Good news, Twilight fans! New director, new release date, same great actors!
What I'm Reading: Audiobook Reviews Round-Up
10 hours ago
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Monday, December 08, 2008
Recorded Books & OCLC settle dispute
Perhaps I'm the last to know, but it looks like OCLC and NetLibrary have decided to 'play nice' and settle their dispute. The press release states that a 'media center application' will be available to help patrons manage and access their content.
Twilight Director Not Returning
Breaking news! Read all about it!!
This Twilight series really has legs and they're getting longer since the movie's debut.
This Twilight series really has legs and they're getting longer since the movie's debut.
Friday, December 05, 2008
Lit Mot
Reviews books for the more discerning and hip readers. (and doesn't that describe us?!?) Probably won't find too many James Patterson or Danielle Steel books reviewed on this site!
Kirkus Reviews online
For anyone who might have missed an important review or just wants to stay up with the latest of Kirkus's snarky reviews, it's all here online! (It does beg the question: why should anyone pay for a subscription if it can be read for free online?)
Anyone have an answer?
Anyone have an answer?
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
What Girls Want
Excellent article from The Atlantic which illuminates the complexities of female adolescent desire and what the vampire craze has to do with it all.
Fantastic Fiction
Here's a site to help with those pesky series and prolific authors----it seems more up-to-date than the KDL site, PLUS its biggest advantage is that it also has the yet-to-be-published books by an author! And it includes YA authors!!!
Give it a try next time and let me know what you think of this site!
Your loyal (and lonely) blogger......
Give it a try next time and let me know what you think of this site!
Your loyal (and lonely) blogger......
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Stephenie Meyer's Blog about the Twilight Movie
Another tidbit for you vampire fans---Stephenie Meyer's own thoughts about the movie made from her book.
Now that you've found the FMM blog, feel free to post anything you think might be of interest or of use to others.
Now that you've found the FMM blog, feel free to post anything you think might be of interest or of use to others.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
New York Public Libraries Lists of Good Books
This is one of Haley's favorite sites to use when recommending good books to patrons. If it's good enough for New York, then it has to be good enough for the rest of us, right?!?
Thanks to Haley for this tip!!
Thanks to Haley for this tip!!
Sunday, November 16, 2008
New pix from upcoming Twilight movie!
Greetings Twilight fans. Here is some eye candy for you to enjoy in anticipation of this weekend's release of Twilight!
Saturday, November 15, 2008
NoveList's Readers' Advisor Newsletter
November 2008
In This Issue
Fiction as Life Preparation
Teaching Popular Materials
Reading Group Therapy
National Scene
Books and Covers in Vanity Fair
Readers Respond
Write!
Fiction as Life Preparation
Life isn't fiction, is it? No, but sometimes it's like fiction. And sometimes fiction helps us to lead our lives. Some research shows that fiction is a way to prepare for reality, and certainly a way to engage in a social, empathic (and probably interesting) life. Read on.
Teaching Popular Materials
If you were asked to teach a course for readers' advisors, introducing students to the vast array of popular materials out there, what would you select? Or, more immediately, what would you tell me to select?Read on ...
Reading Group Therapy
In a recent informal talk at the Cameron Village Library in Raleigh, NC, on "Reading Group Therapy," I offered several suggestions for making changes in reading group procedures and routines. Personalities, energies and ideas in these groups can become stale or problematic over time, in my experience. Here are a few suggestions from my talk.Change at the Start In order to assure everyone of having a chance to speak up at the start of the group, I like to move around the reading circle, inviting each participant to answer these three questions, or variations on them, for one minute each - always having the option to say "No thanks, I'll pass for now."
What experiences and expectations have I brought to this book?
How did the reading match those experiences and expectations?
What do I want most to discuss about the book in the group?When everyone has a chance to express a response, the whole group gets a sense of who has deep feelings or specific perspectives on the reading. Everyone has had a chance to be heard. Dominant personalities are more likely to respect the opinions of others. By the time four or five people have spoken, the conversation has begun with a vocabulary that lasts for the entire discussion. Provide a "Reading Group Bookmark"Using similar questions, libraries might supply printed bookmarks at the circulation desk in order to suggest ways to focus reading experiences and move them toward talk. If we encounter a good question every time we find our place in a book, I think it tends to settle into our minds and keep working as we read. Eventually, our reading-inspired feelings may find their way toward our conversations (in a group or out) with another person. Here are the questions I would put on my bookmarks:
What part of my own experience is touched or changed by this book?
What questions do I feel the need to ask or answer as a result of reading this?
What part of this reading experience do I want most to speak about? Putting these questions on card stock is cheap and easy (in landscape mode, an 8.5" x 11" page can hold three bookmarks, roughly 3.5" x 8.5"). I am a note-taker when I read seriously, and my card bookmarks help me to recover lost thoughts when I look back. Would a simple device like this help readers to find their words when the reading group gathers to talk?Establish the Vocabulary Even simpler, give everyone an index card and ask them to write three words to describe the book (nouns, adjectives, characteristics, events, places in the book). Collect and shuffle the cards, then redistribute them. Do it again. And again. Then start talking about some of the words and how they fit the reading as experienced by others.
National Scene
The National Book Award Finalists have been announced, and you can see them at http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2008.html, a fine web site for librarians, with useful graphics and links. Seeing small presses listed - Graywolf, Coffee House, Turtle Point - and being reminded that great, fresh American poetry is still being written is gratifying news. (I have read only one of these books so far, The Suicide Index: Putting My Father's Death in Order by Joan Wickersham (Harcourt), and it was a fine, extraordinary experience.) Now I am after several others on this list. The winners will be announced during the week of November 17.There are two other "national" items on my desk, and both are new to me. Take a look at the National Best Books 2008 Awards from USA Books, self-described as "the premiere online magazine and review web site for mainstream and independent publishing houses." Evidently this is the fifth year for this PR and marketing-based list. I don't quite know what to make of it, but it seems to be an unusual mix of winners in 140 categories. I seem also to have missed National Reading Group Month, sponsored by the Women's National Book Association, a number of notable publishers and the excellent blog from Booklist, Book Group Buzz. The great event was in October, alas; perhaps a little more publicity might be possible? Most of the books listed at the site are by women authors, and it's a diverse, enticing gathering, though it seems duplicative of other resources. The site also lists additional places to go, like Book Movement, an item I will now bookmark and refer others to see.Oh, and the Man Booker Prize has gone to . Aravind Adiga for The White Tiger, one of only four first novels to receive this award. A review in the Times of London says it is "quick, entertaining and full of vividly drawn types: the scheming servant, the corrupt businessman, the spoilt wife. Its lack of subtlety can be wearying, as can its cynicism. But it is a useful counter to optimistic tales of India's roaring economy." Coming to a library near you.Two articles of interest:"Reviving Literary Discussion: Book Club to Go Kits," by Virginia Hermes, Mary Anne Hile, and Johnetta L. Frisbie. Reference and User Services Quarterly, 48(1), Fall 2008."Urban Fiction Goes from Streets to Public Libraries," by Anne Barnard. New York Times, October 28, 2008. ("Barbara Orlandi . reads about the dangerous life she remembers . 'It actually helps you to understand what's going on around you,' she said, 'instead of walking around blind.'") See "Fiction as Life Preparation," above.
