Tag: just for fun
IOF: Bathing with books, life lessons from Harry Potter, around the world in 80 photos and more!
By Alex on May 10th, 2013
Every Friday, we share a handful of links that we found funny, provocative or just plain cool. We call it In Our Feeds. Have a good weekend! Who better to get life lessons from than our friends from Hogwarts? Here are 5 life lessons we canmore… full post
In Our Feeds: A Shakespeare flowchart, an iPad addict, and librarians being awesome
By Lia on April 26th, 2013
Every Friday, we share a handful of links that we found funny, provocative or just plain cool. We call it In Our Feeds. Have a good weekend! After another heavy week, we could all use a little fun. Here’s hoping this week’s links bring amore… full post
It came from the archive
By Jessica on April 23rd, 2013
It is incredibly easy to get lost in the archive. The Scholastic archive houses thousands of books and magazines, and while walking through the stacks I stopped in what we called the “T number” collection. This was the collection that housedmore… full post
The more that you read, the more things you will know
By Suzanne on April 20th, 2013
The charming city of San Antonio seems an unlikely venue for the International Reading Association’s 58th Annual Convention. Texas, after all, is among only a handful of states that have not signed on to the new Common Core Standards. Still,more… full post
Retro educational technology
By Lia on April 18th, 2013
Educational technology is a hot topic these days. From iPads to SMART Boards, online classes to apps, technology is undoubtedly changing the landscape of the classroom. Of course, all this talk got us thinking about our favorite retromore… full post
Pockets full of poems
By Megan on April 18th, 2013
I’m a pockets person. On any given day, I’ll find one or more of the following items in my pockets: loose change, gum wrapper, tissue, subway card, ID card, hair tie, iPhone, crumbled Post-it note, pen. Well, not today. Today, I’ve discardedmore… full post
Why I still carry my library card at all times
By Anne on April 15th, 2013
Happy Monday and happy National Library Week! Such a perfect time to share why I love libraries, and I really do. More often than not, the book peeking out of my purse is checked out of the library. Friends and family sometimes wonder why I usemore… full post
In Our Feeds: vintage passports, library love, and city artwork
By Kristen on April 12th, 2013
Every Friday, we share a handful of links that we found funny, provocative or just plain cool. We call it In Our Feeds. Have a good weekend! To kick it off with something fun, take a look at 15 vintage celebrity passports! Ever wondered whatmore… full post
Guilty: reading while on jury duty
By Megan on April 12th, 2013
Have you ever been summoned for jury duty? Today marks my second day of my first ever jury duty service. I’m one of 600,000 New Yorkers who serve annually, “invoking my right as a citizen” as Diane Sawyer says so astutely in the introductory videomore… full post
Decorating with books
By Lia on April 8th, 2013
I may not be super crafty, but I do love decorating–or at least the idea of decorating. (Let’s just say I spend a lot of time on Pinterest…). Of course, bookworm that I am, one of my favorite parts of home decoration to see is how people displaymore… full post
