Hey all, Dani here. Today is the start of Banned Books Week for 2020. Normally I have a big post talking about this event, and then I like to do recommendations posts and discussion posts and other stuff to highlight the importance of the freedom to read, and the issues of censorship that comes up,… Continue reading Banned Books Week 2020
Tag: Literacy
Weekly Wrap-Up (68)
Hey all, Dani here. Woohoo, it's Wednesday. It has started getting really hot here in Ohio, and unfortunately working in a factory means that it is ungodly hot while at work, so the past couple of days have not been pleasant. But on the happy side of things is my continuing work with Colorworld Books.… Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up (68)
Review: The Library Book by Susan Orlean
Hey all, Dani here. I originally intended to include this review during my National Library Week celebration on my blog. However, considering the date of the tragic fire that this book centers around, I thought it perhaps even more fitting to delay it a few days and have the post go up today. Work is… Continue reading Review: The Library Book by Susan Orlean
Review: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zavin
Hey all, Dani here. Hello and good afternoon everyone. When this post goes live I will be roughly 8 hours into Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon, and hopefully I'll have read a good number of books by then. Don't worry, I'll have my readathon wrap-up posted along with my Weekly Wrap-Up on Wednesday. Or, if you're… Continue reading Review: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zavin
Discussion: Library Love
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
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
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
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
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