Hardest Working Man in the Library

Here is one of APL's busiest employees taking a well-deserved break. More pictures are coming soon!

What to Give/What to Get from Bookreporter.com

Got a bibliophile or two on your Christmas list this year? Are patrons asking you to provide some titles of good books to buy for the people on their lists? Bookreporter.com has compiled a few suggestions that might be helpful:

http://www.bookreporter.com/features/wgwg2008/index.asp

Libraries Rule!

Ever get discouraged by people who "never" go to the library? This essay in L.A. Youth will give you a little encouragement. The 18-year-old author went from hating libraries to loving them.
http://layouth.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issue&action=IssueArticle&aid=2391&nid=82

Writing on the Walls of the Nation's Library

Take a look at this NPR story about quotations inscribed on the walls of the Library of Congress. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96049292