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02/28/2010 10:32:17 PM · #1 |
| What about doing a challenge relating to books? Reading yourself, being read to, books in strange places... whatever. |
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02/28/2010 11:36:03 PM · #2 |
Sure ...  School of Library and Information Science, UC Berkeley 
Are you really a librarian? |
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03/01/2010 10:16:16 PM · #3 |
| Yeah, I'm really a librarian. I suppose I should come up with an idea relating to something other than books. But, I just see so many great moments in life that involve sharing stories. It's a reality that most people enjoy, just don't necessarily think of. |
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03/02/2010 01:12:43 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by MargaritaLibrarian:
Yeah, I'm really a librarian. I suppose I should come up with an idea relating to something other than books. |
You will -- meantime, nothing wrong with this suggestion. :-)
Librarians can do some amazing stuff. A couple of years ago I wanted my (then) 11 year-old son  Isaac to read a couple of books I'd read at about the same age (those Scolastic books you ordered through the school), but I couldn't remember the titles.
I called my local branch library and gave the librarian a one-paragraph synopsis of each book. When I called back later that day, she'd emailed my summary out to fifty or so collegues, had (correctly) identified both titles, and I was able to get them sent to my branch from the building where they were shelved, for pickup within the next day or two. :-) |
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03/02/2010 09:13:08 AM · #5 |
I like the idea of a more general book challenge.
There have been some book-related challenges:
Book Titles
Book Titles II
Book Smarts
Message edited by author 2010-03-02 09:13:23. |
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03/02/2010 10:00:07 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by MargaritaLibrarian:
Yeah, I'm really a librarian. I suppose I should come up with an idea relating to something other than books. |
You will -- meantime, nothing wrong with this suggestion. :-)
Librarians can do some amazing stuff. A couple of years ago I wanted my (then) 11 year-old son Isaac to read a couple of books I'd read at about the same age (those Scolastic books you ordered through the school), but I couldn't remember the titles.
I called my local branch library and gave the librarian a one-paragraph synopsis of each book. When I called back later that day, she'd emailed my summary out to fifty or so collegues, had (correctly) identified both titles, and I was able to get them sent to my branch from the building where they were shelved, for pickup within the next day or two. :-) |
Great story. I'm always amazed with the stuff I hear everyday about how libraries were there in special moments in people's lives. I'm very lucky to find myself in such a place everyday. |
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03/02/2010 10:01:34 PM · #7 |
Thanks for showing these. It's good to see! I'm still figuring out the DPC site and didn't yet know how to search. Everyone's so nice (and talented) around here. |
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03/02/2010 10:29:16 PM · #8 |
 ....Perfect.. |
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