Granddaughter has started going to weekly storytime again at the library after summer break. I met up with her and her parents this week. They have a big room with a big screen at the front, with chairs in a semi-circle for the adults, and a crate full of alphabet-themed rugs for the kids to…
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Tidbits in Hackley Library
image link (the rest of the pics in this post are mine) Thursday, after lunch and visiting the art museum, we walked next door to Hackley Library. Hackley Library is one of the oldest buildings in town (1890.) Like the art museum, it was built by funds donated by lumber baron, Charles Hackley. Hackley funded…
Friday Favorite Feature 3 — books for granddaughter (and one for me)
I went to the library yesterday to drop off due items and pick up items on hold. There is a cart in the entryway where donated books are placed. I noticed the loon book first and thumbed through it as I know a story about a loon from the dreams and mythology class, but this…
The Monday Peeve 25 — wanna knock a b out
My Monday Peeve today is about what’s been happening at my local branch of the library. Since retiring almost 2 years ago, I’ve become a very regular customer, checking out many movies, music CDs, and even some books. After using the library a couple of times of week, I have gotten to know the librarians….
Doodads 2/7/20 — One of these things…
I borrowed “The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy” by Valerie Ann Worwood from the library within the last week and have been consulting and taking notes from it since then. Today the copy I bought arrived in the mail. I noticed immediately that there was a substantial difference in size between the two…
Earth Strike and Canada Post — My Slice of Mexico
Wonderful ideas and young people taking to the streets for vital institutions for infrastructure between citizens. I’d like to see something similar for U.S. post offices and libraries. The gathering I attended was not too large, but I was given an informative brochure by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers … click on title…
Gloss
This year I participated in our local library’s first ever implementation of a seed bank. They took those gorgeous wooden cabinets that held the cards people could use to find books and now use a computer screen instead and turned it into being a keeper of seed packets. They communicated with heirloom seed companies and…
Tao Talk 