Books and Covers in Vanity Fair
In observance of its 25th anniversary, the magazine Vanity Fair has listed the 25 best non-fiction books, and the 25 best book covers, among other "25 Best" lists on its Web site. There is much to disagree with! Visitors to the Web site can vote for their favorites.
Readers Respond
Catherine Nashak, of the Deer Park Public Library in Deer Park, NY, writes about my request for experiences of film/fiction combinations:
"Last spring, I began a daytime "Book & Movie" group. We have a large senior population, and many do not drive at night. Finding the right book has been challenging though. I had a fair turnout for the classic mystery, The Maltese Falcon, while showing the Humphrey Bogart version. The Manchurian Candidate was not successful. Wilkie Collins' The Moonstone was better; we had a brief discussion along with the Masterpiece Theatre version. We're giving it one more try with a discussion of Wuthering Heights, again followed by a Masterpiece Theatre production in November. This program seems to attract mainly women; getting more men to attend is a challenge. Depending on the turnout for Wuthering Heights, choosing classic mysteries may be the key." Catherine also notes that she has been leading a discussion group for nine years, fiction and nonfiction, sometime using documentary films to develop good discussions. Thank you, Catherine.
Write!
What would you add or subtract on my course reading list? What fiction would you recommend to President-Elect Barack Obama? What questions do you use to defrost a reading group? Would they fit on a bookmark?And, of course, I invite you all to interview yourselves, one at a time, anonymously if you wish, for RA NewsThe editor is always grateful to readers who share responses or lessons. Please write to us at mailto:RAEditor@ebscohost.com?subject=RA%20News%20Feedback%20November%2008
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In This Issue
Fiction as Life Preparation
Teaching Popular Materials
Reading Group Therapy
National Scene
Books and Covers in Vanity Fair
Readers Respond
Write!
Fiction as Life Preparation
Life isn't fiction, is it? No, but sometimes it's like fiction. And sometimes fiction helps us to lead our lives. Some research shows that fiction is a way to prepare for reality, and certainly a way to engage in a social, empathic (and probably interesting) life. Read on.
Teaching Popular Materials
If you were asked to teach a course for readers' advisors, introducing students to the vast array of popular materials out there, what would you select? Or, more immediately, what would you tell me to select?Read on ...
Reading Group Therapy
In a recent informal talk at the Cameron Village Library in Raleigh, NC, on "Reading Group Therapy," I offered several suggestions for making changes in reading group procedures and routines. Personalities, energies and ideas in these groups can become stale or problematic over time, in my experience. Here are a few suggestions from my talk.Change at the Start In order to assure everyone of having a chance to speak up at the start of the group, I like to move around the reading circle, inviting each participant to answer these three questions, or variations on them, for one minute each - always having the option to say "No thanks, I'll pass for now."
What experiences and expectations have I brought to this book?
How did the reading match those experiences and expectations?
What do I want most to discuss about the book in the group?When everyone has a chance to express a response, the whole group gets a sense of who has deep feelings or specific perspectives on the reading. Everyone has had a chance to be heard. Dominant personalities are more likely to respect the opinions of others. By the time four or five people have spoken, the conversation has begun with a vocabulary that lasts for the entire discussion. Provide a "Reading Group Bookmark"Using similar questions, libraries might supply printed bookmarks at the circulation desk in order to suggest ways to focus reading experiences and move them toward talk. If we encounter a good question every time we find our place in a book, I think it tends to settle into our minds and keep working as we read. Eventually, our reading-inspired feelings may find their way toward our conversations (in a group or out) with another person. Here are the questions I would put on my bookmarks:
What part of my own experience is touched or changed by this book?
What questions do I feel the need to ask or answer as a result of reading this?
What part of this reading experience do I want most to speak about? Putting these questions on card stock is cheap and easy (in landscape mode, an 8.5" x 11" page can hold three bookmarks, roughly 3.5" x 8.5"). I am a note-taker when I read seriously, and my card bookmarks help me to recover lost thoughts when I look back. Would a simple device like this help readers to find their words when the reading group gathers to talk?Establish the Vocabulary Even simpler, give everyone an index card and ask them to write three words to describe the book (nouns, adjectives, characteristics, events, places in the book). Collect and shuffle the cards, then redistribute them. Do it again. And again. Then start talking about some of the words and how they fit the reading as experienced by others.
