Happy Friday!
Bookman and I have plans to enjoy popcorn and watch a “scary” movie tonight. I say “scary” because it won’t really be scary. It’s three mini movies that appeared on PBS and one of them is an adaptation of Edith Wharton’s story “The Lady’s Maid’s Bell.” I’ll let you know if it is any good. My weekend will also include a continuation of reading Turn of the Screw, finishing up The Small Room, finishing A Human Eye, homework, and lunch with friends. Life is good.
I have a couple links of interest.
10 Ways to Give Weeded Books a Second Life
The Little Librarian, a kit that helps kids create a library of their own books. The kit includes library cards, book cards, bookmarks, overdue book slips and more. I would have loved this when I was a kid.
Wonder what works will be coming into the public domain January 1, 2011? Open Knowledge Foundation has a blog post to help you figure it out and it also includes a link to a list in case you don’t care about the nitty-gritty details.
Time to go pop some corn and snuggle up. Have a great weekend!
We have a movie weekend planned as well! I’m thinking of making curry popcorn or some kettle corn, to mix it up. We’re thinking of going for scary, but I don’t know. Maybe 80s-style scary with Fright Night. I don’t know if I’m up for that. Wimp.
I remember making my bookcase (just one back in those days) into a library when I was tiny, after reading something like “Topsy and Tim Go to the Library.” I made library tickets and a stamper.
That was a great link about things to do with weeded books. I’ve always swapped books, and I’ve seen secret boxes and cool purses made out of them, but the shelves were totally awesome! What a great use for those old encyclopedias no one wants anymore.
Thanks for the links! I love The Little Librarian; what a great idea. I’ve always had a thing for library cards and pockets, and must admit that I miss cards, pockets, and the card catalog. The kit would, of course, be fun– but also serve several educational purposes and teach a child the value of his or her own books.
I love The Little Librarian. Would have enjoyed it as a kid: I recall making one of my friends sit inside all afternoon with me, making pockets, cards, and spine labels out of paper. I used pink pen for some reason. My copy of Anne of Green Gables still has its pocket & card (nobody ever borrowed it.)
I hope you enjoyed the weekend! I started The Small Room on Friday and am enjoying it a lot. I’m looking forward to the discussion!
You find the most interesting links! I finished The Small Room this past weekend, too (finally have finished a Slaves book!) and think it will make for a good discussion!
I’m catching up here – sounds like it had all the makings of a lovely weekend! Now I’ll move on and find out how it panned out for real!