It’s the middle of winter here and we’ve just had a blisteringly cold “polar vortex” come through. Temps have been at freezing (or not much above) for a number of days. To brighten my day I read a few feel good stories and thought I’d share one with you. Last year a not-for-profit bookstore in…
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Jacqui Murray’s book launch blog hop
Survival of the Fittest…Five tribes. One leader. A treacherous journey across three continents in search of a new home. Along the lines of Jean M Auel’s Earth’s Children series, Jacqui Murray writes prehistoric fiction. Survival of the Fittest is her latest release and the first in the Crossroads series, part of the Man vs. Nature saga. As this series…
Local little free libraries
Little Free Libraries (LFL) are a growing trend with more than 21,000 of them around the world (most in the USA). The LFL philosophy, to quote the LFL website: It’s a “take a book, return a book” gathering place where neighbours share their favorite literature and stories. In its most basic form, a Little Free…
The magic of words
I was at a birthday party for a 6 year old girl recently and her Mum had hired a magician to entertain the kids – and entertain he did. For *1 whole hour* 20 young children were entranced. For anyone who has anything to do with young children you will know that 1 hour of…
People power keeps library open
I was reminded recently of a UK library that in 2011 was threatened with closure – until the residents took action. Curious, I checked and am very pleased to discover six years on and the library is still open! Back then, the residents of the small town in Britain borrowed every single book from their…