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Click here for a clip of the "Biblioburro" in action. (Full YouTube video available here.)
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Click here for a clip of the "Biblioburro" in action. (Full YouTube video available here.)
Luis Soriano, of La Gloria, Colombia, created the "Biblioburro"...For more information, visit Ayoka and The New York Times article.
"I started out with 70 books, and now I have a collection of more than 4,800," said Mr. Soriano. This began as a necessity; then it became an obligation; and after that a custom. "Now," he said, "it's an institution."
- Happy 119th Birthday Robert Lawson!
Tuesday, October 4, is the birthday of children's author and illustrator Robert Lawson. Lawson, born in New York City, studied art at the New York School of Fine and Applied Art. When America entered the first World War, he joined up as a camouflage...
- And The Winner Is... Kcls!
The King County Library System materials warehouse staff raced their New York Public Library counterparts in a ?sorting smackdown,? to see who could sort the most books in an hour.From the Seattle Times -- Click to read more about this annual competition...
- A Dog, A Doll And A Duck Cake Pan...
...are just some of the unusual things libraries loan out. (click to see more) Monty, Yale's therapy dog.At Yale Law School & Harvard Medical school students can check out a dog for 30 minutes at a time. (NPR & Harvard...
- And The Oscar Goes To...
Is the video not playing? Click hereThe Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore for Best Animated Short. Not a single spoken word is uttered, but thousands of hand-painted books were created for William Joyce and Brandon...
- Reader's Advisory
Do you wonder what to read next? NextReads is an email newsletter that delivers great book suggestions right to your inbox. You can choose from over 20 genres. For younger family members, there are Picture Books, Kids' Books, Tween Reads...