Tag Archive: read
Advice for Aspiring Writers
April 25, 2012“Read a lot. Read a lot.” -from Magic Hours author Tom Bissell “Write a lot.” -from I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts author Mark Dery “Don’t expect to make any money.” -from Is That a Fish In Your Ear? author David Bellos What advice would… Read More →
Dear Children of Troy: Clara Jones
June 27, 2011Today’s letter to the library is from Clara Jones, director of the Detroit Public Library in 1971. “Someone has said that he ‘graduated’ from college, but received his education from books.”
Dear Children of Troy: E.B. White
June 24, 2011Today’s letter to the library is from E.B. White. “Books are good company, in sad times and happy times, for books are people — people who have managed to stay alive by hiding between the covers of a book.”
Dear Children of Troy: Dr. Seuss
June 23, 2011A few weeks back we talked about this story from 1971 of the librarian from Troy, Michigan and her unique approach to encourage young people to check out the brand new public library. Now with the American Library Association’s (ALA) annual conference/exhibition starting tomorrow, we… Read More →
Found: BookTree in the Bay Area
June 9, 2010Attention parents in the San Francisco Bay Area: Not sure what you should be reading to your infant or young child? Don’t have time to scan through all those children’s books at the bookstore? Not to worry, BookTree is to the rescue! Started in the… Read More →
