Two of my favorite things are cats and books. I’m sure that won’t come as a huge surprise to you all. In the picture above, you will see three kittens (who are much larger these days) named Merry, Pippin, and Sam who have decided to sleep squeezed between the top of the books and [...]
Archive for March, 2008
A Bit of Silliness: Library Cats
Posted in Links, Silliness, tagged Library Cats Map on Monday, March 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Book Review: Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich
Posted in Books, Children, tagged Adam Rex, Book Review, Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich on Saturday, March 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Monsters and food are the two themes running through a very amusing book of poetry entitled Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich: and other stories you’re sure to like, because they’re all about monsters, and some of them are also about food. You like food don’t you? Well, all right then. by Adam Rex. Yes, that’s the [...]
Thirteen Silly Links
Posted in Links, Meme, Silliness, tagged Thursday Thirteen on Thursday, March 27, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Thursday Thirteen #12
Hello all. I’m stuck at home with the flu. To keep me from going stir crazy, I’ve been surfing the internet looking at silly things. It occurred to me that some of you might need a pick-me-up as well, so here are thirteen links to keep you amused.
Thirteen Bits Of [...]
Bike Safety Program
Posted in Children, Fremont, Irvington, Niles, tagged bike, Safe Moves, safety on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Safe Moves, a non-profit organization specializing in traffic safety education, is offering Bike Safety Programs at Fremont Libraries this April. The programs will last about 30 minutes and are intended for children who enjoy riding their bikes. The programs will cover: safe places to ride your bike, the correct helmet to use, hand signals and much [...]
Design a Book Cover Contest
Posted in Books, Centerville, Children, Events, Uncategorized on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In celebration of the National Library Week in April, and the Children’s Book Week in May, the Centerville Library has a Design a Book Cover Contest for elementary and junior high students. Design a new cover for your favorite book or your imaginary book (like the one you made for Young Author Contest) and [...]
Some More Books Coming to The Big Screen
Posted in Books to Film, News, tagged Book Adaptations, Dune, Frank Herbert, Lord Dunsany, My Talks with Dean Spanley, Neuromancer, William Gibson on Monday, March 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Here is your weekly update on upcoming book to film adaptations. As usual, if you have news about any projects of this ilk, please let us know.
* Neuromancer by William Gibson is currently in pre-production. There is no specific release date for this film yet, merely the year 2009. Currently it looks [...]
Beautiful Cover Art – Son of the Mob
Posted in Books, Teens, tagged Cover Art, Gordon Korman, Son of the Mob on Friday, March 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I read Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman a while ago, and I really enjoyed its Romeo and Juliet dynamic. (The son of a big time mobster and the daughter of an FBI agent fall in love, and it ends up being not as straightforward as you’d think.) I also think that it would [...]
13 Books Coming to Film
Posted in Books to Film, Meme, tagged Book Adaptations, Thursday Thirteen on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 | 12 Comments »
Thursday 13 #11
Things have been a bit busy this week, so I’ve chosen to do a Thursday Thirteen that didn’t require quite so much research this time around. Instead, I bring you thirteen books that are on their way to the big screen. Have you heard about any books that are being filmed? [...]
We Need Your Help
Posted in Books, Children, Events, Fremont, tagged book discussion, Page Turners on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Have you been attending our Page Turners book discussion group here at the Fremont Main Library? If not, would you like to attend? Either way, we’ve got a question for you.
A little background info: As you may already know, the current Page Turners club is for students in the 4th to 6th grades and meets [...]
Place My Award Here
Posted in Books, Children, Review, tagged Chester, Melanie Watt, Scaredy Squirrel on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Chester is the naughty, but terribly funny cat of the title in this new book by Melanie Watt. (Watt also wrote the Scaredy Squirrel books.) If you’ve read any of her books, then you already know about her charmingly crazy sense of humor. This latest book is no exception. It starts with Melanie trying to write a story about a mouse, [...]
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