Thanks to my friend Michelle for sending me this great link to a blog run by two lovely public librarians in Michigan. Awful Library Books is a running collection of books that they find funny, questionable, amusing, etc. They want you to send in your own photos so take a trip to your public library and find a dusty, offensive treasure.
links
A smattering of links
Why We’d Be Better of Without the Walkman
–I love music and appreciate my ipod (well, I did appreciate it before it died this year) on plane trips and whatnot, but I can’t help but mostly agree with the author’s take on the use and proliferation of portable music devices.
A charmingly creative animation of a magical notebook
–Thanks to my friend Selena for sending this along to me. I’m a sucker for these innovative, bookish shorts, which leads me to:
-This was made by HarperCollins a few months ago when they were celebrating the 25th anniversary of their imprint 4th Estate, so it’s a bit advertise-y, but don’t let that distract you from this delightful world of words.
live in the layers 