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Upcycled & Recycled Crafts

by Andi on April 22, 2009

in library, projects

In celebration of Earth Day, I am going to recycle my posts to highlight crafts that that have been made from something else! My dad gave me leftover sheet metal from duct work in his house, which I have turned into magnetic memo boards and Advent Calendars. I upcycled my old day planner into an [...]

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Review: Craft Books

by Andi on April 15, 2009

in library, reviews, shopping

In honor of National Library Week I am highlighting books as encouragement to get others to check out their library. —- If you like crafts AND libraries and live in the Northern Kentucky or Cincinnati area, you might be interested in the Craft Menagerie monthly, Tuesday night, program. April 28 we will be making no-sew [...]

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Review: Green Books

by Andi on April 14, 2009

in Cincinnati, library, reviews, shopping

In celebration of National Library Week I am reviewing and listing books on a topic as encouragement to seek more books at your library! The Bike to Work Guide: What You Need to Know to Save Gas, Go Green, Get Fit by Roni Sarig with Paul Dorn Aadapted from The Everything Bike Book c1998, this [...]

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This week is National Library Week so I decided to highlight some items to encourage others to explore the collection at your library! Seriously, who would have thought we would have a cardio strip DVD? Read on… Going through the stacks looking for inspiration for our displays, I was surprised to find Carmen Electra’s Aerobic [...]

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Celebrate Library Lovers Month

by Andi on February 20, 2009

in library, life

February is Library Lovers Month and it is a time “for everyone, especially library support groups, to recognize the value of libraries and to work to assure that the Nation’s libraries will continue to serve.” Being a librarian is not what makes me love libraries, loving libraries and all they offer is what made me [...]

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How Much Do You Text?

by Andi on January 24, 2009

in library, life

I was listening to the January 13 hour 4 podcast of Bob & Sheri when they read an email from a listener who said he got a 440 page cell phone bill because it had 14,528 text messages. Based on 30 days, that is 484 text messages a day; about 30 texts per hour or [...]

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Who Needs Cable?

by Andi on January 4, 2009

in library, money, tips

Not me. I have never had a cable bill. I lived with my parents who paid for cable. At college and grad school, I lived in university housing in which it was included in the rent. My swanky single girl apartment (hey, it’s not fancy unless you say it!), is sans cable and I barely [...]

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