many of your friends have you only spoken with online? If 40 percent of your personality has..."

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:05:49 -0700

“How many of your friends have you only spoken with online? If 40 percent of your personality has gotten lost in the text transition, do these people even really know you? The people who dislike you via text, on message boards or chatrooms or whatever, is it because you’re really incompatible? Or, is it because of the misunderstood 40 percent? And, what about the ones who like you?”

- 7 Reasons the 21st Century is Making You Miserable | Cracked.com

Booktorrent! The Bookmobile as Rural Filesharing Network - The Awl

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:39:21 -0700

Booktorrent! The Bookmobile as Rural Filesharing Network - The Awl:

Swiss Army Librarian » Notes on Reading Resumes :: Brian Herzog

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:17:37 -0700

Swiss Army Librarian » Notes on Reading Resumes :: Brian Herzog:

Filed away for further reference (and hoping I won’t need it any time soon)

ahniwa:

A well-considered post on the does and donts of resume-writing for library positions (and everyone else).

"Libraries get in fights. Everybody likes a scrapper, and between the funding battles they’re..."

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:10:15 -0700

“Libraries get in fights. Everybody likes a scrapper, and between the funding battles they’re often found fighting and the body-checking involved in their periodic struggles over sharing information, there’s a certain … pleasantly plucky quality to the current perception of libraries and librarians.”

- Why The Next Big Pop-Culture Wave After Cupcakes Might Be Libraries : NPR

The best video I’ve seen in a long time (give it 46...

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:28:30 -0700

The best video I’ve seen in a long time (give it 46 seconds).

Hot Chip - ‘I Feel Better’ (via PeterSerafinowicz)

My holds queue

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:46:00 -0700

Uptown Saturday Night (DVD)
w/ Bill Cosby and Richard Pryor; patron recommended
Metropolitan (DVD)
been meaning to see this for forever, Leah of The Full Nilson reminded me
BodyWorld by Dash Shaw
read about in NYT Books; comic
The Carol Burnett Show: Let’s Bump up the Lights! (DVD)
Blood on the Flat Track (DVD)
I Am a Genius of Unspeaking Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President by Josh Lieb
I Am Not a Serial Killer by Dan Wells
recommended by Lesley
The Dreamer by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Children’s chapter book about Neruda’s childhood, fictionalized
Orlando (DVD)
I cannot believe I’ve never seen it, because a) Tilda Swinton and b) a favorite book
The Baader Meinhof Complex (DVD)
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Citrus County by John Brandon
the NYT review by Daniel Handler cinched this for me
Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart
and the Essay at the back of this weekend’s NYT Book Review by Shteyngart cinched THIS for me
The Runaways (DVD)
Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality by Christopher Ryan
Dan Savage is shilling this one - I’m curious
A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman

Right now I’m finishing up Nancy Mitford’s “Madame de Pompadour” and then I’m going to re-skim “Complete Little Nemo in Slumberland” and watch “Windsor McKay: The Master Edition” in preparation for a blog post that’s been a’ percolating. Sky bought a mess of comics Zanadu last week, and I picked up McSweeney’s #34 today @ Elliot Bay. We’ve got some serious material pilings up in here.

snip! snip! Advice for Young Girls from The Little Mermaid...

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:47:23 -0700

*snip!* *snip!*

Advice for Young Girls from The Little Mermaid (via TheSecondCityNetwork)

Mystery trader buys all Europe's cocoa - Telegraph

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 13:00:39 -0700

Mystery trader buys all Europe's cocoa - Telegraph:

Intrigue! Mystery! Someone is buying all of the chocolate in Europe!

I’m home sick for the second day in a row, starting to...

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:37:04 -0700

I’m home sick for the second day in a row, starting to feel stir crazy. Luckily I have a Catherine Tate DVD to watch. And ice cream.

Catherine Tate Language Translator (via kickthecan2)

Saturday night we had a lovely party for Barbara &...

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:35:30 -0700

Saturday night we had a lovely party for Barbara & Katie’s birthdays — the wealth of different shawls and the evening air went so perfectly with the childrens’ palm reading and dancing. Magicy.