National Scene
The National Book Award Finalists have been announced, and you can see them at http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2008.html, a fine web site for librarians, with useful graphics and links. Seeing small presses listed - Graywolf, Coffee House, Turtle Point - and being reminded that great, fresh American poetry is still being written is gratifying news. (I have read only one of these books so far, The Suicide Index: Putting My Father's Death in Order by Joan Wickersham (Harcourt), and it was a fine, extraordinary experience.) Now I am after several others on this list. The winners will be announced during the week of November 17.There are two other "national" items on my desk, and both are new to me. Take a look at the National Best Books 2008 Awards from USA Books, self-described as "the premiere online magazine and review web site for mainstream and independent publishing houses." Evidently this is the fifth year for this PR and marketing-based list. I don't quite know what to make of it, but it seems to be an unusual mix of winners in 140 categories. I seem also to have missed National Reading Group Month, sponsored by the Women's National Book Association, a number of notable publishers and the excellent blog from Booklist, Book Group Buzz. The great event was in October, alas; perhaps a little more publicity might be possible? Most of the books listed at the site are by women authors, and it's a diverse, enticing gathering, though it seems duplicative of other resources. The site also lists additional places to go, like Book Movement, an item I will now bookmark and refer others to see.Oh, and the Man Booker Prize has gone to . Aravind Adiga for The White Tiger, one of only four first novels to receive this award. A review in the Times of London says it is "quick, entertaining and full of vividly drawn types: the scheming servant, the corrupt businessman, the spoilt wife. Its lack of subtlety can be wearying, as can its cynicism. But it is a useful counter to optimistic tales of India's roaring economy." Coming to a library near you.Two articles of interest:"Reviving Literary Discussion: Book Club to Go Kits," by Virginia Hermes, Mary Anne Hile, and Johnetta L. Frisbie. Reference and User Services Quarterly, 48(1), Fall 2008."Urban Fiction Goes from Streets to Public Libraries," by Anne Barnard. New York Times, October 28, 2008. ("Barbara Orlandi . reads about the dangerous life she remembers . 'It actually helps you to understand what's going on around you,' she said, 'instead of walking around blind.'") See "Fiction as Life Preparation," above.
Books and Covers in Vanity Fair
In observance of its 25th anniversary, the magazine Vanity Fair has listed the 25 best non-fiction books, and the 25 best book covers, among other "25 Best" lists on its Web site. There is much to disagree with! Visitors to the Web site can vote for their favorites.
Readers Respond
Catherine Nashak, of the Deer Park Public Library in Deer Park, NY, writes about my request for experiences of film/fiction combinations:
"Last spring, I began a daytime "Book & Movie" group. We have a large senior population, and many do not drive at night. Finding the right book has been challenging though. I had a fair turnout for the classic mystery, The Maltese Falcon, while showing the Humphrey Bogart version. The Manchurian Candidate was not successful. Wilkie Collins' The Moonstone was better; we had a brief discussion along with the Masterpiece Theatre version. We're giving it one more try with a discussion of Wuthering Heights, again followed by a Masterpiece Theatre production in November. This program seems to attract mainly women; getting more men to attend is a challenge. Depending on the turnout for Wuthering Heights, choosing classic mysteries may be the key." Catherine also notes that she has been leading a discussion group for nine years, fiction and nonfiction, sometime using documentary films to develop good discussions. Thank you, Catherine.
Write!
What would you add or subtract on my course reading list? What fiction would you recommend to President-Elect Barack Obama? What questions do you use to defrost a reading group? Would they fit on a bookmark?And, of course, I invite you all to interview yourselves, one at a time, anonymously if you wish, for RA NewsThe editor is always grateful to readers who share responses or lessons. Please write to us at mailto:RAEditor@ebscohost.com?subject=RA%20News%20Feedback%20November%2008
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Readers Advisor Link Farm
For those of us who haven't read every book in the library and can barely remember those which we did read, here is a "farm" of links. That's right, a farm. Not sure why it's called a farm, but it certainly has lots of links to genre reviews, book discussion guides and book reviews from a wide variety of sources.
It's a MUST for anyone toiling in the fields of RA. Especially if you have come to accept that it's impossible to read everything that you might want to read.
Check it out!!
It's a MUST for anyone toiling in the fields of RA. Especially if you have come to accept that it's impossible to read everything that you might want to read.
Check it out!!
Monday, November 03, 2008
Love and Pain and the Teenage Vampire Thing
For you Twilight fans out there, here is an article from Friday's NY Times. It's countdown time for the movie which opens on November 21st.
Here's a link to the IMDB information about the upcoming movie:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1099212/
Here's a link to the IMDB information about the upcoming movie:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1099212/
Monday, October 27, 2008
Reading Maps AKA Google Lit Trips
Different Way to Read Great Literature!
This site is an experiment in teaching great literature in a very different way. Using Google Earth, students discover where in the world the greatest road trip stories of all time took place... and so much more!
Designed for literature teachers, but certainly of interest to all of us as well!
Check this site out. It looks way cool!
This site is an experiment in teaching great literature in a very different way. Using Google Earth, students discover where in the world the greatest road trip stories of all time took place... and so much more!
Designed for literature teachers, but certainly of interest to all of us as well!
Check this site out. It looks way cool!
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Book Club Resource site
Formerly "Rachel's Compendium of Online Book Discussions," Book-Clubs-Resource.com is a complete guide to book clubs, reading groups, and reading group guides.
This looks like it could be a great place for our book club leaders to get some ideas for questions and even book titles!
This looks like it could be a great place for our book club leaders to get some ideas for questions and even book titles!
What Are You Reading? Online Grapevine for Book Clubs
Book clubs unite! Whatareyoureading.com is the newest spot on the web for book club members to exchange reading lists and weigh in on which books are best (and worst) for discussion.
The book recommendations you'll find here are from book club members like you who pride themselves in finding not-so-run-of-the-mill selections. Whatareyoureading.com brings together this collective grassroots knowledge and gives book club members an easy way to swap ideas and build great reading lists.
Spread the Word We need your help! Let us know what your book club is reading this month. If your book club has been around for a while, send us your cumulative reading list. We will post this information for everyone to enjoy.
Finally, help us get the word out. Tell your book club friends to tell their book club friends about whatareyoureading.com. Remember, this is a selfish undertaking -- the more book clubs that join in, the better our reading lists!
The book recommendations you'll find here are from book club members like you who pride themselves in finding not-so-run-of-the-mill selections. Whatareyoureading.com brings together this collective grassroots knowledge and gives book club members an easy way to swap ideas and build great reading lists.
Spread the Word We need your help! Let us know what your book club is reading this month. If your book club has been around for a while, send us your cumulative reading list. We will post this information for everyone to enjoy.
Finally, help us get the word out. Tell your book club friends to tell their book club friends about whatareyoureading.com. Remember, this is a selfish undertaking -- the more book clubs that join in, the better our reading lists!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
National Book Award finalists announced
The finalists for this year's National Book Award were announced today in Chicago by Scott Turow and it looks like there are some great books on this list. By American authors. Despite whatever the head of the Nobel Prize committee thinks about American writers!!
