A warm April hello to all my fellow readers out there from Minneapolis, where our libraries have been closed for a couple of weeks. Woe and alas! I’m guessing that many of you, likewise, are operating without access to a …
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for the love of libraries
I’ve got two books today that celebrate one of humankind’s finest creations — libraries! First stop, London, home of the amazing British Library. Books! Books! Books!: Explore the Amazing Collection of the British Library, by Mick Manning & Brita Granström …
quietest and most constant friends…five books about books
Charles William Eliot, the transformative president of Harvard from 1869-1909, called books “the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers.” All of us who love books …
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fiction favorites…Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library, by Chris Grabenstein published in 2013 by Yearling Question: Cross Willy Wonka, the Parkers Brothers, and your local librarian and what do you get? Answer: Mr. Lemoncello — a gazillionaire with a ginormous love for …
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