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FTRW 2008 – German Authorities Slam "The God Delusion For Kids"

I was a bit disappointed to click through and realise this book wasn't actually a version of Richard Dawkins' book for young people (which would be awesome!).  But the sentiment of this controversial German kid's book certainly fits with Dawkins anti-religion polemic.  The German Family Ministry is pushing for the children's book “How Do I […]

Posted 26 February 2008 § Censorship § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

FTRW 2008 – Happy Freedom To Read Week (Feb 24 – March 1)

Didn't get a chance to post yesterday so missed kicking off FTRW on its official start date.  But never one to be a day late and a dollar short, here's a link to the main web site for Freedom to Read to kick off the week.  Explore, read, look for events in a community near […]

Posted 26 February 2008 § Censorship § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Misc Book Stuff (Feb 23, 2008)

Borders and Lulu.com have teamed up to create Border's Lifestyle, a new service allowing anyone to design and publish their own book and have it distributed through Borders stores, even including your own book tour and in-store readings. Is it, according to Ben Vershbow of if:book, “bringing vanity publishing to a whole new level of […]

Posted 23 February 2008 § FridayFunLink § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Bookcase of the Future (I Wants)

(via Reddit)

Posted 07 February 2008 § Main Page § Photo § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

My Favourite Authors – A Semi-Scientific Study

Cue the “anal retentive librarian” stereotypes… I’ve kept a list of every book I’ve read since 1996.  I was recently thinking about who my favourite authors are and instead of just picking the first names that came to mind, I thought it would be interesting to sort that list by author then record everybody whose […]

Posted 06 February 2008 § List § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged:

CLA Young Adult Book Award Committee Needs Saskatchewan Representative

Hmmm…it doesn't seem to require that you be a librarian, only that you are willing to join CLA for the duration of the term on the jury (which is a 5 year commitment with a requirement that you read ~100 books per year.  I've done nearly that for a book awards jury once but doing […]

Posted 02 February 2008 § Library § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Well Done Books (Feb 1, 2008)

Gives new meaning to the phrase “cook book“.  And pretty much any site's even more fun when viewed with this.

Posted 01 February 2008 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Internet § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged:

100 Books Every Child Should Read

The UK's Daily Telegraph comes in with a list of 100 books every child should read broken into three categories – early years, middle years and early teens. 

Posted 23 January 2008 § Library § List § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Canadian Copyright: A Citizen's Guide

One of my favourite professors from FIMS, Sam Trosow, has co-authored a new book entitled “Canadian Copyright: A Citizen's Guide“.  The page I link to is the home page of the other co-author and has a few excerpts.  This site has a brief summary and links to where you can buy the book. 

Posted 09 January 2008 § Main Page § Politics § PopCulture ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged:

Links From All Over

Housecleaning isn't just a physical activity anymore – now, I find I have to take the time to clear out my virtual detritus every once in awhile too.  So here are some links and articles I've had kicking around for awhile waiting for a good time to post. Amazon: New & Future Book ReleasesLibrarians talk […]

Posted 23 December 2007 § Baby § Humour § Internet § Library § Main Page § Politics § PopCulture § Randomness § Shea § United States § Video ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: ,