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The Day the Library Bag Got Set in a Puddle

You’re expecting this to be a children’s picture book, right? With a title like that, surely that’s all it can be. I’m sorry to say that no, it’s actually the name of a day in my own life, a day that I would just as soon forget, but I must share the wisdom acquired before I can in good conscience banish it to the back of my mind. My husband had taken a large pitcher of lemonade with him to work. He does this from time to time; he works the night shift and the citric acid and vitamin C … Continue reading →

A Library in a Shopping Mall?

Libraries vs. shopping malls. The two things seem as diametrically opposed as a hot fudge sundae and a chunk of tofu. Yet for residents of Orem, Utah, it’s not all that strange. The Orem City Library has been undergoing a $1.8 million dollar remodel, involving half of the library. The south wing will feature a brighter interior, with new ceilings, lighting, and seating. But what do you do with half the contents of an entire library? You can’t just shove it all into a closet while the remodeling takes place. Thus was born the idea of opening a branch of … Continue reading →

Are You a Bibliophile?

Do you salivate over books? Does walking into a library equate entering a realm of the otherworldly? Do bookstores call out to you with a siren song, dragging you over the portal and dumping you unceremoniously in front of the new releases shelf? If so, you, my friend, are a bibliophile. Whether you read books for enjoyment or collect them for investment, you know who you are – a living, breathing book lover. Taken from “Among the Gently Mad” by Nicholas A. Basbanes: “The first documented use of the word bibliomania in English came in 1750 when Philip Dormer Stanhope, … Continue reading →