Tag: books
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Top Ten Tuesday: 10 Books with Hands on the Cover
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. I actually have two TBRs. I have the one that I keep on my phone through Story Graph and the stack of books I own. When I buy a book off of my digital TBR, I take it off the list. This is the easiest […]
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Top 10 Tuesday: 10 Bookish Items to Add to My Collection
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. So many delightful bookish things are out there…it’s really a pity I live in a studio apartment at the moment. There’s not much room for collecting things (even when they are adorable). But these are 10 items I think would be worth the space! I […]
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April Showers Bring May Roundups
Eventful Events and Happening Happenings We got our first Covid shots! And our second Covid shots! Two steps closer to quasi-normal life! I’m very excited about it (if you couldn’t tell). It took almost two weeks to get an appointment and we’d been checking every day and then all of a sudden appointments! It was […]
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My Top 10 Reads of 2020
This year I read 150 books, and though it was a bit of a mixed bag with plenty of books I didn’t finish and lots of reading for classes, there were still a number of great books. In fact there were well over 30 books this year that I unreservedly loved, and narrowing it down […]
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When You Need a Good Book: Readers’ Advisory
In my reference class this semester we’ve been talking about how to find books for patrons in need of a new great read. The holidays are fast approaching and maybe you’re planning on getting a book for yourself or for someone else this holiday season. Need a good recommendation? You can drop a comment on […]
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Tri-Weekly Roundup August 30 – September 19
Welcome to the weekly roundup on Ink in the Archives! Every week I will share what I’ve been up to and interested in and ask you to fill me in on your week too. Eventful Events and Happening Happenings My partner and I celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary with sushi and an evening of watching […]
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Why Do Libraries Get Rid of Books?
There is always a lot of controversy when public libraries (or really any libraries) get rid of books. In 2015, the Berkeley Public Library chief resigned due to controversy over weeding books. This was due largely to his behavior and attitude around removing thousands of books, but there are many stories about community members being […]
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Top Ten Tuesday: 5 Books I Didn’t Really Like, But I’m Still Glad I Read
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature brought to you by That Artsy Reader Girl. It has been a long time since I’ve written. Since that time I’ve spent 3 weeks in Taiwan and 10 days in Paris. I’ve got travel posts coming, but I thought today I’d start with a book post. This week’s […]
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Top Ten Tuesday
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature brought to you by That Artsy Reader Girl. Today’s topic is all about “books you could re-read forever.” There are a lot of books I read, but there aren’t many I re-read, and even fewer that I would read multiple times. The books that make this list tend […]
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A 2017 Retrospective (plus some reading goals)
Happy 2018, everyone. I hope that you had a good New Year. I spent New Year’s eve with my family, celebrating my Nana’s birthday, and then my husband and I spent New Year’s day driving back home from Portland. The New Year is always a great time to look back on the year behind you […]