Saturday, December 3, 2011, at 2 p.m. at the San Leandro Main Library

The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister

The discussion will be led by Teresa. Check the schedule on the TV monitor at the library entrance for room location.

A brief interview with the author.

The Rest of the Story of the Edinburgh Paper Sculptures

If you recall, back in September, Linda sent us a link about paper sculptures (made from books) that were being mysteriously left at various libraries around Edinburgh, Scotland. This week, Linda sent us the link to the entire story plus the final chapter. Read and enjoy.

New Directions for Public Libraries

Linda sent a link via boingboing to an article about the Fayetteville Free Library (FFL) in Fayetteville, NY, installing a "hackerspace," which pretty much quoted an article in KQED's online magazine about the same thing, which pointed to an article in Make magazine about the future of the public library.

This was the video embedded in the boingboing article, in which the FFL librarian explains what the project is about.



Which led me also to this video about the FFL itself, about how the library is more than just a book repository.

Getting Ready for Lord of Misrule

A link from Linda to an article about the decline of horse racing in America, with the pull-quote:

"Putting slot machines in a racetrack is very much like opening a wine bar and advertising that you have an All U Can Smoke crack buffet in the lobby."