Monthly Archives: November 2007

New books

Posted on November 30, 2007 by Abby

As I was leaving work yesterday, I poked my head into tech services, and Nanette grinned a huge grin and said, “Did you get my email?”  Which I hadn’t, yet, but the prompting for her email was sitting in several … Continue reading →

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Overheard…

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Abby

In the supermarket last night, at the checkout register: A little boy, about 4 years old, discovers a stack of Red Sox door mats, pats them fondly, and says, “Daddy?  Can we get a Red Sox rug for our house?” … Continue reading →

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Train wreck?

Posted on November 28, 2007 by Abby

Yup, it was a train wreck.  After taxing my poor aging brain to learn all the rhymes and songs (I even had to use my hands as a cheat sheet – there are still oodles of inky words all over my palms), … Continue reading →

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Toddler Storytime update

Posted on November 27, 2007 by Abby

As reported previously, I have changed the format of my Toddler Storytime, so that it now runs in six-week sessions that require pre-registration.  In past years at our library, all storytimes have been drop-in, and some eyebrows were raised when I … Continue reading →

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Back to reality

Posted on November 26, 2007 by Abby

Last week was school vacation week in the town in which I work.  It was heaven.  I got more work done in those four days than I have in any four day period since we opened in the new building.  … Continue reading →

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Construction

Posted on November 25, 2007 by Abby

Construction has begun on the affordable housing units next to our house.  Very exciting.  Jim and I took an exploratory trip through the unit closest to us today (being Sunday, there were no construction workers on site, and, since there … Continue reading →

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Technical detail

Posted on November 24, 2007 by Abby

Due to space restrictions, my blog guru and I recently deleted all of the files associated with my original blog address.  If you still have that original address bookmarked on your computer, rather than the new address, you will encounter … Continue reading →

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A two book weekend

Posted on November 19, 2007 by Abby

After a season of home improvement projects, the cold weather has finally moved in, and I was able to enjoy a two-book weekend.  Absolute heaven (though it wouldn’t be so heavenly if I did this every weekend). The first book … Continue reading →

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Sherman Alexie

Posted on November 17, 2007 by Abby

My current book-in-progress (the one I’m reading just because I want to, not because it’s for one of my book groups) is The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, and I was so pleased to see … Continue reading →

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Magyk by Angie Sage

Posted on November 12, 2007 by Abby

I’m only about one-fifth of the way through Magyk, but so far I’m really enjoying it. Magyk and its successors, Flyte and Physik, have been sleeper hits in the library with fourth and fifth graders:  the kids who know about … Continue reading →

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