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Does it smell bad in here, or is it just me?
No it smells worse than just you.
“What’s that Smell?!” Merriam-Webster tested readers’ knowledge of “words for odors and such.”
I did not do well on this smelly word quiz. Top 35 %
2360
out of
5600
You’ve got 8/14 correct!
(Average: 1861 points)
See how you compare to others
in your age group. VIEW SCORES
via Book Giveaway: THE BRAVE CYCLIST: The True Story of a Holocaust Hero
Book will be published on August 1. The cyclist, Gino Batali, was born 105 years ago today on August 18, 1914. He was a Tour de France winner and a Holocaust Hero.
Come one, come all–the public library is open and available FOR FREE. Read about one immigrant’s experience at the Public Library.
One of the hardest aspects in the life of an immigrant is not fully belonging anywhere. One foot stays firmly rooted in your country of origin no matter how hard you plant the other one in the host country. Even though I’ve lived in the United States for 24 years, the first thing people ask upon meeting me, courtesy of my accent, is “Where are you from?” And when I go back to Bulgaria, everyone calls me The American. But there is one place where I always feel at home—the library. Any library. Anywhere in the world. The familiar smell of books, the shelves packed with old and new tomes, the friendly staff eager to help.
Sweden and Norway both have floating libraries that take books to citizens on remote islands, twice a year. The Swedish floating library is called Bokbate while the Norwegian boat is called the Epos.
When the boat docks, residents climb aboard to return books they borrowed during the last visit and check out the library’s newest offerings. The boat carries about 3,000 books, and residents can put in requests ahead of time. The three or four volunteer librarians who take turns working on the ship say that, as you might expect, the latest best-sellers are in high demand.
I found the first couple of questions easy and got too cocky. Click here for quiz.
My lackluster results:
340 out of 5800
You’ve got 8/13 correct!
(Average: 2185.9 points)
Have you ever wanted to annonymously report someone for being to noisy in a library or wished there was someplace for you (or somebody else) to privately take or make a cellphone call? What else can you do with wornout library books? How much do you save when you check out a book rather than buy it? Read the way these 21 libraries have solved some of life’s library problems.
Paul has written a very physical poem about the need to pull together when sailing a tall ship or navigating through life. Enjoy the poem by clicking here.
Reposted from the University of Virginia (where many of these artifacts maybe found in the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library. https://news.virginia.edu/content/did-you-know-10-facts-about-declaration-independence
One of the most helpful blogposts I have read on how to set up an author website. So simple, I may even try it. 🙂
Giving requires thoughtfulness as much as it requires time or money.via Giving
