Savings

With the high cost of entertainment today, I have listed a way that you can save money on your entertainment needs.

Use your local library: Borrow books for free from your Fort Worth Public Library and go to our media department which houses an extensive DVD collection, …

Real Awesome

We've talked a bit about likes and dislikes so I would like to share one of my favorites too: Real Simple magazine. I like magazines and I will occasionally browse the periodicals to check up on the latest fashions, etc. but I don't usually READ magazines. That was …

Attention Spans

Attention Spans - Questions to make you think and ponder. What ever happened to the days when we would stay up all night to finish a book such as "Gone with the Wind" or "Lord of the Rings" trilogy? Did we grow up? Did we lose our love of reading or did reading …

Books I Hated 15 Years Ago

I hesitated to write that title. It feels so disloyal to admit disliking a book... even if it was 15 years ago.







As a bibliophile isn't it my responsibility to love and defend all works of literature?

But I REALLY want to tell you about three books I couldn't stand as a …

Forever on the Mountain

I am an avid reader and probably read upwards of 200 books a year. However, I have to admit that I generally do not browse either the library or the bookstore for new books to read. I tend to stick to favorite authors and look for their newest published items. I also …

America's Favorite Book

One of my fellow bloggers, Jennifer, listed her favorite books in a recent post. And earlier this week, I came across a reference to a recent Harris Poll asking Americans to identify their favorite book. 2,513 adults were surveyed online between March 11 and 18, 2008.

Tree Huggin', Earth Lovin' Books

Going green is very hip these days. Hybrids are all over the roads. There are even TWO of those minute Smart Cars in my neighborhood. I am definitely not a tree hugger but I recycle (thanks to curbside recycling from the city).

Tuesday marks the 38th anniversary of Earth …

Anime

Dana has posted about graphic novels. I, as Multi-Media Maven, must now ask for a discussion of anime. I discovered the charms of Japanese anime a few years ago before I even dipped a toe into the Multi-Media Center and acsended into Mavenhood.

I suppose it was …

More

If you have not had a chance, you should take a look at the new More Magazine. This magazine has something for the 40+ woman. I like the layout of the magazine and each month they have special features on real topics and new trends.

The fashions are cool and the …

A fun author for young readers: Mo Willems

As a children's librarian, I have many favorite children's authors. Like most of my passions, I have a somewhat eclectic taste - I enjoy the classic picture books of Margaret Wise Brown but I also enjoy some of the more recent stuff children's literature has to offer. …

Intelligent Cats - Allegory and Fantasy

Intelligent Cats - This is not an oxymoron. Try a series by Claire Bell set in a prehistoric world. The series is "Book of the Named" which is at once an allegory and a fantasy. The books are "Ratha's Creature", "Clan Ground", "Ratha and Thistle-Chaser", and …

Tech Goodies

In my fantasy world, I am a techie; but in reality, I know just enough to get myself in trouble.

Here are some of my favorite Internet toys:

www.LibraryThing.com

I found this about 3 years ago and knew it was for me. While I am not a cataloging, I have always organized my …

How Do You Feel About Graphic Novels?

My childhood experience with comics was minimal. I was allowed to buy one comic every summer when I went to visit my grandparents in Idaho. It was a treat to walk into that old fashioned drugstore on a mission to select that one Archie comic. (This was one of the many …

Favorites and Future Releases

Hello, I am an adult/teen librarian at our East Regional Branch. I am very excited to share my love of books. I would say that my primary reading interest is Science Fiction and Fantasy. However, I read just about every genre including non-fiction and like books …

Guilty Pleasures

Last week I wrote about books as social deal breakers: the man or woman who looks really interesting...until you notice that they're totally involved in the latest issue of World Weekly News. On the other side of that coin are things you personally would rather not be …

Celebrating the V-DAY

Do you know about the history of the V-Day? When did it start and how? This year it will take place in New Orleans (V-Day New Orleans). We all can do something to end the violence against women and girls.

V-Day is a global movement to end violence against women and girls …

Race and Identity

In the wake of the speech delivered by Barack Obama on Race in America, I thought it was fitting to do a little reading of my own on the subject matter. I read through the book titled: Black, White, Other by Lise Funderburg. I must admit, having a biracial background …

The Value of Libraries

Why do we need to promote libraries? Aren't they a positive good? As a librarian, I have always believed that. Even before I was a librarian, I believed it; from the time my mama brought me to my very first story hour when I was four. The children's librarian was a …

Love of History, Art, Romance

For all those with a love of history, art, romance, and jumping between periods in time, the books by Tracy Chevalier are for you. Some of you may have seen the movie "Girl with a Pearl Earring". This was based on one of her books with the same title. She has also …

Books & Art, My Forever Friends