The Fall 2008 issue of O At Home (An Oprah Magazine) gave an ‘All-Access Guide to Her Favorite Room’.   One page, Anatomy of Oprah’s Bookshelves’ says:
“Oprah’s  library - 1,500 volumes strong, and still growing - including first-edition Pulitzer Prize winners, Oprah’s Book Club selections, and John Steinbeck’s first novel, Cup of Gold…”
Oprah is quoted:
“I’m […]

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PC World Magazine (PCWorld.com) says,
“Microsoft WorldWide Telescope lets you visit distant stars.  This slick, attractive program - now in free beta - sets you loose in space, either alone or with a guide.”
Check it out - http://find.pcworld.com/60899

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Widgets are a lot of fun and can be quite useful. There are Widgets for just about everything! I am a fan of iGoogle and use a few of the many choices offered there. There are many sources for widgets. Here is a widget from Scholastic.com that may […]

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“USA.gov now offers a new page called Teen Resources, which contains information on:

Driving
Education
Environmental Consciousness
Health and Safety
Internet and Mobile
Jobs and Volunteering
Money
Travel and Recreation”

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Not only is it Back-to-School but it is also the beginning point of many new teacher’s careers.  If you are a teacher, a media specialist or an administrator then you can make a world of difference to them!   Do what you can to help them - they will really appreciate it!
Scholastic.com offered an article entitled, […]

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BookReporter.com’ blog posted an entry that begins:
“I love to read and I love to swim. Watching Michael Phelps this week I was thinking that the way he swims is like plotting a memorable book.
He takes off from the wall like a great novel grips you and pulls you in. As he moves down the lane, […]

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From Shelf-Awareness.com’s newsletter:
“A new YouTube video features a tour of the Northshire Bookstore, Manchester, Vt., and words of indie bookstore wisdom from some of the authors who’ve read there.”
Do you know of other Virtual Bookstore OR Library Tours you’d recommend?

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DogEared
From the About page:
 
“What is DogEared?

DogEared is a blog ALL about books.
Good books, funny books, adventure books. Books about animals, friendship, pirates, faraway places… Books about, well, almost EVERYTHING!!

So why did we call it DogEared and not, the, um, bookblog?
 
Hmm…good question, smarty pants!

You know when you read a book and you turn the […]

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USAToday.com’s Money section reports:
“Newsstand sales of U.S. magazines fell 6.3% in the first half of the year…Most top titles, including best-selling Cosmopolitan and O, The Oprah Magazine, had sharp declines. Of the top 10 sellers, only People, the entertainment news magazine, and In Style posted gains.”
Read on - http://www.usatoday.com

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John Hechinger wrote an article for Wall Street Journal.com entitled, “Problem: Boys Don’t Like to Read. Solution: Books That Are Really Gross”.    Not everyone is happy about it!   What do you think?
Mr. Hechinger writes:
“Publishers are hawking more gory and gross books to appeal to an elusive market: boys — many of whom would […]

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