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Organizing Your Home Library
Melissa Selleys
There's almost nothing I love more than perusing the stacks in an indie bookstore, thrift shop, or antique seller, looking for the classic, the weird, and the beautiful sides of books. As a result, I have amassed a large collection of books, and many of them seemed to live in boxes and on nightstands. It was hard to find the ones I wanted, and my packed shelves looked frankly ugly compared to ... ...more
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Read More on Overdrive Today
Day 6 of Isolation: Entertainment is scarce. In order to keep myself sane and well-read, I have read every book in my collection. Twice. I fear that my reading list cannot sustain me through this dark time. As Robert Frost wrote: "the best way out is always through," but how am I to get through this without more reading material? Perhaps I am in the final pages of my literary career. Okay, ... ...more
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Read More This Year-- for FREE
How are you coming on your reading resolutions for the year? One of the biggest barriers to reading goals is the accessibility to reading material. in order to read more, we tend to rely on subscription services or buy new books. That's completely fine, and who doesn't like supporting authors by buying their books? However, many families can't spare the expense for even one book a month. So, ... ...more
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Americans Visited Libraries More than the Movies Last Year
According to a recent groundbreaking Gallup poll, Americans made more trips to their public library than to their local movie theater, by a huge margin. This hasn't really changed over the decades, but it's still an interesting cultural note. Ultimately, it could mean that Americans still value the miracle of a public library service over paying for a movie ticket. Specifically, the poll ... ...more
