Hey all, Dani here. Good morning everyone. I'm feeling a little bit better than I was yesterday at/after work, but part of that was helped by spending an hour or so browsing the Barnes & Noble web site and looking over books that I want to buy. Oh, and then after I finish writing up… Continue reading Discussion: Library Love
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Review: Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey
Hey all, Dani here. Today was not a good day at work, and it's because of this whole COVID-19 thing. Things only seem to be getting worse, and so many in the US are clamoring for everything to be opened up again. It is anxiety-inducing, especially worse when you are considered an essential employee and… Continue reading Review: Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey
Weekly Wrap-Up (61)
Hey all, Dani here. It is Wednesday once again, and I am so ready for the weekend already. I was sent to a new job rotation on Monday and I am working muscles that I haven't really worked in a long while, so I am sore and tired. Thankfully I just need to make it… Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up (61)
Review: Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter
Hey all, Dani here. Today's review is a special one for me, especially during National Library Week. This is a book that I bought back during my undergraduate program, and it was a book club pick at my library, and I held on to my copy. Fast forward more than a decade later and I… Continue reading Review: Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter
Review: Mr Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Hey all, Dani here. Continuing on with my celebration of National Library Week, my bonus post today is a review of a book that I had heard a lot about over the past several years, and I finally got around to reading it myself. I read it in one short sitting and one slightly longer… Continue reading Review: Mr Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
National Library Week: Top 10 Challenged Books of 2019
Hey all, Dani here. I'm celebrating libraries, books, and bookstores all week on the blog, and with that comes a little bit of bonus content. Yesterday the American Library Association (ALA) released their State of America's Libraries 2020 document, and it has a lot of information in it about public libraries, academic libraries, and more,… Continue reading National Library Week: Top 10 Challenged Books of 2019
Manga Review: Magus of the Library, Volume 3
Hey all, Dani here. What do you do when it's National Library Week and it's also Manga Monday? You review a volume of manga about a library. Yes! It just so happened to work out that I needed to review the third volume of this series, so I shifted around my schedule a tiny bit… Continue reading Manga Review: Magus of the Library, Volume 3
Manga Review: Fairy Tail, Volume 8
Hey all, Dani here. Good morning, and welcome back to my slate of Manga Monday posts. When this one goes live, I'll be at work. It hasn't been too bad to be back down in the standard jobs, but I do miss my job in isolation. But, I've heard that I might be changing job… Continue reading Manga Review: Fairy Tail, Volume 8
National Library Week 2020
Hey all, Dani here. It is National Library Week, which means it is time to celebrate all the libraries and librarians out there for all the great services they provide. And yes, we should be celebrating these people and places year round--obviously most of us book lovers do--but this is a special week hosted by… Continue reading National Library Week 2020
Review: Hickville Crossroads by Mary Karlik
Hey all, Dani here. You guys, I bought so many groceries today, and yet I regret nothing. I'm going to be doing a little bit of meal prep, making up some soups and pastas in my Instant Pot that Damian and I can pack for our work lunches throughout the week. It's going to be… Continue reading Review: Hickville Crossroads by Mary Karlik
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