tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558270265334518011.comments2022-11-11T10:16:34.055-05:00Rhapsody in the ShelvesRosanne E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09216961392516435911noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558270265334518011.post-27951018142155405602016-04-04T18:37:21.590-04:002016-04-04T18:37:21.590-04:00Thank you for stopping by!Thank you for stopping by!Rosanne E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09216961392516435911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558270265334518011.post-72346890547905581462016-04-04T18:37:17.826-04:002016-04-04T18:37:17.826-04:00Thank you for stopping by!Thank you for stopping by!Rosanne E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09216961392516435911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558270265334518011.post-46519694111629704142011-09-23T11:41:18.630-04:002011-09-23T11:41:18.630-04:00Yeah, that's the version of Red Riding Hood I ...Yeah, that's the version of Red Riding Hood I always heard, with the wolf eating them, and then being cut open. It even happens that way in "Into the Woods" the musical! And as a kid, honestly, it didn't bother me.<br /><br />But yeah, as far as the stepsisters cutting off their toes (have heard that version too. So....unnecessarily gross!), I feel like self-mutilation vs. beingChristinahttp://canelsonauthor.com/officialnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558270265334518011.post-30092695496997104372011-07-05T20:52:53.052-04:002011-07-05T20:52:53.052-04:00Thanks! I can't wait to start. And having anyo...Thanks! I can't wait to start. And having anyone help introduce you to a librarian is helpful.<br /><br />Also, I hope you find what you're looking for.Rosanne E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09216961392516435911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558270265334518011.post-70071494170158061912011-07-05T11:03:53.695-04:002011-07-05T11:03:53.695-04:00Oooh I love the serendipity of finding kindred sou...Oooh I love the serendipity of finding kindred souls in strange crowds (even if your mother encouraged it). And I love her idea of photo librarian! <br /><br />I totally agree with her, though...why do funding on the correlation between teens and food? That's a big 'duh'! But I will look it up, b/c maybe there was more to it? <br /><br />Hey...you start your job this week!! Congrats!April_Laynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12242296698621423284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558270265334518011.post-85782418371292432852011-03-08T16:14:35.566-05:002011-03-08T16:14:35.566-05:00Yeah, I'm kind of upset that they actually fel...Yeah, I'm kind of upset that they actually felt like they couldn't broach the complex topic of irony in writing with kids. Not only is it a literary device, IT REFLECTS THE REAL WORLD. You're supposed to teach kids about it, not shelter them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558270265334518011.post-2081126682460775912011-03-08T15:39:40.640-05:002011-03-08T15:39:40.640-05:00I have to say, that second one sounds really cool....I have to say, that second one sounds really cool.<br /><br />I'm sad that classics and horror gimmicks don't go together very well :( Seems like it would be a match made in book nerd heaven.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558270265334518011.post-56961494038185703492011-01-21T09:00:01.484-05:002011-01-21T09:00:01.484-05:00I read the Mr Darcy, Vampire and was also unimpres...I read the Mr Darcy, Vampire and was also unimpressed. (It must have had a really great back blurb or something. I don't remember why I chose that one.)<br /><br />I have yet to find a classic mashup that I liked. I like the classics and I like vampires, but I just don't think they go together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558270265334518011.post-32030360840998243032011-01-09T07:44:38.026-05:002011-01-09T07:44:38.026-05:00Ben, thanks for posting how you felt about this is...Ben, thanks for posting how you felt about this issue. I think the whole thing is pretty silly. I know some people have responded with saying that Moby "Dick" should be renamed Moby "Penis". <br /><br />Kay, I think that's a hihgly appropriate reaction.Rosanne E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09216961392516435911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558270265334518011.post-11581524818530845472011-01-08T07:10:25.032-05:002011-01-08T07:10:25.032-05:00I noticed yesterday that our reference desk has qu...I noticed yesterday that our reference desk has quietly put up a small display with a copy of Huck finn and several books on censorship. I was pleased.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558270265334518011.post-1128471979707880652011-01-06T15:31:46.109-05:002011-01-06T15:31:46.109-05:00Heard about it this morning on Drudge. Absolutely ...Heard about it this morning on Drudge. Absolutely ridiculous, but I guess it was inevitable given the constant battles the book has faced from dimwitted parents and school boards in the last couple of decades. The word has been excised from every part of society except for a certain wing of black culture that feels free to use it in hip hop and movies.<br /><br />Are we collectively six years oldBen Lundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152812758283605994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558270265334518011.post-57221387949777143522010-11-25T06:52:25.619-05:002010-11-25T06:52:25.619-05:00Oh me too, except maybe in royal blue.Oh me too, except maybe in royal blue.Rosanne E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09216961392516435911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558270265334518011.post-86362655065318879512010-11-20T07:33:00.764-05:002010-11-20T07:33:00.764-05:00Y'know, I see the cover for Fallen all over th...Y'know, I see the cover for Fallen all over the place and the only thing I ever think is "Man, I want that dress."