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Based on the Book
'Based on the Book' is a compilation of over 1,250 books, novels, short stories, and plays that have been made into motion pictures. Utilizing the Internet Movie Database as the authority, all movies in this collection have been released as feature-length films in the United States, in English, since 1980.
Friday, October 03, 2008
Moo List confusion made clear by Nancy
There still seems to be some confusion on the part of patrons and some staff about
placing holds on DVDs that are on the Movie on Orders list. If you have the Bookletters
link sent to your email, you can connect directly to Encore.
This is what you will see.
Hancock [videorecording]
[United States] : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2008.
Available Online
13 copies ordered for Cook Park Adult DVDs on 10-01-2008. 2 copies ordered for Bookmobile Adult DVDs on 10-01-2008. 5 copies ordered for Evergreen Adult DVDs on 10-01-2008.
__________________________________________________________
Since there is no shelf status for items that are still on order
you will see the following instead
Available Online
If you click on Available Online, all you will get is a picture.
You must click on the TITLE. When you do, the following will appear
Find out more
Request this title Hancock [videorecording].
[United States] : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2008. Widescreen ed. 13 copies ordered for Cook Park Adult DVDs on 10-01-2008. 2 copies ordered for Bookmobile Adult DVDs on 10-01-2008. 5 copies ordered for Evergreen Adult DVDs on 10-01-2008.
You can then click on Request this title and place your hold from there.
placing holds on DVDs that are on the Movie on Orders list. If you have the Bookletters
link sent to your email, you can connect directly to Encore.
This is what you will see.
Hancock [videorecording]
[United States] : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2008.
Available Online
13 copies ordered for Cook Park Adult DVDs on 10-01-2008. 2 copies ordered for Bookmobile Adult DVDs on 10-01-2008. 5 copies ordered for Evergreen Adult DVDs on 10-01-2008.
__________________________________________________________
Since there is no shelf status for items that are still on order
you will see the following instead
Available Online
If you click on Available Online, all you will get is a picture.
You must click on the TITLE. When you do, the following will appear
Find out more
Request this title Hancock [videorecording].
[United States] : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2008. Widescreen ed. 13 copies ordered for Cook Park Adult DVDs on 10-01-2008. 2 copies ordered for Bookmobile Adult DVDs on 10-01-2008. 5 copies ordered for Evergreen Adult DVDs on 10-01-2008.
You can then click on Request this title and place your hold from there.
Thursday, October 02, 2008
Award Winning Books List
Amazon.com has done another wonderful thing---they have created a page listing all award-winning books--both adult and children's. You can find the Pulitizer, James Beard, Man Booker and many others. It's a good site to bookmark for easy reference.
Monday, September 08, 2008
OverDrive article
I know some of you get the very informative 'Library Link of the Day' which recently featured an article from the Christian Science Monitor on the OverDrive downloadable service.
OverDrive article in CSM
OverDrive article in CSM
Friday, September 05, 2008
Interactive Calendar of Upcoming Releases
USA Today has a very cool and easy-to-use calendar listing the release dates of upcoming books, movies and music CD's.
Quite handy and fun!
Quite handy and fun!
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Blog's New Look
In case you didn't notice yet, our blog has some new widgets----a daily selection of art from classic kid's lit, a newsreader from Billboard magazine, a cool website area and "What We're Reading".
In order to add your OWN information (hint, hint), click on the little tool icon in the lower right area next to the widget and you'll be taken to a new page where you can add what you're reading, or a new website that you'd like to share with the rest of us!
Go ahead now----blog amongst yourselves.
Young Adult Books Will Save Science Fiction
Controversial because some hard core sci fi fans don't believe that their genre is in danger of fading away!
Good MP3 Players for AudioBooks
I thought this article was quite interesting, especially the part which mentioned the number of hours of listening per gig.
Might be of use when helping patrons think about what sort of mp3 player to use for our wonderful new Overdrive service.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
2 Cool Tools
For all you internet lovers, here is a site with new and exciting websites for your edification and exploration pleasure!
As my dad always says, "It's a sad, sad day when you don't learn something new!"
As my dad always says, "It's a sad, sad day when you don't learn something new!"
This R.A. blog post was mentioned in Katie's latest 'Good Web Sites for Librarians' email. You probably already know about 'em but let me know if we want any added to the FMM staff page. -
http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2008/08/sarahs-referenc.html
http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2008/08/sarahs-referenc.html
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Twilight Guy blog
Just in case you Twilight fans might think this phenomenon is simply a girl-thing, check out this guy's blog about reading Twilight. He's even added a soundtrack for your reading pleasure.
If you haven't finished Breaking Dawn yet, do NOT read today's USA Today because it spoils the ending and gives away the entire plot! Grrrrrr. Doncha just hate it when people do that? Well, now you've been warned!
If you haven't finished Breaking Dawn yet, do NOT read today's USA Today because it spoils the ending and gives away the entire plot! Grrrrrr. Doncha just hate it when people do that? Well, now you've been warned!
Monday, August 04, 2008
David Wroblewski, author of Edgar Sawtelle blogs !
Right now, David Wroblewski, the author of the amazing new novel The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, is blogging at Barnes & Noble. I don't know about others, but I was left with questions I wanted answers to, and perhaps he'll answer them.
(click on the title of this post to access the blog.)
(click on the title of this post to access the blog.)
Funeral for Audiobooks on Cassette
In case you missed the article in the NY Times recently, here is a link to it. Might be something of interest to those patrons who are having trouble letting go of this format.
(click on the title of this post to go to the article.)
(click on the title of this post to go to the article.)
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Your Tuesday Twilight Update
Twilight fans----the excitement is building and here are some more tidbits about Bella, Edward and Jacob AND Stephenie Meyer.
Enjoy.
Enjoy.
Friday, July 25, 2008
All About Romance
This cool site is for romance lovers---it lists what they claim are the top 100 romance novels according to their poll. Anyway, it might come in handy someday out on the RA desk, especially for those of us who aren't big consumers of this genre.
Twilight Lexicon
The ultimate site for the true fans of Twilight---movie trailers, trivia, and adulation and speculation. Even a countdown widget for the release of Breaking Dawn!
