Grrr. Argh.
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daemonlunaLet's see. Internet is down at home, so I'm posting over my lunch hour at work. I am no longer sitting here in the dark, but I did spend the first half of the morning doing such, because they're replacing all the lights at the library. The new lights are more energy-efficient and have this funky pink glow. The bad news is that, with the exception of the staff room and the program room, ALL the lights in the library are on the same two switches. Including the public washrooms. Heh. It's going to be an interesting afternoon.
It has been handed down from up on high that yea, each library branch shall have a book display. And the previous edict that the aforementioned display shall showcase A/V, booktapes and book CDs all summer shall be disregarded. And yea, those that are responsible for the fiction display for the month of August (such as yours truly) shall focus on cows.
Yes, cows.
And beef.
Why? Because we're showing our support for the Alberta beef industry. Yipee-kay-yay. On the plus side, Barb has a large collection of stuffed cows in her parents' garage, and is going to lend me Brutus, the largest one, to sit on top of the display shelf.
Mooooo.
Book of the moment: Just finished a schlocky YA witch book. The Witches of Willowemere by Alison Baird. Ehhh, it coulda been worse, but it wasn't great. All mystic powers, reincarnation, some token Wicca running aroud, evil teen witches, etc. And not a smidgen of slashiness, just the 2x4-shadowing of the reincarnation of her lost love showing up later in the series. Because oh yes, this is a series.
Anyhoo. Must go convince a bunch of gr 5-6's that the library is a Cool Place. Easier than it sounds when you travel with books like The Day My Butt Went Psycho.
It has been handed down from up on high that yea, each library branch shall have a book display. And the previous edict that the aforementioned display shall showcase A/V, booktapes and book CDs all summer shall be disregarded. And yea, those that are responsible for the fiction display for the month of August (such as yours truly) shall focus on cows.
Yes, cows.
And beef.
Why? Because we're showing our support for the Alberta beef industry. Yipee-kay-yay. On the plus side, Barb has a large collection of stuffed cows in her parents' garage, and is going to lend me Brutus, the largest one, to sit on top of the display shelf.
Mooooo.
Book of the moment: Just finished a schlocky YA witch book. The Witches of Willowemere by Alison Baird. Ehhh, it coulda been worse, but it wasn't great. All mystic powers, reincarnation, some token Wicca running aroud, evil teen witches, etc. And not a smidgen of slashiness, just the 2x4-shadowing of the reincarnation of her lost love showing up later in the series. Because oh yes, this is a series.
Anyhoo. Must go convince a bunch of gr 5-6's that the library is a Cool Place. Easier than it sounds when you travel with books like The Day My Butt Went Psycho.
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moooooooooooo!
Date: 2003-08-06 04:29 pm (UTC)thanks again for the Spanish baby book recommendations - you rock! I'll be getting a couple titles for the shower for sure.
do you recommend The Day My Butt Went Psycho? I'm always on the lookout for good new titles to try, and wonder if you recommend it. *g*
The Butt Book
Date: 2003-08-06 06:22 pm (UTC)I took The Day My Butt Went Psycho out to schools to do our spring outreach (after coming into work one day and finding it waiting for me on my desk, thanks to another staff member *g*) and suffice to say, if you're ten, it's the funniest thing you've ever read. If you're older than ten... it's got a lot of toilet humor (duh) but is quite... inventive. Worth buying for other people's kids, bwaha.