Whew! After a week of dystopia it is time for the Dangerous Library Book Pushers to feature some (possibly) lighter reading fare. In fact, these suggestions are so light you won’t even have to pick them up! What I have in mind are e-audiobooks. What could be better for long car trips to vacation destinations [...]
Looking for an outdoor adventure that is both cheap and nearby? You might want to take a trip downtown to view the great blue heron rookery in the middle of the James River. Now is the best time to go before the trees leaf out and obscure your view of the herons’ nests. Parking along [...]
Remember your elementary school librarian telling you to use your “soft voices”? In this Oreo commercial aired during last night’s Super Bowl the library patrons are doing just that—despite having a major argument over which part of the Oreo cookie is best. Remember to use your “soft voice” when you visit us at the John [...]
A little over 200 years ago (December, 1812) brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm first published their collection of folk and fairy tales titled Children’s and Household Tales. The Grimms continued to update their compilation over the next fifty years and amazingly the stories are as popular in the 21st century as they were in the [...]
The Dangerous Library Book Pushers welcome you to the first day of classes for Spring Semester 2013! Is it time for you to make some resolutions for the New Year and new semester? Here are some suggestions for making this your best year ever: Did you know that sharing your goals can help you maintain [...]
Libraries have been featured in movies and on television many times. Enjoy this video of library moments featured on the big (and small) screen. It is Study Break Week here at LibrarySpace. All week we are posting interesting and funny videos to relieve the exam stress. Laugh your way to an A!
Ever wonder what the books do after the lights go out and everyone goes home? Wonder no more! Type Bookstore has captured their activities on video. It is Study Break Week here at LibrarySpace. All week we are posting interesting and funny videos to relieve the exam stress. Laugh your way to an A!
Remember Jane Eyre? Catherine Linton? Agnes Grey? Of course you do! And what could be better than a set of action figures modeled after their creators? It is Study Break Week here at LibrarySpace. All week we are posting funny videos to relieve the exam stress. Laugh your way to an A!
Could this be the funniest cat video on the internet? Boing Boing thinks so! It is Study Break Week here at LibrarySpace. All week we are posting funny videos to relieve the exam stress. Laugh your way to an A!
Four years ago today, October 16, 2008, Library Space made its debut. Besides highlighting the many services John Tyler libraries offer Library Space also featured this short video: Video Better Results produced by DePaw Libraries Visual Resource Center. Just as then the libraries at John Tyler are here to help you with your information needs. [...]