Library Notes

Come to the Scholastic Book Fair in November. More information will follow.

Quotes to remember:

The man who enters a library is in the best society this world affords;
the good and the great welcome him, surround him,
and humbly ask to be allowed to become his servants....
Andrew Carnegie, 1895
Related: PBS The American Experience - Andrew Carnegie

"We spend precious hours fearing the inevitable.
It would be wise to use that time adoring our families,
cherishing our friends, and living our lives".
Maya Angelou

Thank you to the students from Mrs. M's 4th grade class who helped me "pick up" the library. You were demonstrating how to be responsible citizens and active faith-filled people. Keep up the good work!

Library Humor

Announcing the New Built-in Orderly Organized Knowledge Device, otherwise known as the BOOK!

It's a revolutionary breakthrough in technology: no wires, no electric circuits, no batteries, nothing to be connected or switched on. It's so easy to use even a child can operate it. Just lift its cover. Compact and portable, it can be used anywhere--even sitting in an armchair by the fire--yet it is powerful enough to hold as much information s a CD-ROM.

Here's how it works: each BOOK is constructed of sequentially numbered sheets of paper (recyclable), each capable of holding thousands of bits of information. These pages are locked together with a custom-fit device called a binder which keeps the sheets in their correct sequence. By using both sides of each sheet, manufacturers are able to cut costs in half.

Each sheet is scanned optically, registering information directly into your brain. A flick of the finger takes you to the next sheet. The book bay be taken up at any time and used by merely opening it. The "browse" feature allows you to move instantly to any sheet, and move forward and backward as you wish. Most come with an "index" feature which pinpoints the exact location of any selected information for instant retrieval.

an optional "bookmark" accessory allows you to open the BOOK to the exact place you left it in a previous session--even if the BOOK has been closed. Bookmarks fit universal design standards; thus a single bookmark can be used in books by various manufacturers.

Portable, durable and affordable, the BOOK is the entertainment ( and educational) wave of the future, as many new titles are expected soon, due to the surge in popularity of its programming tool, the Portable Erasable-Nib Cryptic Intercommunication Language Stylus...

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