bookshelves of doom

SO. EXCITED.

So, I'll post more about this once I've got all of my 'i's dotted and 't's crossed, but...

...HERE'S A SNEAK PEEK AT MY LIBRARY'S FIRST BIG SUMMER READING PROGRAM!:

TEDx Talk: Libraries Bridging the Digital Divide.

 

"Several of us volunteered to personally man the porn room, but alas, logistics."

Reddit thread: Does anyone else get patrons who try to censor the library?

While sorting for our upcoming book sale...

...I found these two gems.

This one, which looks like it should actually be titled VAMPIRES ON ICE #3: HI-CUT OR GO HOME:

And this one, which made me laugh so hard that I cried. (Literally. I couldn't even talk, I was laughing so hard. Rather than try to explain myself, I just threw it across the room to the woman who was sorting books with me. Happily, she's already WELL AWARE of my crazy, so it didn't even faze her.)

I don't even know why I find it so hilarious. I think it's the look on his face:

So that's what's going on here today.

Infographic: Learn to Use the Library.

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And now I know what I'm making for my library's upcoming bake sale.

UNICORN BARF.

Josh has just informed me that he wants to make Pegasus Airlines barf bags to package it in.

Good times.

Super-cheap program idea: The Tumblewing.

From Smithsonian's Air & Space Magazine:

This paper airplane—the Tumblewing—is a type a walkalong glider. The authors note that it’s designed to fall steadily forward and down, in a spiral. If you walk too fast, the Tumblewing will fly over your shoulder; if you walk too slowly, it will fall to the ground. So flying it takes a bit of practice. Would Orville and Wilbur have headed back to the bicycle shack if their first attempt failed?!? No!

VERDICT: It took us a couple of practice sessions to get the hang of the Tumblewing. Our first attempt fizzled because we used the wrong size cardboard. (Also, our boss told us to get back to work.) With the correct size cardboard, it was much easier to keep the Tumblewing aloft, and keeping it in sustained flight was just a matter of practicing.