Exploring Twilight
For all you Twilight fans who just cannot get enough of Edward, Bella and Jacob (and who can?!), this is a cool new site developed by another library to give readers good read-alikes AND music to listen to while reading.
Check it out!
Check it out!
Monday, July 21, 2008
Literature Map
This is a useful site for Readers' Advisors and finding new authors for readers who know what author's they've liked in the past.
It's also a very cool use of internet technology. There is also a companion site for music.
Check it out!
It's also a very cool use of internet technology. There is also a companion site for music.
Check it out!
I'm YA and I'm OK
Sunday's NY Times Book Review had an interesting article about publishers and authors views of the category of YA. Sounds like the publishing industry is ruthless.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
YA Book into Movie!
According to today's VARIETY, Avi's THE TRUE CONFESSION OF CHARLOTTE DOYLE is in pre-production, will shoot in the fall, and has Danny DeVito writing the screenplay and directing. Morgan Freeman is attached, as is Saoirse Ronan in the title role.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Complete Review's Links to Literary Blogs
This site is definitely a place one could waste a lot of time. So check it out, bookmark it, and come back to it when you have a lot of time on your hands!
It's also a good place to get inspired creatively when you want to start your own blog......
It's also a good place to get inspired creatively when you want to start your own blog......
Readers Advisor Online
This is an awesome place to read about what new and coming out soon in both fiction and nonfiction! Plus, it is available as an RSS feed!
If you click on the little yellow star and the green plus sign at the top of this page, it will ask you if you'd like to add it as a feed. Then the next time you read our FMM blog, you will be able to click on the yellow star and read what's new on the Readers Advisor Online blog.
Waaaaaay cool! Try it. You'll like it!
If you click on the little yellow star and the green plus sign at the top of this page, it will ask you if you'd like to add it as a feed. Then the next time you read our FMM blog, you will be able to click on the yellow star and read what's new on the Readers Advisor Online blog.
Waaaaaay cool! Try it. You'll like it!
Friday, July 11, 2008
Susie's LEEP blog--Running Away...to college!
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I'm going to try to keep a little journal here of my daily activities at the LEEP program July 16-26 in Champaign, aka "Boot Camp." It will be a way to keep in touch with you all. I'm still working on my homework to prepare, but feel pretty, no really, good about what's upcoming. I've finished my first paper due next Friday, so I've got that under my belt. I work on Monday, July 14, go for my Illinois State Library grant on Tuesday, July 15 (cross your fingers), and leave for Champaign on Wednesday, July 16--I might come in for the FMM meeting, though--not sure yet.
If you want to know more about the LEEP program, see http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/leep/.
If you just want to have a little fun with a hilarious website, check outhttp://www.lipsticklibrarian.com/.
I'm going to try to keep a little journal here of my daily activities at the LEEP program July 16-26 in Champaign, aka "Boot Camp." It will be a way to keep in touch with you all. I'm still working on my homework to prepare, but feel pretty, no really, good about what's upcoming. I've finished my first paper due next Friday, so I've got that under my belt. I work on Monday, July 14, go for my Illinois State Library grant on Tuesday, July 15 (cross your fingers), and leave for Champaign on Wednesday, July 16--I might come in for the FMM meeting, though--not sure yet.
If you want to know more about the LEEP program, see http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/leep/.
If you just want to have a little fun with a hilarious website, check outhttp://www.lipsticklibrarian.com/.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
All Books All the Time
This amazing site (also called an aggregator) collects in ONE place the newest information about books from the NYT, the Guardian, book blogs, librarian blogs, bookstore sites, etc. etc.
If you love books and reading about what newest in the book world, this is the place for YOU!
http://books.alltop.com/
If you love books and reading about what newest in the book world, this is the place for YOU!
http://books.alltop.com/
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Our blog gets RSS Feeds!
What??!!, you ask. RSS feeds are like daily newsletters sent to our blog on topics relevant to FMM. So far, we have mostly book-related feeds, but I'm hoping that Someone on the AV side of FMM might add some useful movie and music feeds....hint, hint, hint......
To read our feed, follow the simple directions below.
You view feeds on the Feeds tab in the Favorites Center. To view your feeds, click the Favorites Center button (HINT: it's the yellow STAR shaped button at the top left of this blog) , and then click Feeds.
To read our feed, follow the simple directions below.
You view feeds on the Feeds tab in the Favorites Center. To view your feeds, click the Favorites Center button (HINT: it's the yellow STAR shaped button at the top left of this blog) , and then click Feeds.
100 Useful Reference Sites You've Never Heard Of
The internet is an amazing place, but sometimes it can be overwhelming. This site which is worth bookmarking, identifies and describes 100 sites for teachers that might be useful for anyone! Don't have time to explore it completely? Don't worry! Just take a glance and scroll down the list, put it on your list of favorites and remember it when you just can't find the answer you need using good ol' Google.
Happy surfing!
Happy surfing!
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
July Monthly Report
The past twelve months have been very active for the Library and Adult Services! The following is a sampling of key accomplishments and events over the past year. Thanks to all Adult Services staff members for their hard work and dedication over the past year.
- Fiction, Movies and Music area opens in summer 2007, with new a new service desk and improved shelving and signage.
- YA staff implements video gaming as part of their programming, attracting non-traditional users to the library.
- Periodicals collection moves to new self-serve shelving near reference stacks. Back issues of magazines are now shelved with the most recent copy, enabling patrons to easily browse the collection.
- Bookletters expands to include different genres and formats, including new e-newsletters for genealogy, business, and library news.
- Cook Library Genealogy Networking group debuts in April.
- Job descriptions updated for many Adult Services staff members.
- DVD checkout limit doubled to 10.
- Harry Potter Lock-In Party attracts 32 teens who enjoyed an overnight of fun as the highly anticipated book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was officially released in July.
- Nearly all of the library’s 4,500 adult videocassette titles are sold to the public in order to proceed with the relocation of the DVD and CD collection to the main floor.
- New Family Film Collection is completed, offering over 550 family-friendly DVD titles.
English Language Learning collection is established, consisting of books and multimedia materials to help adults improve their reading and comprehension. - ELL reading and discussion group established, offering book discussions for non-native English speakers in a leisurely, fun setting.
- Instant messaging implemented, enabling patrons an additional means to communicate with reference librarians.
