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Guess who is in charge of weeding the 500s AND just found the name of their new thrash metal band!

What I Read Last Week:

After Months Of Homelessness, A Teen Leaves The Woods Behind | NPR At Pa. School, Teens Build Empathy By Confiding In A Crowd | NPR Amazon’s Tactics Confirm Its Critics’ Worst Suspicions | New York Times Five Poems by Gale Marie Thompson | Route Nine Meet-Cute (Wikipedia entry) Heavy-metal music is a surprising indicator ofContinue reading “What I Read Last Week:”

Warmer (and weirder) New Jersey

The latest display in Media is “Warmer (and Weirder) days are ahead, NJ” – our attempt at keeping up with the warm weather-adventurous feeling that everyone seems to have, but with a spin – Weird NJ – to keep up intrigue rather than a table of how-to garden DVDs . My co-worker and I gatheredContinue reading “Warmer (and weirder) New Jersey”

What I Read Last Week:

Largest dinosaur? Paleontologists unearth new heavyweight in Argentina | the Guardian Scientists enlist border collies to chase off beach-polluting gulls | LA Times (Must-see picture of a collie in a patrol vest) Kerpow! How women used the boy’s own world of comic books to further the cause | the Guardian Patrick Stewart Talks About theContinue reading “What I Read Last Week:”

Free Comic Book Day 2014

Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) is an annual promotional event for comic books in North America that occurs the first Saturday of May. The intent of FCBD is to bring new readers (and buyers) into comic book stores. The effort is coordinated by Diamond Comic Distributors, the industry’s single largest distributor. Since 2002 DCD hasContinue reading “Free Comic Book Day 2014”

What I Read Last Week:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjbRh56WG9E “Plunder the lox” – line of the year, via ESPN. What I Read Last Week: Mapping Pennsylvania’s Historic Roller Coasters | WESA Of Farmers and Fathers | The Rumpus A Brief History of the Running Shoe | Runner’s World I didn’t read a lot last week; I was busy:

May the Fourth Be With You / Return of the Sixth

Once again Media was blessed with some serendipitous timing when it came time for the next display. Last week the cast of the new Stars Wars movie was announced, in addition to it being May 4th (“May The Fourth Be With You”) and May 6th (“Return of the Sixth”.) Like with the Shakespeare display, weContinue reading “May the Fourth Be With You / Return of the Sixth”

Shakespeare in the Library

About three weeks ago Reference approached Media with the offer of an available table. After some creative wheeling and dealing on the part of my co-worker, my dream of having a display space in Media has been fulfilled. Prior to this addition, Media did not have any display areas besides the counter top of theContinue reading “Shakespeare in the Library”

What I Read Last Week:

Ortley Beach board via The real boardwalks of New Jersey: The ultimate guide (The Star-Ledger) How is Ms. Marvel Changing Media for the Better? (Video) | PBS Idea Channel Antibiotics are losing effectiveness in every country, says WHO | The Guardian Programs That Boil, Bake, and Sizzle | Library Journal Visual Interview: Elisa Gabbert |Continue reading “What I Read Last Week:”

What I Read Last Week:

Factory of Fun – Playmobil | Reuters The Confidence Gap | The Atlantic Ira Glass: ‘The first time I took ecstasy, my anxiety lifted away’ | The Guardian (for @gabecampesinos) Do Children Just Take Their Parents’ Political Beliefs’ It’s Not That Simple | The Atlantic The Pacific Ocean Has Become Acidic Enough to Dissolve SeaContinue reading “What I Read Last Week:”