September is Library Card Sign-up Month, and this year, Toy Story characters are honorary ambassadors of the occasion. To get yourself in the spirit of a Toy Story-tinged Sign-up Month, read/sing the following to the tune of “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” by Randy Newman: You’ve got a friend in me You’ve got … Continue reading
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September is Sign-up Month
The following was written in honor of Library Card Sign-up Month, which is September, and should be read/sung to the tune of Got My Mind Set on You by George Harrison. September is Sign-up Month! September is Sign-up Month! September is Sign-up Month! September is Sign-up Month! It’s not gonna take money It … Continue reading
Happy Novennber
Earlier this week, I received a call from a man who wanted to know if he needed a library card in order to sit in the library and read. I told him no, and that he was welcome to come on in and read all he wanted. It was a short, simple call, but it … Continue reading
It’s Time to Sign (Up for a Library Card)
The following was written in honor of Library Card Sign-up Month, which is September, and should be read/sung to the tune of The Sign by Ace of Base I’ll tell you ‘bout something for your wallet or your purse, you’ll be so glad: It is a magic plastic rectangle Well, more specifically, it’s a … Continue reading
Graffiti, Library Style
Graffiti artists tag railroad cars with their names or symbols. Lovestruck couples carve trees with their initials. Visitors to public restrooms scrawl on the stalls with colorful limericks. Library patrons leave their mark with…their library card number? While moving a table by the library’s copy machine, I noticed something written with a black marker on … Continue reading
Library Cards: So Valuable, it’s Madness
I used to eat at Chili’s a lot. I’m not necessarily a huge fan of lower-middle-tier casual American eateries (though if I could go here, I would) or baby back ribs, but my friend was a waiter there for several years, so I went to be supportive. Every now and then, I’d come in and … Continue reading
Don’t Sock it to ‘Em This Holiday Season
When I was a kid, I was always baffled when I heard my parents, relatives, and other old people (at the time, “old” was anyone above the age of around 20) talk about how much of a struggle it was for them to come up with Christmas gift ideas for themselves. The idea of not … Continue reading
Sign Up Wisely
September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month, which means we’re going to do the same thing we do every month and try to get cards into the hands of as many literacy-lovin’ citizens as possible. In case you needed any convincing that a library card is the premier deal in the vast realm of sign-upage, … Continue reading
Get Carded at the Library
I’m not by any means a graphic designer, but I have some residual Photoshop competence from my days spent being educated to be Don Draper (just the advertising part of him, not all the morally reprehensible stuff). Every now and then, I’m called upon to dust off those modest skills to create something purty for … Continue reading
Library Lover on a Mission
Many people enter the library on a mission. The missions vary greatly in importance and urgency, from lounging with the newspaper, to tracking down the all-important next volume of a TV show that will keep a binge watching sesh rolling, to printing a boarding pass, to making a restroom visit before disaster strikes. For all … Continue reading