The latest issue of the State Library's "Kansas Government Information" blog is out. This post provides information and resources on selecting the right age appropriate gift for those youngsters on your list, store shopping safety tips, charitable giving information, online purchasing information, and also reminders on how to correctly ship packages.
You can view the blog at:
http://ksdocs.blogspot.com/
Thanks,
Megan
Megan Schulz
Legislative Reference
State Library of Kansas
300 SW 10th, 343-N
Topeka, KS 66612
phone (785) 296-4673
megans@kslib.info
www.kslib.info
Legislative Hotline (800) 432-3924
Oh and Happy Thanksgiving!
Singing,
Micaela
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
The Christmas Book Challenge
From the Squeetus blog:
"...For neighbors, friends, teachers, family: give books. You can find $3 books in bookstores (mass market paperbacks or early reader books), or go all the way up to a $30 hardcover for nicer gifts. There are so many to choose from. Let's make it a literary holiday. Get books into people's hands! Flood the earth with stories!..."
"...For neighbors, friends, teachers, family: give books. You can find $3 books in bookstores (mass market paperbacks or early reader books), or go all the way up to a $30 hardcover for nicer gifts. There are so many to choose from. Let's make it a literary holiday. Get books into people's hands! Flood the earth with stories!..."
It's Rani's Birthday!
Rani is our technical book processor and display master here in the library. She does a great job preparing books and Audio-visual for checkout. What I enjoy is her terrific sense of humor and the cultural connections she brings to us from Bangladesh, where she was raised.
Black Friday? Not if you are buying books!
From current Shelf Awareness newsletter: "Watermark Books, Wichita, Kan., is featuring "a black coupon good for Black Friday that went out with last week's e-letter," notes Sarah Bagby. "Our customers love coupons and they were successful last year. Our expectations are not widely varied from previous years. During the latter two weeks of October and all through November, three of us have gone out on the circuit, speaking to book clubs, philanthropic groups and auxiliary groups. We asked attendees how they felt about giving books as presents and whether they will give the same amount as in previous years. The answers were overwhelmingly positive. Customers seemed adamant about giving books to facilitate an authentic experience, rather than more stuff or gadgets.""
For more help with the holidays, see Sarah's Holiday Notes: booklists, an offer to pick and pack your books, online ordering, etc.
As a librarian, I enjoy getting books as gifts. But hey! I want the stuff or gadgets too, to be honest.
For more help with the holidays, see Sarah's Holiday Notes: booklists, an offer to pick and pack your books, online ordering, etc.
As a librarian, I enjoy getting books as gifts. But hey! I want the stuff or gadgets too, to be honest.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Lois Lowry comes to Kansas!
Good morning,
I’m pleased to announce that Newbery award-winning novelist Lois Lowry will be in Independence from Thursday, December 4 through Sunday, December 7, for the opening of a new musical based on Lowry’s 2000 novel Gathering Blue. The musical is being presented by the Independence Community College Theater Department and the William Inge Center for the Arts, with performances at 7:30pm on December 4-6 and 2:30pm on December 7. My understanding is that Lowry will be present at the December 5 performance, and possibly the December 6 performance as well.
Lowry will also be delivering a lecture about Gathering Blue and the Giver trilogy on Saturday morning, December 6, at 11:30am. The lecture will take place at the Independence Civic Center, at 400 N. Penn. The lecture is free and Lowry will be signing books after the conclusion of the lecture...
We’re delighted to have an author of Lois Lowry’s stature coming here to Independence, and we would love to have a robust contingent of Kansas librarians on hand for the lecture and/or performances. Please let me know if you have any questions about these upcoming events, and we’ll hope to see you here!
Marcel LaFlamme
Director, Learning Resource Center
Independence Community College
1057 W. College Ave.
Independence, KS 67301
(620) 332-5468
mlaflamme@indycc.edu
www.indycc.edu/library
Rachel found this treat:
http://loislowry.typepad.com/lowry_updates/
(especially the one on politics)
And some further details:
Hi Micaela,
I talked to the folks at the Inge Center, and they said that they are
not doing advance ticketing for the lecture. So you are welcome to just
show up for that on Saturday, December 6. As for the performances,
advance tickets are $8 and you can call (620) 331-7768 or (800)
842-6063 x 5835 to reserve them. The lecture will take place in
downtown Independence, at the Civic Center, and the performances will
be at the William Inge Theater on the campus of ICC.
