Do you ever get up in the morning and find yourself wondering what on earth you are going to wear? This is a daily problem for me. And today, it was compounded by the fact that almost all my clothes are dirty, and there’s snow on the ground. So, I ended up wearing a summer dress (weird), a sweater (warm), and a pair of blue and lime green velour Chucks (fabulous) rather than regular dress shoes.
The Bookies from the Blue Springs North Branch felt like professional judges as they were fully entertained by the students from Sunny Vale Middle School. The Bookies judged the SVMS first annual "BookWalk" contest at Barnes and Noble.
If you are a frequent or long-time patron of the Liberty Branch, you may be familiar with our larger than life Grinch. Each year, we pull out our favorite six-foot-tall handmade and hand-painted wooden library decoration. Then, we prop him up behind the circulation desk for all to see and enjoy during the holiday season.
Squeaker was inspired to write a story. He came upon a book witten about a little mouse who saves a princess with the aid of a darning needle and a little red thread.
Welcome back to the new trend setting quiz show, Librarians Are People Too, where you try to guess what makes your favorite librarians your………..favorite librarians!
There have been several answers given for the following four questions … see if you can guess which response actually came from someone on the Parkville staff!!
Q: Do you have road rage? If so, what’s the worst thing you’ve done on the road?
In preparation for "Talk like a Pirate Day" later this fall, the Mango Languages database is introducing a brand new super special language course called Pirate! Yes, you heard right - Pirate!
The Winner of the Excelsior Springs Branch Caption Contest Is..
...Racene Bolin. Here is her caption for the picture you see above:
"Okay then, when is the guy in the red suit getting here?"
Congratulations, Racene.
This contest was one of the activities for the Excelsior Springs Branch's Photo Club. The next meeting will be held on June 21st at 6:30 pm. For more information, call the Excelsior Springs Branch at 816-630-6721.
It goes without saying that there is no place in a library for bias. To remain neutral regardless of personal feelings --especially on hot button issues -- is a main tenet in our credo.
Still, sometimes you just have to point out when someone is wrong.
