Off the ShelvesEnriching Lives <br> A Place for Entertainment and Information<br> From the La Grange Park Public Library(Untitled)- May 17, 2003 Congratulations to all the runners and walkers who participated in Run for the Roses. Well done.http://www.lplibrary.org/blog/2003/05/17.html#a377 (Untitled)- May 17, 2003 It's here. The long awaited Friends of the Library Book Sale. Today and tomorrow, May 17 & 18, 10am-4pm Hope to see you!http://www.lplibrary.org/blog/2003/05/17.html#a376 (Untitled)- May 17, 2003 Author Interview: Margaret Atwood, at Bookrepor .... Author Interview: Margaret Atwood, at Bookreporter.com. She's "written more than thirty books of fiction, poetry and critical essays. Her latest novel is the stunning and provocative ORYX AND CRAKE. In this interview Atwood talks about her decision to include a male protagonist in ORYX AND CRAKE, her own spiritual philosophy and the application of humor in the novel's serious premise." WPL: waterboro lib blog The book display and bibliography.http://www.lplibrary.org/blog/2003/05/17.html#a375 (Untitled)- May 16, 2003 FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE THIS WEEKEND!! 9 a.m. PreSale for Friends Members Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sundayhttp://www.lplibrary.org/blog/2003/05/16.html#a374 (Untitled)- May 16, 2003 Harry Potter at the Witching Hour. Plan to Potter Around Oak Park Next Month "But you don't have to be a wizard, and you don't have to be in London to pay a visit to that fabled alley. Just go to Oak Park Avenue and Lake Street in west suburban Oak Park on Friday, June 20. For that one night, a stretch of shops will be transformed into Diagon Alley to mark the first sale of the new Harry Potter book. Starting about 9 p.m., the Magic Tree children's bookstore will become Flourish &...http://www.lplibrary.org/blog/2003/05/16.html#a373 (Untitled)- May 16, 2003 Why did the librarian cross the road. The Multnomah Public Library has a library joke of the month. Fun!! (via LII)Library Stuffhttp://www.lplibrary.org/blog/2003/05/16.html#a372 (Untitled)- May 15, 2003 Lunar Eclipse There will be a lunar eclipse tonight. If the clouds go away, you should be able to watch it beginning around 10:05 p.m. You can find out more about the eclispe at Space.comhttp://www.lplibrary.org/blog/2003/05/15.html#a371 (Untitled)- May 15, 2003 HIPAA Resource Website. From the HHS Office on Civil Rights, this comprehensive resource, Medical Privacy - National Standards to Protect the Privacy of... beSpacifichttp://www.lplibrary.org/blog/2003/05/15.html#a370 (Untitled)- May 13, 2003 The Friends of the Library Book Sale is this weekend - Come early and buy lots of books!http://www.lplibrary.org/blog/2003/05/13.html#a369 (Untitled)- May 13, 2003 What's a Library What's a Librarian: An articl .... What's a Library What's a Librarian: An article at First Monday takes on these questions and their evolving answers. The thesis: "Libraries in the future will undertake local control, especially for long-term preservation and accessibility of digital as well as analog collections. Failure to embrace that role would cause libraries and librarians rapidly to lose relevance and value as Internet and other digital resources develop. Local...http://www.lplibrary.org/blog/2003/05/13.html#a368 |