• Extreme makeover (library edition)

    Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 12:00pm
    ALevie
    Extreme makeover (library edition)

    It's hard to believe but the "new" library building is now almost eight and a half years old! We have had fun, and time has flown.

  • Video games at PPL

    Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 6:00pm
    ALevie
    Video games at PPL

    You probably know that the library has a vast selection of books, audiobooks, and DVDs for all ages...but did you know that we also have video games? In my next few posts to this blog I will highlight some of our lesser-known collections.This post was contributed by our own Network/Systems Adminstrator and video game selector Shaun Pall.

  • What the heck is that?

    Thursday, June 7, 2012 - 8:00am
    ALevie
    What the heck is that?

    Why do we create? What compels us to make things (art, music, crafts) when there is often no material gain or credit in it for us?

    There's a whole branch of philosophy devoted to aesthetics. I took a bit of philosophy in college but I am at a loss to explain the object pictured above.

  • Indie book buzz

    Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 9:58am
    ALevie
    Indie book buzz

    Recently I attended a fantastic presentation for librarians hosted by the Association of American Publishers covering forthcoming independent books.  The event highlighted titles by over 20 smaller, independent publishers (i.e. not the "Big Six": HarperCollins, Macmillan, Hachette, Penguin, Random House, and Simon & Schuster) and was particularly useful because we librarians might miss some of these less-publicized yet truly worthwhile books.

    Here is my idiosyncratic list of a few nonfiction titles that caught my eye, and might catch yours.

  • Up on the roof

    Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 8:00am
    ALevie
    building, library, secrets
    Up on the roof

    My colleague's intriguing blog post about secrets made me think "do we have any secrets here at the library?"  The fact that I had to think awhile is a good sign since we aim for transparency.  But I did think of one: did you know the library has a fourth floor?

  • The underappreciated library kick stool

    Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 8:00am
    ALevie
    furniture, kickstool
    The underappreciated library kick stool

    Kicked around.  Kick the habit.  Kicked off the island.  With connotations like this, is it any wonder that the lowly library kick stool doesn’t get much respect? But think about it…is there a better way for the vertically-challenged to get to a book high up on the top shelf?

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