- Adult Services shelving operations reorganized, including naming 2 lead shelvers.
- Legal Forms and Small Business Resource Center databases added.
- After months of preparation and training, new online catalog system, Millennium, is launched in February.
- Monthly Pioneer Press column begins in April, exploring historical topics and events local to Mundelein, Vernon Hills and Libertyville.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Public Libraries 2.0
Recently in a conversation, Dan Armstrong told me he envisioned our library as being the "third place." I asked him what it meant and like many other new concepts, I've been hearing about it everywhere since. The third place refers to the several places you spend significant amounts of time, the first being your home. As I understand it, the Second Place can include your church, your children's school, Caribou, a favorite bar or restaurant--it's where you go and everybody knows your name.
The attached article talks about libraries as the Third Place for people in their communities and I'd be interested in your thoughts about this concept. Do you think Cook is already the Third Place for some? What can we do to make the new branch in VH the Third Place for that community?
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The attached article talks about libraries as the Third Place for people in their communities and I'd be interested in your thoughts about this concept. Do you think Cook is already the Third Place for some? What can we do to make the new branch in VH the Third Place for that community?
ej
Hot Summer Reading!!
Stumbled upon a great website that claims to connect librarians and publishers by Nora Rawlinson. She is a Readers' Advisor and recently spoke at BEA about how she goes about selecting books for her library. Her system might not be for everyone, but I thought it was worth reading about and sharing with all of you!
To get to the site, click on the title above: Hot Summer Reading.
Enjoy!
Yours,
Ellen
To get to the site, click on the title above: Hot Summer Reading.
Enjoy!
Yours,
Ellen
Friday, May 16, 2008
100 Must-Read Books: The Essential Man’s Library
Just found an interesting list of manly books on a website called The Art of Manliness. Great list of classic books with an emphasis on testosterone and heroic adventures. Here is their introductory blurb to their list of the 100 Essential Must-Read Books for Men:
There are the books you read, and then there are the books that change your life. We can all look back on the books that have shaped our perspective on politics, religion, money, and love. Some will even become a source of inspiration for the rest of your life. From a seemingly infinite list of books of anecdotal or literal merit, we have narrowed down the top 100 books that have shaped the lives of individual men while also helping define broader cultural ideas of what it means to be a man.
Whether it be a book on adventure, war, or manners, there is so much to learn about life’s great questions from these gems. Let us know in the comments which of these you loved, hated, and the books that meant a lot to you and should have made the list (you can even get really indignant about your favorite book). And without further ado, this is our list.
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There are the books you read, and then there are the books that change your life. We can all look back on the books that have shaped our perspective on politics, religion, money, and love. Some will even become a source of inspiration for the rest of your life. From a seemingly infinite list of books of anecdotal or literal merit, we have narrowed down the top 100 books that have shaped the lives of individual men while also helping define broader cultural ideas of what it means to be a man.
Whether it be a book on adventure, war, or manners, there is so much to learn about life’s great questions from these gems. Let us know in the comments which of these you loved, hated, and the books that meant a lot to you and should have made the list (you can even get really indignant about your favorite book). And without further ado, this is our list.
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Harry Potter updates
The emotional rollercoaster that the Harry Potter court case seems to be in danger of becoming (Shelf Awareness, April 15, 2008), continued when Steven Vander Ark "broke down and cried on the witness stand Tuesday as he faced off in court against his idol J.K. Rowling," according to the Associated Press (via USA Today). Described in the article as stammering and "choking on his words," the man accused of infringing upon Rowling's copyright testified, "It's been . . . It's been . . . It's been difficult because there has been a lot of criticism, obviously, and that was never the intention. . . . This has been an important part of my life for the last nine years or so."USA Today reported that Vander Ark "acknowledged that he, too, had substantial concerns all along about whether publishing an encyclopedia based on Rowling's Potter universe would constitute copyright infringement. He said he was talked into doing it by the publishing company [RDR Books]."
--- In an editorial entitled "J.K. Rowling may own Harry's world, but we own her words now," yesterday's Times of London (©News Corp.) offered this take on the issue:"A generation has now grown up besotted (©Milton) with Quidditch and Hogwarts. However, it is not astonishing that J.K. Rowling is using a court case to remind the writers of a zany (©Shakespeare) Harry Potter lexicon, now making the jump from cyberspace (©William Gibson) to print, that it is not common property and she did invent it all. She may succeed in persuading the court that her copyright is violated by some parts of the proposed encyclopedia. Indeed, she may have a respectable commercial case, but not much of a cultural one. However, unless she employs a mole (©le Carré) to oversee our every conversation and written exchange, she should not try to suppress a collection of her invented words. For Voldemort, Muggles, Horcruxes and all Rowling's other serendipitous (©Walpole) coinages are ours now; it would be pig-headed (©Jonson) not to let us use them as we wish."English is so full of the neologisms of authors that if we had to credit each one, we would assassinate (©Shakespeare) our prose, and make readers chortle (©Carroll) mightily. Without being didactic (©Milton), Rowling can be assured that she is in good company in contributing words, gratis, to the language. The best she should hope for is that her words become as widely adopted as those of other authors. Perhaps the highest honour has been bestowed on the quark (©Joyce), used as the name for a sub-atomic particle. As there are quarks across the Universe, Joyce may be our most disseminated author. Rowling should be proud if Doxies, Thestrals or Butterbeer make it as far as a lexicon."
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--- In an editorial entitled "J.K. Rowling may own Harry's world, but we own her words now," yesterday's Times of London (©News Corp.) offered this take on the issue:"A generation has now grown up besotted (©Milton) with Quidditch and Hogwarts. However, it is not astonishing that J.K. Rowling is using a court case to remind the writers of a zany (©Shakespeare) Harry Potter lexicon, now making the jump from cyberspace (©William Gibson) to print, that it is not common property and she did invent it all. She may succeed in persuading the court that her copyright is violated by some parts of the proposed encyclopedia. Indeed, she may have a respectable commercial case, but not much of a cultural one. However, unless she employs a mole (©le Carré) to oversee our every conversation and written exchange, she should not try to suppress a collection of her invented words. For Voldemort, Muggles, Horcruxes and all Rowling's other serendipitous (©Walpole) coinages are ours now; it would be pig-headed (©Jonson) not to let us use them as we wish."English is so full of the neologisms of authors that if we had to credit each one, we would assassinate (©Shakespeare) our prose, and make readers chortle (©Carroll) mightily. Without being didactic (©Milton), Rowling can be assured that she is in good company in contributing words, gratis, to the language. The best she should hope for is that her words become as widely adopted as those of other authors. Perhaps the highest honour has been bestowed on the quark (©Joyce), used as the name for a sub-atomic particle. As there are quarks across the Universe, Joyce may be our most disseminated author. Rowling should be proud if Doxies, Thestrals or Butterbeer make it as far as a lexicon."