I'm glad that you and your daughter are interested in coming! See you
in a little bit.
Marcel
I’m pleased to announce that Newbery award-winning novelist Lois Lowry will be in Independence from Thursday, December 4 through Sunday, December 7, for the opening of a new musical based on Lowry’s 2000 novel Gathering Blue. The musical is being presented by the Independence Community College Theater Department and the William Inge Center for the Arts, with performances at 7:30pm on December 4-6 and 2:30pm on December 7. My understanding is that Lowry will be present at the December 5 performance, and possibly the December 6 performance as well.
Lowry will also be delivering a lecture about Gathering Blue and the Giver trilogy on Saturday morning, December 6, at 11:30am. The lecture will take place at the Independence Civic Center, at 400 N. Penn. The lecture is free and Lowry will be signing books after the conclusion of the lecture...
We’re delighted to have an author of Lois Lowry’s stature coming here to Independence, and we would love to have a robust contingent of Kansas librarians on hand for the lecture and/or performances. Please let me know if you have any questions about these upcoming events, and we’ll hope to see you here!
Marcel LaFlamme
Director, Learning Resource Center
Independence Community College
1057 W. College Ave.
Independence, KS 67301
(620) 332-5468
mlaflamme@indycc.edu
www.indycc.edu/library
Rachel found this treat:
http://loislowry.typepad.com/lowry_updates/
(especially the one on politics)
And some further details:
Hi Micaela,
I talked to the folks at the Inge Center, and they said that they are
not doing advance ticketing for the lecture. So you are welcome to just
show up for that on Saturday, December 6. As for the performances,
advance tickets are $8 and you can call (620) 331-7768 or (800)
842-6063 x 5835 to reserve them. The lecture will take place in
downtown Independence, at the Civic Center, and the performances will
be at the William Inge Theater on the campus of ICC.
I'm glad that you and your daughter are interested in coming! See you
in a little bit.
Marcel
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Dewey to be a Movie
I've not yet read the book - lots of others ahead of it - but I will before this movie comes out. Nice review here of Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
by Vicki Myron (Reviewed by Tammy Garrison, Bradford Memorial Library, El Dorado, KS)
Movie news here.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
"Kansas Government Information" blog
Hello all.....
A new issue of the "Kansas Government Information" blog is up at:
http://ksdocs.blogspot.com/
Today we're providing links to information on the process of
presidential transition in the United States. As the Bush
administration prepares to hand over executive power to the incoming
Obama team there's a lot of curiosity in just how the "dance of
democracy" continues from one administration to the next. Hopefully
these resources will be of help in learning about this system.
AND IF YOU MISSED IT!!!.... Kim Harp put together some terrific links
on Veteran's Day in last Thursday's KGI blog. Just scroll down below
the presidential transition section to find these.
Bill Sowers
State Library of Kansas
Bill Sowers
Kansas Publications & Cataloging
State Library of Kansas
300 SW 10th, Room 343-N
Topeka, KS 66612
ksdocs@kslib.info
785-296-3296
A new issue of the "Kansas Government Information" blog is up at:
http://ksdocs.blogspot.com/
Today we're providing links to information on the process of
presidential transition in the United States. As the Bush
administration prepares to hand over executive power to the incoming
Obama team there's a lot of curiosity in just how the "dance of
democracy" continues from one administration to the next. Hopefully
these resources will be of help in learning about this system.
AND IF YOU MISSED IT!!!.... Kim Harp put together some terrific links
on Veteran's Day in last Thursday's KGI blog. Just scroll down below
the presidential transition section to find these.
Bill Sowers
State Library of Kansas
Bill Sowers
Kansas Publications & Cataloging
State Library of Kansas
300 SW 10th, Room 343-N
Topeka, KS 66612
ksdocs@kslib.info
785-296-3296
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