The L.D. Fargo Public Library in Lake Mills, WI, has a blog. On it, they post mostly listings of recent additions to the collection. It's not very gripping stuff, until you start to read the little descriptions of the incoming titles, and you hear a very bored librarian talking. For example:"Killer Heat by Linda Fairstein. … Continue reading A Glimpse Inside the Librarian’s Mind
We’re Like Chuck E Cheese for Smart Kids
A rainy Thursday in the store was made livelier when we hosted a birthday party for Anya and her friends. There was cake and a pinata and a scavenger hunt. Everyone went home with a book, and a good time was had by all.--David E
Freedom From Choice
Web magazine monocle.com has a profile of Berlin's Bildschöne Bücher bookstore. The store was founded by former Taschen sales director Bodo von Hodenberg and based on the same principle as his website 25books.com. Only a carefully curated selection of art and design books are available. This is not a comprehensive. They do the selecting for … Continue reading Freedom From Choice
Musings from Magers and Quinn 