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Thursday, April 03, 2008
Oprah's Book Club selections
- Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
- As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
- Back Roads by Tawni O'Dell
- The Best Way To Play by Bill Cosby
- Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen
- The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
- The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton
- Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat
- Cane River by Lalita Tademy
- The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
- Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton
- Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
- The Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn Mitchard
- Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz
- East of Eden by John Steinbeck
- Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons
- Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald
- A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
- Gap Creek by Robert Morgan
- The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
- The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
- The Heart of a Woman by Maya Angelou
- Here on Earth by Alice Hoffman
- House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III
- I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb
- Icy Sparks by Gwyn Hyman Rubio
- Jewel by Bret Lott
- A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines
- Light in August by William Faulkner
- Love in the Time of Cholera By Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez
- A Map of the World by Jane Hamilton
- The Meanest Thing To Say by Bill Cosby
- The Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier
- Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
- Midwives by Chris Bohjalian
- A Million Little Pieces by James Frey
- Mother of Pearl by Melinda Haynes
- A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
- Night by Elie Wiesel
- One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez
- Open House by Elizabeth Berg
- Paradise by Toni Morrison
- The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
- The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve
- The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
- The Rapture of Canaan by Sheri Reynolds
- The Reader by Bernhard Schlink River
- Cross My Heart by Breena Clarke
- The Road by Cormac McCarthy
- She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
- Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
- Songs In Ordinary Time by Mary McGarry Morris
- The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
- Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail by Malika Oufkir
- Stones from the River by Ursula Hegi
- Sula by Toni Morrison
- Tara Road by Maeve Binchy
- The Treasure Hunt by Bill Cosby
- Vinegar Hill by A. Manette Ansay
- A Virtuous Woman by Kaye Gibbons
- We Were The Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates
- What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day by Pearl Cleage
- Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts
- While I Was Gone by Sue Miller
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
How to Get Boys to Read
Marc Aronson
How to get boys to read
Deerfield Public Library
March 10, 2008
Marc Aronson has clear ideas about why boys today are considered nonreaders and how we can change that perception as well as help boys improve their reading skills. Aronson, an award-winning YA writer and lecturer, spoke entertainingly on Monday, March 10 to a packed room of parents, librarians and educators at Deerfield Public Library.
According to the recent study by the NEA, fewer people are reading today than ever before. Aronson argues, however, that the NEA defines reading as the reading of fiction and this study didn’t measure other types of reading activities, noticeably the sort of reading most often done by men and preferred by boys---nonfiction. He told us that his flight that morning from New Jersey was full of mostly men who were all reading newspapers, magazines and work-related papers. He said, that according to the narrow definition of reading by the NEA, all those men would be considered non-readers.
He then turned his attention toward the public school system in which most reading involves ‘story.’ Stories, by definition, are usually narrative fiction which allows the reader to identify with a character and learn something about him or herself as they enter that character’s world. Aronson claims that many boys are not engaged by stories and would prefer to read facts and information about topics of interest to them. He gave the example of his five year old son who struggled with basic sight words in his reading book because he just didn’t care about Bob and Tom and their simple stories. But when Aronson gave him, a Yu-Gi-Oh trading card of his favorite character, that same five year old was able to sound out multi-syllabic words describing this character and his actions. Boys want a schematic, not a romance. For boys, reading is about knowing more facts that someone else. Reading is done in order for them to win or dominate—so they know more about their teams for the NCAA office pool. Boys want to learn how to live the story himself, not to find himself in literature. Yet, our public school system is designed to teach reading through stories which doesn’t work for about half the student body. Then when boys don’t respond or when they act out, they become the problem. The problem becomes the boys and not the way we’re teaching them. We, in fact, end up blaming the victim.
Those of us who want to help boys become better readers must recognize that reading can be logical and linear such as reading about how to do something, like build or repair something. Some boys want mastery of a subject they care about or the tools to master his field. Aronson suggested that boys want to learn to BE an electrician, not to read about one.
Aronson believes that video games should or could have a place in the classroom. He cited one successful social studies teacher who had his students place the simulation game Civilization which then motivated them to read the history of great rulers, in order to win at the game. He mentioned one surgeon who believes that playing an hour of the video game Marble Madness before an operation enhances his surgical precision and attention to detail.
Boys’ competitiveness is a double-edged sword, however, said Aronson. Boys’ egos can be fragile and they can be easily frustrated. The trick is to harness their competitiveness to help them read more, but not raise the bar so high that they become frustrated and likely to give up too easily. To increase boys’ vocabulary, give them new words about topics they want to know about. If they are a football fan, he suggested getting them books, magazines and newspaper articles about their favorite team.
Aronson concluded his talk by going back to his problems with the NEA’s conclusions that boys don’t read. He suggested renaming the non-fiction section of libraries the Knowledge section. He said that non-fiction is the only category in our lives defined by something it isn’t. That demeans boys’ interests because the term non-fiction doesn’t have the same cachet as fiction.
If we give boys things to read that match their interests, he said boys will read. He said it is going to take a paradigm shift in public schools and libraries to recognize and validate boys’ reading preferences. Going back to the airplane filled with men reading non-fiction, he suggested that if we allow boys to expand their reading to include non-fiction and let them follow their interests, we would go a long way toward helping boys become better readers.
Throughout his talk, Aronson recommended twol books for those who are interested in thinking more about the subject of boys and reading:
Reading Don’t Fix No Chevys; Literacy in the Lives of Young Men by Michael W. Smith and Jeffrey Wilhelm
How Computer Games Help Children Learn by David Williamson Shaffer
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How to get boys to read
Deerfield Public Library
March 10, 2008
Marc Aronson has clear ideas about why boys today are considered nonreaders and how we can change that perception as well as help boys improve their reading skills. Aronson, an award-winning YA writer and lecturer, spoke entertainingly on Monday, March 10 to a packed room of parents, librarians and educators at Deerfield Public Library.