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558270265334518011.post-92056970585883597142010-11-05T08:56:53.120-04:002010-11-05T08:56:53.120-04:00Hey, if it's printer in the WSJ then it must b...Hey, if it's printer in the WSJ then it must be true! LOL But seriously, great follow-up, and it definitely makes me feel better about my decision.April_Laynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12242296698621423284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558270265334518011.post-80633067351425784102010-11-05T08:55:36.103-04:002010-11-05T08:55:36.103-04:00Rosanne, I regret not reading this earlier. It...Rosanne, I regret not reading this earlier. It's good to know that others are grappling with this ethical issue. And that is what it is: ethical. Just like you said, I don't want to start out employment on the wrong foot (i.e...being known as a liar). Even my boyfriend, a moral and honest man, thinks I should omit the date on my resume. <br /><br />Thanks for commiserating.April_Laynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12242296698621423284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558270265334518011.post-82770170689122030152010-09-22T01:32:50.665-04:002010-09-22T01:32:50.665-04:00Hey Kay,
I'm not sure what her inflection mea...Hey Kay,<br /><br />I'm not sure what her inflection meant. She just said it out of the blue as I was checking her books out so I had assumed she was bored and slightly curious. I felt bad that I didn't really have an answer for her. <br /><br /><br />Thanks for your input!Rosanne E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09216961392516435911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558270265334518011.post-74533672703237936812010-09-17T08:03:39.526-04:002010-09-17T08:03:39.526-04:00The top rated books on my librarything account are...The top rated books on my librarything account are Mercedes Lackey's newest 500 kingdoms novel ("the Sleeping Beauty") and the audio book of "Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales". The African Folktales was incredible because each tale was read by a different narrator - I almost certainly wouldn't have liked the print copy as well. I like Mercedes Lackey&#Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558270265334518011.post-29682553483289029842010-09-04T10:09:28.765-04:002010-09-04T10:09:28.765-04:00Oh wow, I didn't know that you spoke so much S...Oh wow, I didn't know that you spoke so much Spanish! How did that never come up?<br /><br />Sorry about that experience! It sounds so uncomfortable! Do you work at the Bell Library? I realized I don't know much about where you work!<br /><br />Also, LOVE LOVE LOVE the new journal layout! It's really lovely!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558270265334518011.post-49182068729776901172010-08-16T23:20:13.281-04:002010-08-16T23:20:13.281-04:00Shhh, do you want them to overhear you?Shhh, do you want them to overhear you?Rosanne E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09216961392516435911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558270265334518011.post-85597429218436955262010-08-15T16:36:42.477-04:002010-08-15T16:36:42.477-04:00It's about time they did an adolescent book ab...It's about time they did an adolescent book about vampires. Now if only someone would write a book about werewolves...Ben Lundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152812758283605994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558270265334518011.post-32767452623272712112010-08-08T10:58:19.484-04:002010-08-08T10:58:19.484-04:00I guess my first objection to the "anything t...I guess my first objection to the "anything that gets young people to read" defense, especially when there's Twilight involved in that sentence, is, "Well yes, but do they have to grow up reading crap?"Rosanne E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09216961392516435911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558270265334518011.post-1319418302295902472010-08-03T16:43:45.701-04:002010-08-03T16:43:45.701-04:00You nailed it in your first paragraph; none of thi...You nailed it in your first paragraph; none of this is new by any stretch of the imagination. The paradigms and the demographics are what's changing, not the specifics of the sexual fantasies these books represent. They're a combination of Harlequin romances for a generation of girls that has grown up more interested in "geek culture," hence the integration of vampires, Ben Lundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152812758283605994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558270265334518011.post-59442549521584816712010-07-19T16:39:16.394-04:002010-07-19T16:39:16.394-04:00I have anxiety just from reading about your experi...I have anxiety just from reading about your experience! Because, what if I was the person the librarian/library volunteer was "actively trying to ignore"? That would suck!April_Laynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12242296698621423284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558270265334518011.post-18953475400655558832010-07-15T05:26:25.091-04:002010-07-15T05:26:25.091-04:00It just changes from one type of con to another, I...It just changes from one type of con to another, I guess. Is that the life of nerds? Good on the meth author, I can't imagine how tough it must be to write those books, let alone get up in public and talk about them.Ben Lundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152812758283605994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558270265334518011.post-8279063172112785122010-07-15T05:21:57.538-04:002010-07-15T05:21:57.538-04:00See, these are all signs that you are meant to do ...See, these are all signs that you are meant to do what you studied for. And before long, it will turn into a paid career. Obviously you have the chops to stick it out until then. The fact that you already have so many anecdotes to recall is a good sign. I had none of this joy when I was teaching, even the positive moments seemed like only brief respite. It's very nice to hear you're Ben Lundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152812758283605994noreply@blogger.com