Hey hey! It’s Wednesday! And I had to double check that multiple times, as I’ve already spent most of this week mixing up my days. Chez Diehl is still puttering along. Linus’s Gotcha Day was yesterday and he spent it like most days: yowling at my roommate to pay attention to him and sprawling out in front of doorways. You can see a slideshow of my fluffy monster prince here. Let’s get into the links! … Continue reading Links: Library Coolness, Cats, & More →
Time once again to take a tour of all the neat stuff your local library is doing. This week: events! First up: local library Comic Cons! If the idea of San Diego International Comic Con and several dozenty-thousand people makes you want to run away (hi!) but you’d still like to meet people who dig the same things you do, chances are, your local library or a nearby branch might be hosting its own Comic Con. … Continue reading Unlocking Library Coolness: Comic Cons, Romance Cons, and More! →
Welcome back to Unlocking Library Coolness, where we discuss all the neat things you can do through your local public library system You can take a tour of the archives if you want to see what Sarah has discovered previously! This month: Food! I’m taking over for Sarah this time because I recently started attending a pretty awesome club at my local library. If there’s one thing I love more than reading, it’s eating, and I … Continue reading Unlocking Library Coolness: Calling All Foodies! →
Welcome back to Unlocking Library Coolness, where I take a tour of the different nifty opportunities that may await you at your local (library)! You can take a tour of the archives if you’re curious what other marvelous discoveries I’ve made while researching, as there are many services and unique offerings at public libraries. (You probably knew that, though.) This month: learning! Learning All The Things! Online education is not new, but library subscriptions to … Continue reading Unlocking Library Coolness: Learning! All the Learning! →
This year, one of the new regular columns I started and really enjoy writing is Unlocking Library Coolness, wherein I share unique and terrific resources I’ve discovered within local libraries, opportunities and items beyond the expected and inestimable excellence of All The Reading Materials. This year, I’ve covered: Libby, the new app from Overdrive that includes audiobooks, ebooks, and in some cases, magazines Different language learning options, which as a wannabe polyglot, I adore (current language … Continue reading Unlocking Library Coolness: Library Resolutions! →
Time for another edition of Unlocking Library Coolness, where I share unique and terrific resources I’ve discovered about local libraries, beyond the expected and inestimable excellence of All The Reading Materials. In previous editions, we’ve covered Libby, language learning options, and then magazine options for digital browsing. I talked about my terribly satisfying habit of checking out cookbooks I want to try before I buy, and last month, the Library of Things – all sorts of … Continue reading Unlocking Library Coolness: Passes to Everything! →
Time for another edition of Unlocking Library Coolness, where I share neat-tastic things I’ve discovered about local libraries, beyond the inestimable excellence of All The Reading Materials. The look on my kids’ faces when I told them their library card allowed them to check out up to 50 books is still one of my favorite memories. In previous editions, we’ve covered Libby, language learning options, and then magazine options for digital browsing. Last month, I … Continue reading Unlocking Library Coolness: The Library of Things →
Welcome back to Unlocking Library Coolness, where I take everyone on a tour of the nifty-sweet features that may be part of your local library. We’ve covered Libby, and language learning options, and then magazine options for digital browsing. That last one has giving me a wonderful summer of cross stitching . Wanna see? Well, if not, too bad, because here comes gratuitous pictures of my cross stitch in progress! I mentioned there were many … Continue reading Unlocking Library Coolness: Cookbooks! →
Welcome back to Unlocking Library Coolness, where I take everyone on a tour of the nifty-sweet features that may be part of your local library. We’ve covered Libby, and language learning options, but now, it’s summer in the northern hemisphere, so how about magazine reading! If you’re traveling and take a tablet with you, you can read a metric wagonhaul of magazines through your local library. I know from all the advertisements on the podcasts … Continue reading Unlocking Library Coolness: Magazines! →
Last time in Unlocking Library Coolness, I introduced you to the magical funtime that is Libby, Overdrive’s new app (which everyone in my house now uses and loves). I even overheard folks at RT last week talking about Libby, and how easy it is to use. Today I’m going to talk about some other features of my library that are likely available to you as well: should you wish to learn or practice foreign languages, … Continue reading Unlocking Library Coolness: Language Learning →
I have been relying on my public library more and more lately, and I’ve discovered a number of very useful, very easy, and terribly addictive tools through my public library’s digital and in-person offerings that aren’t unique to my local system. So, since I have this here website, I’m going to tell you all about them! First up: Libby! Libby is the updated and very spiffy new version of the OverDrive app. You’ve likely seen OverDrive before – … Continue reading Unlocking Library Coolness: Libby →
