May 24th, 2013

Looking for a place to create and not just consume? Now you can make stuff at MPL’s brand new Makerspace. It opens June 8th.

May 23rd, 2013

Welcome to another stunning episode of Word Woman’s Weekly Work-Out!  Did you know that there are more than 100,000 chemical reactions happening in the human brain every single second of the day?  Now you do!  Here’s an electrifying Word of the Week to get your neural pathways buzzing:

Vacuous:    (adjective)

1.      emptied of or lacking content

2.      marked by lack of ideas or intelligence : stupid, inane

3.      devoid of serious occupation : idle

“Vacuous”, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vacuous , 4/24/2013

Example:  Devon found Maria’s vacuous chatter so annoying that he transferred to a different department at work just so that he wouldn’t have to listen to her talk.

May 20th, 2013

Thanks to bookriot for this Monday morning cute explosion!

bookriot:

Kick off your morning with cuteness! 8 Animals as Bookish as You Are

Reblogged from BOOK RIOT
May 20th, 2013

cheshirelibrary:

librarylinknj:

sophiebiblio:

Beastie Boys + Librarians. Yes.

Friday afternoons are for parody videos.

So are Monday mornings… Let’s get this week started!

We love it!

May 16th, 2013

Welcome to another lively installment of Word Woman’s Weekly Work-Out!  On this day in 1929, the first ever Academy Awards ceremony took place in Hollywood, California.  Here’s a stellar Word of the Week to brighten your vocabulary:

Algid:    (adjective)

1.  cold

Origin of ALGID:

Latin algidus, from algēre to feel cold

First Known Use: circa 1623

“Algid”, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/algid , 4/20/2013

Example:  The algid temperature of the water belied the lake’s warm and inviting appearance.

May 16th, 2013

A Workout For Book Nerds

darienlibrary:

harpercollins:

epicreads:

All you need for this workout is a stack of hardcovers and some yarn or rope to tie them together!

Workout #1: The Book Curl

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Workout #2: The Book Up

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Workout #3: The Brunch (Book Crunch) - Just like brunch this can be done alone or with a friend!

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Cool Down

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The Epic Reads team rules massively…

This seems so much more enjoyable than going to the gym.

I like the part where you cool down.

Reblogged from Darien Library
May 13th, 2013
tinybookshelf:

Children’s Book Week begins in a just a few hours!
CBW is the annual celebration of books for young people and the joy of reading.
Poster illustration by Brian Selznick, creator of The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Wonderstruck

tinybookshelf:

Children’s Book Week begins in a just a few hours!

CBW is the annual celebration of books for young people and the joy of reading.

Poster illustration by Brian Selznick, creator of The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Wonderstruck

Reblogged from
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