According to the recent study by the NEA, fewer people are reading today than ever before. Aronson argues, however, that the NEA defines reading as the reading of fiction and this study didn’t measure other types of reading activities, noticeably the sort of reading most often done by men and preferred by boys---nonfiction. He told us that his flight that morning from New Jersey was full of mostly men who were all reading newspapers, magazines and work-related papers. He said, that according to the narrow definition of reading by the NEA, all those men would be considered non-readers.
He then turned his attention toward the public school system in which most reading involves ‘story.’ Stories, by definition, are usually narrative fiction which allows the reader to identify with a character and learn something about him or herself as they enter that character’s world. Aronson claims that many boys are not engaged by stories and would prefer to read facts and information about topics of interest to them. He gave the example of his five year old son who struggled with basic sight words in his reading book because he just didn’t care about Bob and Tom and their simple stories. But when Aronson gave him, a Yu-Gi-Oh trading card of his favorite character, that same five year old was able to sound out multi-syllabic words describing this character and his actions. Boys want a schematic, not a romance. For boys, reading is about knowing more facts that someone else. Reading is done in order for them to win or dominate—so they know more about their teams for the NCAA office pool. Boys want to learn how to live the story himself, not to find himself in literature. Yet, our public school system is designed to teach reading through stories which doesn’t work for about half the student body. Then when boys don’t respond or when they act out, they become the problem. The problem becomes the boys and not the way we’re teaching them. We, in fact, end up blaming the victim.
Those of us who want to help boys become better readers must recognize that reading can be logical and linear such as reading about how to do something, like build or repair something. Some boys want mastery of a subject they care about or the tools to master his field. Aronson suggested that boys want to learn to BE an electrician, not to read about one.
Aronson believes that video games should or could have a place in the classroom. He cited one successful social studies teacher who had his students place the simulation game Civilization which then motivated them to read the history of great rulers, in order to win at the game. He mentioned one surgeon who believes that playing an hour of the video game Marble Madness before an operation enhances his surgical precision and attention to detail.
Boys’ competitiveness is a double-edged sword, however, said Aronson. Boys’ egos can be fragile and they can be easily frustrated. The trick is to harness their competitiveness to help them read more, but not raise the bar so high that they become frustrated and likely to give up too easily. To increase boys’ vocabulary, give them new words about topics they want to know about. If they are a football fan, he suggested getting them books, magazines and newspaper articles about their favorite team.
Aronson concluded his talk by going back to his problems with the NEA’s conclusions that boys don’t read. He suggested renaming the non-fiction section of libraries the Knowledge section. He said that non-fiction is the only category in our lives defined by something it isn’t. That demeans boys’ interests because the term non-fiction doesn’t have the same cachet as fiction.
If we give boys things to read that match their interests, he said boys will read. He said it is going to take a paradigm shift in public schools and libraries to recognize and validate boys’ reading preferences. Going back to the airplane filled with men reading non-fiction, he suggested that if we allow boys to expand their reading to include non-fiction and let them follow their interests, we would go a long way toward helping boys become better readers.
Throughout his talk, Aronson recommended twol books for those who are interested in thinking more about the subject of boys and reading:
Reading Don’t Fix No Chevys; Literacy in the Lives of Young Men by Michael W. Smith and Jeffrey Wilhelm
How Computer Games Help Children Learn by David Williamson Shaffer
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Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Les Miserables movie in French
I have had several requests from HS students in French class about the movie Les Miserables in French. The version they are watching in class (and some want to/need to watch again at home for a paper or upcoming test) is the 1996 version by Warner Brothers. It was directed by Claude leLouch and is only available from a few libraries in VHS. It apparently has not yet been made into a DVD.
However, there is hope for these desperate students..........
After some searching, I have discovered that this film is available through Amazon.com as a download for just $2.99. Below is the link for that service. It might be their best option since there are so few local libraries that have this movie and most students seem to need it RIGHT AWAY.
http://www.amazon.com/Les-Miserables/dp/B0012QQNF2/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&s=digital-video&qid=1204669099&sr=8-17
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However, there is hope for these desperate students..........
After some searching, I have discovered that this film is available through Amazon.com as a download for just $2.99. Below is the link for that service. It might be their best option since there are so few local libraries that have this movie and most students seem to need it RIGHT AWAY.
http://www.amazon.com/Les-Miserables/dp/B0012QQNF2/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&s=digital-video&qid=1204669099&sr=8-17
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New way to search for movie titles
Can't remember a movie title, or just looking for something new to see? You can use the "movie:" operator to search for films related to a specific actor, director or plot detail.
Just go to Google.com and start your search query with:
movies:
After the colon, add whatever details you (or your patron) can remember about the movie.
You will get a list movie-based answers that hopefully contains the name of the film for which you're searching.
Isn't the internet amazing?!
Just go to Google.com and start your search query with:
movies:
After the colon, add whatever details you (or your patron) can remember about the movie.
You will get a list movie-based answers that hopefully contains the name of the film for which you're searching.
Isn't the internet amazing?!
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Another cool movie site!
In my never-ending quest to find useful and interesting things to add to this blog for your enrichment and enjoyment, I stumbled upon another movie site. It caught my eye because it's got a lengthy article about upcoming movies that are based on books. And there are some intriguing books they've picked to make movies into.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Andy's new blog: The Top Spot
Check out Andy's new blog! Hopefully he'll add the rest of the columns he's written for the library that are currently buried somewhere on the website so we can read them.
He could be the newest Siskel or Ebert--I hear there are openings on that show, but shhhhh, don't tell Andy!
He could be the newest Siskel or Ebert--I hear there are openings on that show, but shhhhh, don't tell Andy!
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Jodi Picoult News!
Keep up with the latest on Jodi Picoult's website! She's got a new book coming out in March called Change of Heart and Nineteen Minutes will come out in paperback on February 5th. Also, Handle with Care will be released in 2009 AND My Sister's Keeper is being made into a movie! Read Jodi's website for all the controversy it is causing already!!
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